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अस्मिन् कः प्रभवेद्योगो ह्यसंधार्येऽमितात्मनि।
लङ्घने कः समर्थः स्याद् ऋते देवं महेश्वरम्॥

Who can truly control yoga in a vast, unrestrained mind unless guided by divine power like Maheshvara? Discipline is not humanly possible alone.

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अस्मिन् करीन्द्रकरनिर्गलितारविन्द-
कन्दानुकारिणि चिरं रुचिचक्रवाले।
कस्मै फलाय कुलटाकुलकोटिहोमं
हंहो मृगाङ्क कुरुषे करुणामपास्य॥

The poet questions the worth of great beauty or effort wasted in unworthy directions, comparing it to offering sacred flowers to licentious flames.

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अस्मिन् काले तु यद्युक्तं तदिदानीं विधीयताम्।
गतं तु नानुशोचन्ति गतं तु गतमेव हि॥

The poet advocates for mindful action in the present. What's gone is gone—why grieve? Focus on now and do what is right.

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अस्मिन् कुञ्जे विनापि प्रचलति पवनं वर्तते कोऽपि नूनं
पश्यामः किं न गत्वेत्यनुसरति गणे भीतभीतेऽर्भकाणाम्।
तस्मिन् राधासखो वः सुखयतु विलसन् क्रीडया
कैटभारिर् व्यातन्वानो मृगारिप्रबलवुरघुरारावरौद्रोच्चनादान्॥

A vivid scene in a bower where everything is beautiful but one missing flower spoils the entire spring. Without one’s beloved, even spring feels incom...

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अस्मिन् कुटिलकल्लोलदोलाविक्षोभितेऽम्भसि।
हास्यहेतुः कथं सेतुः सिकतामुष्टिभिर्भवेत्॥

In these agitated waters with crooked waves swaying like a swing, how could one build a bridge with mere handfuls of sand? A metaphor suggesting the f...

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अस्मिन् केलिवने सुगन्धपवने क्रीडत्पुरंध्रीजने
गुञ्जद्भृङ्गकुले विशालबकुले कूजत्पिकीसंकुले।
उन्मीलन्नवपाटलापरिमले मल्लीप्रसूनाकुले यद्येकापि
न मालती विकसिता तत्किं न रम्यो मधुः॥

In this delightful forest of pleasures, fragrant winds, chirping birds, blossoming flowers – even if the jasmine hasn't bloomed, is not the spring del...

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अस्मिन् दिग्विजयोद्यते पतिरयं मे स्तादिति ध्यायति
कम्पं सात्त्विकभावञ्चति रिपुक्षोणीन्द्रदारा धरा।
अस्यैवाभिमुखं निपत्य समरे यास्यद्भिरूर्ध्वं निजः
पन्था भास्वति दृश्यते बिलमयः प्रत्यर्थिभिः पार्थिवैः॥

As kings prepare for conquest, their queens tremble with emotion. The opponents, seeing the hero approach, perceive only the abyss – certain doom.

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अस्मिन् नक्तमहर्विवेकविकले कालाधमे नीरदैः
संनद्धैरभितो निरुद्धगगनाभोगासु दिग्भित्तिषु।
भानोर्न प्रसरन्तु नाम किरणाः किं त्वस्य तेजस्विनः
सत्तामात्रपरिग्रहेण विकसन्त्यद्यापि पद्माकराः॥

In these dark times, devoid of night-day discernment, clouds shroud all sky; yet lotus ponds still bloom with mere essence of the sun – an allegory fo...

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अस्मिन्नगृह्यत पिनाकभृता सलीलम्
आबद्धवेपथुरधीरविलोचनायाः।
विन्यस्तमङ्गलमहौषधिरीश्वरायाः
स्रस्तोरगप्रतिसरेण करेण पाणिः॥

Shiva’s graceful hand, trembling and calm, gently holds Parvati’s hand, laying down auspicious medicines while the serpent’s ornament hangs loose – a ...

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अस्मिन्नभ्युदिते जगत्त्रयदिशामुल्लासहेतौ दिशाम्
आस्यम्लानिहरे सुधारसनिधौ देवे निशास्वामिनि।
वक्त्रं मुद्रितमम्बुजन्म भवता चेत् किं ततः शाश्वतं
नैतस्येश्वरमौलिमण्डनमणेर्गायन्ति विश्वे यशः॥

As the moon rises, spreading joy to all directions, why do you hide your face, O lotus-born? His eternal fame shines from Shiva’s crown jewel regardle...

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