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अहह किमधुना मुधैव बध्नास्य्
अनुचितकारिणि कर्णदन्तपत्रम्।
ननु तव चटुलभ्रु कर्णपालिर्
भुवनविलोचनकालसारपाशः॥

Why falsely accuse me with a biting remark? Your playful eyebrows and ears themselves are traps that bind hearts. A poetic play on love's accusations ...

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अहह गृही क्व नु कुशली बद्धः संसारसागरे क्षिप्तः।
कथमपि लभते पोतं तेनापि निमज्जति नितान्तम्॥

The householder, bound in worldly life, rarely finds a boat of salvation—and even then, risks drowning. A reflection on the difficulty of liberation i...

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अहह चण्ड समीरण दारुणं
किमिदमाचरितं चरितं त्वया।
यदिह चातकचञ्चुपुटोदरे
पतति वारि तदेव निवारितम्॥

Fierce wind! What cruelty is this—that you snatch away the few drops the thirsty bird receives? A poetic lament against fate or natural cruelty.

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अहह नयने मिथ्यादृग्वत् सदीक्षणवर्जिते
श्रवणयुगलं दुष्पुत्रो वा श्र्णोति न भाषितम्।
स्खलति चरणद्वन्द्वं मार्गे मदाकुललोकवद्
वपुषि जरसा जीर्णे वर्णो व्यपैति कलत्रवत्॥

Eyes without true vision, ears that don’t hear truth, feet that stray—the verse speaks of aging and moral decline.

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अहह सहजमोहा देहगेहप्रपञ्चे
नवरतमतिमग्ना कामिनीविग्रहाप्तिः।
तदहमिह विहर्तुं संततामोदमुग्धा
स्वहितमहितकृत्यं हन्त नान्तः स्मरामि॥

Naturally deluded by body and home, one forgets their true welfare. A reflection on misplaced priorities and delusion.

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अहान्यस्तमयान्तानि उदयान्ता च शर्वरी।
सुखस्यान्तः सदा दुःखं दुःखस्यान्तः सदा सुखम्॥

Days end, nights begin—so does joy end in sorrow and sorrow in joy. Life is ever cyclic.

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अहापयन् नृपः कालं भृत्यानामनुवर्तिनाम्।
कर्मणामानुरूप्येण वृत्तिं समनुकल्पयेत्॥

A king must reward servants based on time and merit—wise governance must balance loyalty and justice.

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अहार्यः सर्वमध्यस्थः काञ्चनद्युतिमुद्वहन्।
सत्प्रदक्षिणयोग्यत्वम् उपयाति महोन्नतः॥

Like gold, one who shines with inner value and neutrality deserves the reverence of a sacred circumambulation.

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अहार्येण कदाप्यन्यैर् असंहार्येण केनचित्।
तितिक्षाकवचेनैव सर्वं जयति संवृतः॥

Not by aggression but by the armor of forbearance can everything be overcome. Patience is true strength.

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अहिं नृपं च शार्दूलं वृद्धं च बालकं तथा।
परश्वानं च मूर्खं च सप्त सुप्तान् न बोधयेत्॥

Do not disturb a sleeping serpent, king, old man, child, fool, or armed person. Wisdom lies in avoiding unnecessary conflict.

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