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अस्माकं सखि वाससी न रुचिरे ग्रैवेयकं नोज्ज्वलं
नो वक्रा गतिरुद्धतं न हसितं नैवास्ति कश्चिन्मदः।
किन्त्वन्येऽपि जना वदन्ति सुभगोऽप्यस्याः प्रियो नान्यतो
दृष्टिं निक्षिपतीति विश्वमियता मन्यामहे दुःस्थितम्॥

A friend laments the dullness of her attire, walk, and behavior, yet others envy her as her beloved never looks at anyone else—a case of quiet love be...

love (1567) hidden emotion (6) attire (4) envy (48) femininity (225) poise (8) grace (359) inner passion (1) stillness (19) irony (348)

अस्माकमङ्गमङ्गं पण्योपनतं महाधननिधानम्।
दासीसुताः किमेते स्वादन्ति विटाः प्रसङ्गेन॥

A sarcastic line: our own precious bodies are treated as mere merchandise, with courtesans and their sons freely enjoying them—a critique of societal ...

satire (211) body (170) wealth (447) courtesans (9) sarcasm (74) exploitation (24) social decay (7) critique (50) irony (348) poetic protest (1)

अस्माकमध्यासितमेतदन्तस् तावद्भवत्या हृदयं चिराय।
बहिस्त्वयालंक्रियातमिदानी- मुरो मुरं विद्विषतः श्रियेव॥

The poet says: You’ve long occupied our hearts; now beautify our exterior (armor) too—calling the beloved divine, like Lakshmi gracing Vishnu’s chest.

love (1567) devotion (933) divine feminine (40) heart (148) armor (4) symbolism (947) grace (359) metaphor (1632) inner-outer (2) romantic imagery (28)

अस्माकमात्मभूर्भूत्वा हन्तास्मानेव हंसि यत्।
रे रे कन्दर्प तन्नित्यम् अनङ्गत्वं सदास्तु ते॥

The poet addresses Kāma: you, born of us, now kill us—may you remain always bodiless! A blend of affection and frustration at love’s power.

kāma (14) love (1567) irony (348) killing (4) emotion (652) frustration (39) romance (506) desire (898) metaphor (1632) philosophical wit (1)

अस्माकमेकपद एव मरुद्विकीर्ण-
जीमूतजालरसितानुकृतिर्निनादः।
गम्भीरमङ्गलमृदङ्गसहस्रजन्मा
शब्दान्तरग्रहणशक्तिमपाकरोति॥

A rich poetic metaphor describing thunder echoing across the skies like drums in Shiva’s procession, showing deep devotion and dramatic cosmic imagery...

sound (90) thunder (33) shiva (328) drum (4) cosmos (30) devotion (933) imagery (157) procession (3) echo (5) sacred symbolism (1)

अस्मात् परं बत यथाश्रुति संभृतानि
को नः कुले निवपनानि नियच्छतीति।
नूनं प्रसूतिविकलेन मया प्रसिक्तं
धौताश्रुशेषमुदकं पितरः पिबन्ति॥

This poignant verse expresses the anguish of someone who failed to perform proper rites for their ancestors. They speculate that even the tears they s...

ancestral rites (1) grief (129) remorse (11) tearful offering (1) lineage (79) shraddha (5) ritual failure (1) emotional guilt (1) speculative offering (1) repentance (16)

अस्मादृशां नूनमपुण्यभाजां न स्वोपयोगी न परोपयोगी।
सन्नप्यसद्रूपतयैव वेद्यो दारिद्र्यमुद्रो गुणरत्नकोषः॥

The speaker laments their own existence as someone burdened with misfortune—neither beneficial to themselves nor others. Though alive, their worth is ...

misfortune (65) self-worth (35) poverty (128) hidden talent (1) isolation (15) helplessness (100) societal neglect (1) virtue unrecognized (1) internal despair (1) unutilized potential (1)

अस्मानवेहि कलमानलमाहतानां
येषां प्रचण्डमुसलैरवदाततैव।
स्नेहं विमुच्य सहसा खलतां प्रयान्ति
ये स्वल्पपीडनवशान्न वयं तिलास्ते॥

Addressing a deceptive person, the poet compares themselves to sesame seeds that endure pounding in fire, while others, though appearing clean, abando...

resilience (105) comparison (402) suffering (358) betrayal (168) character test (4) hardship (47) disloyalty (2) endurance (85) worth under stress (1) deception (224)

अस्मान् मा भज कालकूटभगिनि स्वप्नेऽपि पद्मालये
व्याधीभूय कदर्थयन्ति बहुशो मातर्विकारा इमे।
यच्चक्षुर्न निरीक्षतेच्छविषयं नैवं शृणोति श्रुतिः
प्राणा एव वरं प्रयान्ति न पुनर्निर्यान्ति वाचो बहिः॥

A plea to disease personified: “Do not afflict us, even in dreams!” The poet recognizes the body’s vulnerability and the tortures diseases inflict, be...

disease (31) suffering (358) vulnerability (51) body decay (2) prayer (89) torment (15) affliction (9) health plea (1) ailment (1) human weakness (7)

अस्मान् विचित्रवपुषश्चिरपृष्ठलग्नान्
को वा विमुञ्चति सखे यदि वा विमुञ्च।
हा हन्त केकिवर हानिरियं तवैव
भूपालमूर्धनि पुनर्भविता स्थितिर्नः॥

Bound by long-standing servitude to kings, the poet reflects: “Who will release us from this dazzling yet painful fate?” Even if released, our fate wi...

servitude (8) fate (402) cyclical bondage (1) kingship (164) dazzling illusion (1) submission (23) loyalty trap (1) resignation (5) destiny (289) poetic sorrow (14)

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