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आकल्पं यदि वर्षसि प्रतिदिनं धारासहस्रैस्तथाप्य्-
अम्भोधौ कलयत्यगाधजठरे कस्तावकीनं श्रमम्।
अम्भोद क्षणमात्रमुज्झसि पयः पृष्ठे यदि क्ष्माभृतां
तत् किं न प्रसरन्ति निर्झरसरिद्व्याजेन ते कीर्तयः॥

Even if it rains endlessly, the ocean remains unbothered due to its vastness. The metaphor compares divine greatness to an ocean, where praise hardly ...

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आकाल्प्य तल्पं शशिकान्तिकल्पम्
उद्ग्रथ्य वीटीः सुरपुष्पगर्भाः।
द्वारे दृगन्तान् परिकल्पयन्ती
मनो मनोजस्य चमच्चकार॥

The lady prepares a moonlit bed, decorates the doorway with her glances, and enchants the heart of her beloved. This scene evokes love, elegance, and ...

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आ कल्याद् आ निशीथाच्च कुक्ष्यर्थं व्याप्रियामहे।
न च निर्वृणुमो जातु शान्तास्तु सुखमासते॥

A satirical reflection on endless consumption from morning to night. It critiques insatiable appetite and encourages tranquility over indulgence.

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आकस्मिकस्मितमुखीषु सखीषु विज्ञा
विज्ञास्वपि प्रणयनिह्नवमाचरन्ती।
तत्रैव रङ्कुनयना नयनारविन्दम्
अस्पन्दमाहितवती दयिते गतेऽपि॥

A coy lady hides her emotion in the midst of her friends when her beloved departs, despite her heart’s turmoil. This explores restrained sorrow and su...

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आकाङ्क्षिणं क्ष्मापतिमन्दिराणि
प्रविश्य पातालसहोदराणि।
अधोगतेर्नान्यदुपार्जयन्ति फलं
भुजङ्गा इव वायुभक्ष्याः॥

Just like snakes living in dark palaces without attaining any good, those desiring the king’s favor may fail if they have no merit. A sharp allegory o...

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आकाङ्क्षोच्चपदेऽहमात्मकमतिः कार्ये मनोधारणा
इत्येवंविधभावजातमुचितं धर्तुं न चित्तान्तरे।
वैषम्यस्य निवारणाय मृगयेस्तत्कारणं नापरे
स्वात्मन्येव गवेषयेत्यतितरां श्रेयस्करं ते सदा॥

A philosophical reflection on internal equanimity and the search for truth within oneself rather than blaming external factors for inequality or imbal...

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आकारं विनिगूहतां रिपुबलं जेतुं समुत्तिष्ठतां तन्त्रं
चिन्तयतां कृताकृतशतव्यापारशाखाकुलम्।
मन्त्रिप्रोक्तनिषेविणां क्षितिभुजामाशङ्किनां सर्वतो
दुःखाम्भोनिधिवर्तिनां सुखलवः कान्तासमालिङ्गनम्॥

For those seeking to conquer enemies through diplomacy and subtlety, even a moment’s embrace of a beloved feels like a rare joy. A metaphorical contra...

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आकारः कमनीयताकुलगृहं लीलालसा सा गतिः
संपर्कः कमलाकरैः कलतया लोकोत्तरं कूजितम्।
यस्येयं गुणसंपदस्ति महती तस्यापि भव्यस्य ते
संरब्धत्वमसद्गुमद्गुकलहे नाहं सहे हंस हे॥

Describing the ideal of beauty and attributes in a woman that even swans admire—form, sweetness, divine traits. The poet contrasts ideal qualities wit...

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आकारः स मनोहरः स महिमा तद्वैभवं तद्वयः सा
कान्तिः स च विश्वविस्मयकरः सौभाग्यभाग्योदयः।
एकैकस्य विशेषवर्णनविधौ तस्याः स एव क्षमो
यस्यास्मिन्नुरगप्रभोरिव भवेज्जिह्वासहस्रद्वयम्॥

The poet is overwhelmed by the grandeur and beauty of a woman that seems ineffable without thousands of tongues—an allusion to Vishnu’s thousand tongu...

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आकारणाय मान्त्रिकम् आगतदूतस्य वचनमादाय।
कृत्वा प्रमाणमादाव् अभिमन्त्र्य च तत्र मन्त्रण॥

An account of how a messenger’s speech was interpreted, verified, and aligned with rituals—indicating protocol and validation in divine or regal affai...

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