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आचीर्णमशुभं कर्म द्विजा भोगाय कल्पते।
अवेष्टितगलो नागः किमदष्ट्वा हि गच्छति॥

One who performs evil karma must eventually face its fruits. Like a serpent coiled around the neck that must bite, one cannot escape destined conseque...

karma (500) consequences (70) inevitable fate (1) serpent metaphor (2) evil deeds (1) justice (151) rebirth (102) fear (252) symbolism (947) poetic fatalism (2)

आचुम्बितं कामिवरेण हर्षात्
सकामवामाचिबुकं मनोज्ञम्।
शृङ्गारसत्संपुटपद्ममध्ये भृङ्गाभिधः
(?) कोरकवद् विभाति॥

In this poetic image, a lover joyfully kisses his beloved’s chin, comparing it to a bee approaching a flower—the union of desire and beauty wrapped in...

romance (506) sensual imagery (11) bee-flower (1) kiss (19) joy (342) courtship (10) love (1567) aesthetic delight (3) erotic poetics (1) beauty (1797)

आचुम्ब्य बिम्बाधरमङ्गवल्लीम्
आलिङ्ग्य संस्पृश्य कपोलपालिम्।
श्रीखण्डमादाय करेण कान्तः
संत्रासयामास सरोरुहाक्षीम्॥

A poetic moment of passion, where the lover kisses his beloved’s lips and cheeks, holding her in embrace, teasing her with scented sandalwood—highligh...

romance (506) sensuality (306) passion (501) intimacy (234) playfulness (86) embrace (93) sandalwood (48) erotic imagery (2) love (1567) poetic charm (10)

आचूडमाचरणमम्ब तवानुवारम्
अन्तःस्मरन् भुवनमङ्गलमङ्गमङ्गम्।
आनन्दसागरतरङ्गपरम्पराभिर् आन्दोलितो
न गणयामि गतान्यहानि॥

The speaker recalls the mother’s presence, her footsteps, and words as symbols of joy. He is so overwhelmed by the ocean of her blissful blessings tha...

mother (35) memory (202) bliss (77) devotion (933) time transcendence (1) emotion (652) spiritual joy (9) nostalgia (23) maternity (1) poetic reverence (5)

आच्छन्ने क्षितितेजसी मनसिजव्यापारमेयं मनः
स्वात्मा च द्वयमेतदस्ति दशमं द्रव्यं परेषां तमः।
कालाकाशदिशां निरस्तमधुना नामापि वर्षागमे
द्रव्यं वारि गुणश्च वारिदरवः कर्मापि वारिक्रिया॥

This complex philosophical verse uses elemental metaphors—water, sound, light—to describe how all perceived reality is veiled. The play of external fo...

metaphysics (29) elements (32) veiling (1) reality (54) poetic imagery (180) perception (181) water symbolism (2) sound (90) hidden truth (2) maya (36)

आच्छादयसि किं मुग्धे वस्त्रेणाधरपल्लवम्।
खण्डिता एव शोभन्ते वीराधरपयोधराः॥

A teasing question to a bashful beloved—why cover your lips with cloth when beauty shines brighter when left bare? This playful sensuality honors the ...

romance (506) playfulness (86) beauty (1797) bashfulness (34) poetic tease (1) feminine charm (36) sensual aesthetics (2) shringara (26) poetic boldness (3) allure (96)

आच्छादितायतदिगम्बरमुच्चकैर्गाम्
आक्रम्य संस्थितमुदग्रविशालशृङ्गम्।
मूर्ध्निस्खलत्तुहिनदीधितिकोटिमेनम्
उद्वीक्ष्य को भुवि न विस्मयते नगेशम्॥

A majestic mountain veiled in snow and rising high into the skies appears as if wearing a divine cloak. The poet marvels—who would not be astonished s...

nature (950) majesty (29) mountains (32) snow (12) awe (43) grandeur (57) himalayan imagery (1) spiritual symbolism (6) sublime (2) poetic wonder (4)

आच्छाद्य पुष्पपटमेष महान्तमन्त-
रावर्तिभिर्गृहकपोतशिरोधराभैः।
स्वाङ्गानि धूमरुचिमागुरवीं दधानैर्
धूपायतीव पटलैर्नवनीरदानाम्॥

The temple-like structure is covered in flowers and fragrant smoke, resembling a celestial offering. Even pigeons' movements contribute to this vision...

temple imagery (1) ritual (164) flowers (85) fragrance (199) devotion (933) peace (171) architecture (9) pigeons (3) sacredness (44) poetic description (10)

आच्छिद्य प्रियतः कदम्बकुसुमं यस्यारिदारैर्नवं
यात्राभङ्गविधायिनो जलमुचां कालस्य चिह्नं महत्।
हृष्यद्भिः परिचुम्बितं नयनयोर्न्यस्तं हृदि स्थापितं
सीमन्ते निहितं कथंचन ततः कर्णावतंसीकृतम्॥

A precious kadamba flower plucked from a lover, lovingly cherished and worn as an earring, symbolizes memory, emotion, and intimate bonding despite ob...

love token (1) flower (39) memory (202) ornament (58) romance (506) sentiment (3) beloved (86) nostalgia (23) intimacy (234) emotion (652)

आच्छिद्य लक्ष्मीमित एव पूर्वम् अत्रैव विस्रम्भसुखप्रसुप्तः।
एकः परं वेद स कैटभारिर् महाशयत्वं मकरालयस्य॥

The verse imagines Lakshmi forcefully taken from Vishnu and installed in the ocean, ironically exalting the ocean’s fortune—only Vishnu knows the myst...

lakshmi (64) vishnu (122) fortune (115) irony (348) ocean (160) divine play (96) symbolism (947) separation (258) devotion (933) mystery (83)