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अहो धनमदान्धस्तु पश्यन्नपि न पश्यति।
यदि पश्यत्यात्महितं स पश्यति न संशयः॥

The one blinded by wealth sees but perceives not. Only when aware of their true benefit do they truly see.

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अहो धनानां महती विदग्धता
सुखोषितानां कृपणस्य वेश्मनि।
व्रजन्ति न त्यागदशां न भोग्यतां
परां च कांचित् प्रथयन्ति निर्वृतिम्॥

Wealth deceives, never reaching renunciation or proper use, yet it mocks the poor in its idle stillness.

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अहो धनुषि नैपुण्यं मन्मथस्य महात्मनः।
शरीरमक्षतं कृत्वा भिनत्त्यन्तर्गतं मनः॥

Marvel at Cupid’s skill! He pierces the heart, leaving the body untouched—wounding with invisible arrows.

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अहो धात्रा पुरः सृष्टं साहसं तदनु स्त्रियः।
नैतासां दुष्करं किंचिन् निसर्गादिह विद्यते॥

What daring has Brahma shown—after creating courage, he made women, the embodiment of fearless nature.

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अहो धार्ष्ट्यमसाधूनां निन्दतामनघाः स्त्रियः।
मुष्णतामिव चौराणां तिष्ठ चौरेति जल्पताम्॥

How audacious are the wicked! They criticize the innocent like thieves yelling "stop thief!" at honest people.

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अहो नक्षत्रराजस्य साभिमानं विचेष्टितम्।
परिक्षीणस्य वक्रत्वं संपूर्णस्य सुवृत्तता॥

How remarkable is the prideful behavior of the moon—the king of stars! When it wanes, its shape becomes distorted and crooked; but when full, it assum...

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अहो नु कष्टं सततं प्रवासम् ततोऽतिकष्टः परगेहवासः।
कष्टाधिका नीचजनस्य सेवा ततोऽतिकष्टा धनहीनता च॥

Alas! Constant travel is tough, tougher is staying in someone else's house. Worse still is serving low-minded people, and the greatest suffering is th...

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अहो नु चित्रं पद्मोत्थैर् बद्धास्तन्तुभिरद्रयः।
अविद्यमाना याविद्या तया सर्वे वशीकृताः॥

How strange that mountains are tied by lotus-born threads! This is an allegory for how even the strongest minds are controlled by the illusion of igno...

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अहो पूर्णं सरः स्पष्टम् असि नात्र विचारणा।
लुठन्तस्त्वयि यत् सर्वे स्नान्ति जातु कथंचन॥

O serene lake, you are clear and full—beyond doubt! Even those who play and roll in your waters end up being cleansed. A metaphor for the purifying in...

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अहो प्रकृतिसादृश्यं श्लेष्मणो दुर्जनस्य च।
मधुरैः कोपमायाति कटुकैर् उपशाम्यति॥

How similar are phlegm and a wicked person! Both rise sweetly (silently), but subside only through bitter remedies. A poetic analogy on hidden malice ...

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