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अस्याननस्य भवतः खलु कोटिरेषा
कण्टारिका यदि भवेदविशीर्णपर्णा।
योग्या क्व ते करभ कल्पतरोर्लतायास्
ते पल्लवा विमलविद्रुमभङ्गभाजः॥

If her face is the crown and her neck the stalk, what leaf would match this unfallen beauty? Even the most divine coral-tinted petals on a celestial t...

poetic metaphor (101) coral tint (1) divine comparison (11) facial beauty (3) feminine grace (48) celestial flora (1) romantic imagery (28) nature symbolism (5) aesthetic contrast (1) face-neck metaphor (1)

अस्याभ्यासाद् ग्रन्थवर्यस्य शिष्यः
सर्वज्ञः स्याद् विस्फुरच्चारुबुद्धिः।
अर्थं कामं वेत्ति धर्मं च मोक्षं
निःसंदेहं शीलितुं पण्डितोऽपि॥

A disciple mastering this great text through practice shall attain omniscience, radiant intelligence, and full understanding of dharma, artha, kama, a...

knowledge (279) practice (44) moksha (63) dharma (540) kama (47) learning (126) omniscience (3) scholarly pursuit (1) wisdom (1611) deep study (1)

अस्या मनोहराकारकबरीभारतर्जिताः।
लज्जयेव वने वासं चक्रुश्चमरबर्हिणः॥

Her flowing locks are so enchantingly beautiful that the white-plumed birds of the forest have retreated out of shyness. A playful depiction of beauty...

poetic imagery (180) forest retreat (1) hair beauty (1) flowing locks (1) shyness of nature (1) feminine allure (14) natural metaphor (6) birds embarrassed (1) humorous admiration (1) charm (252)

अस्यामपूर्व इव कोऽपि कलङ्करिक्तश्
चन्द्रोऽपरः किमुत तन्मकरध्वजेन।
रोमावलीगुणमिलत्कुचमन्दरेण निर्मथ्य
नाभिजलधिं ध्रुवमुद्धृतः स्यात्॥

Her navel is an ocean, her breasts Mount Mandara, her hair the churning rope—surely Cupid has created another moon (her face), churned this navel ocea...

moon metaphor (10) churning imagery (1) romantic symbolism (5) cupid creation (1) breasts as mandara (1) erotic metaphors (1) poetic fantasy (1) divine form (37) beauty myth (1) sensual admiration (1)

अस्या मुखं हिमरुचिर्ननु यद्विधात्रा
संपूर्य सर्वमवशेषतयात्र मुक्तः।
आश्यानतामुपगतोऽस्य रुचा चकास्ति
नासाग्रमौक्तिकमिषादमृतस्य बिन्दुः॥

Her moon-like face seems to have consumed all of the Creator’s beauty stock, leaving nothing behind. The radiance rests upon her nose-tip where a pear...

moon-like face (2) divine creation (16) radiant nose (1) pearl ornament (1) poetic exaggeration (31) face as moon (1) beauty saturation (1) nectar drop (1) feminine charm (36) mythic imagery (5)

अस्या मुखश्रीप्रतिबिम्बमेव
जलाच्च तातान्मुकुराच्च मित्रात्।
अभ्यर्थ्य धत्तः खलु पद्मचन्द्रौ
विभूषणं याचितकं कदाचित्॥

The lotus and the moon must have begged her to lend her facial reflection to them, so they may appear beautiful through borrowed brilliance.

moon-lotus metaphor (1) reflection (267) borrowed beauty (1) poetic humility (3) divine feminine (40) face brilliance (2) mirror imagery (1) celestial envy (2) symbolic adornment (1) charm (252)

अस्या मुखस्यास्तु न पूर्णमास्यं
पूर्णस्य जित्वा महिमा हिमांशुम्।
भ्रूलक्ष्मखण्डं दधदर्धमिन्दुर्
भालस्तृतीयः खलु यस्य भागः॥

Her face is not just like the full moon—it has surpassed it. The moon’s crescent rests on her forehead as just a third of her radiant trinity: full mo...

full moon metaphor (1) face brilliance (2) lunar imagery (3) forehead beauty (1) crescent brow (1) poetic trinity (1) celestial comparison (3) charm surpassing moon (1) symbolic anatomy (3) elegance (171)

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अस्या मनोहराकारकबरीभारतर्जिताः।
लज्जयेव वने वासं चक्रुश्चमरबर्हिणः॥

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