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अङ्गाकृष्टिर्व्यथयति नखाङ्केषु वक्षोजकुम्भा-
वास्यं जृम्भा दशनवसने दन्तदष्टं दुनोति।
यान्त्याः खेदं व्रजति करजश्रेणिषु श्रोणिभागः
प्रातर्याति प्रगुणतरतां वैशसं नैशमस्याः॥

Pulling on her limbs hurts the breasts at the nail-marks; a yawn hurts the lip bitten by teeth... In the morning, the nighttime violence becomes more ...

अङ्गाङ्गमागते शत्रौ किं करोति परिच्छदः।
राहुणा ग्रसिते चन्द्रे किं किं भवति तारकैः॥

When an enemy has come limb-to-limb (in close combat), what can a retinue do? When the moon is being swallowed by Rahu, what can the stars do? This v...

self-reliance (26) crisis (16) uselessness (9) analogy (98) leadership (279) combat (12) eclipse (19)

अङ्गाङ्गिभावमज्ञात्वा कथं सामर्थ्यनिर्णयः।
पश्य टिट्टिभमात्रेण समुद्रो व्याकुलीकृतः॥

Without understanding the relationship between the main and subsidiary parts, how can one determine strength? Look, the ocean was agitated by a mere T...

strength (359) underestimation (3) perseverance (72) strategy (222) panchatantra (4) wisdom (1611)

अङ्गानामतितानवं कुत इदं कम्पश्च कस्मात् कुतो
मुग्धे पाण्डुकपोलमाननमिति प्राणेश्वरेपृच्छति।
तन्व्या सर्वमिदं स्वभावत इति व्याहृत्य पक्ष्मान्तर-
व्यापी बाष्पभरस्तया वलितया निःश्वस्य मुक्तोऽन्यतः॥

When her beloved asked, 'Why this thinness and trembling?' ... The slender lady, saying, 'It is natural,' turned away, sighed, and released a flood of...

lovesickness (9) viraha (18) unspoken love (3) suffering (358) poignancy (1) dialogue (11) romance (506)

अङ्गानि खेदयसि किं शिरीषकुसुमपरिपेलवानि मुधा।
अयमीहितकुसुमानां संपादयिता तवास्ति दासजनः॥

Why do you needlessly strain your limbs, which are as delicate as a Shirisha flower? This servant of yours is here to procure the flowers you desire. ...

chivalry (2) love (1567) devotion (933) tenderness (83) care (37) servant of love (2) romance (506)

अङ्गानि चन्दनरजःपरिधूसराणि
ताम्बूलरागसुभगोऽधरपल्लवश्च।
स्वच्छाञ्जने च नयने वसनं तनीयः
कान्तासु भूषणमिदं विबह्वश्च शेषः॥

Limbs greyish with sandalwood powder, a lip beautiful with betel-color, eyes with clear kohl, and a thin garment—for beloved women, this is the orname...

minimalist beauty (2) aesthetics (180) adornment (98) simplicity (130) shringara (26)

अङ्गानि दत्त्वा हेमाङ्गि प्राणान् क्रीणासि चेन् नृणाम्।
युक्तमेतन् न तु पुनः कोणं नयनपद्मयोः॥

O golden-limbed one! If you buy the lives of men by giving your limbs (in an embrace), this is a fair trade. But not, however, with just a corner of y...

complaint (11) metaphor (1632) romance (506) side-glance (3) unfair trade (2) love (1567)

अङ्गानि धीपटुत्वं शक्तिर्दशनाः शनैर्विशीर्यन्ते।
निखिलेन्द्रियाणि येषां चिरायुषस्ते नरा ज्ञेयाः॥

Those whose limbs, mental acuity, strength, and teeth decay slowly, and whose senses all decline gradually—they should be known as long-lived people. ...

longevity (29) aging (53) health (106) signs (31) physiology (8) ayurveda (78)

अङ्गानि निद्रालसविभ्रमाणि वाक्यानि किंचिन् मदलालसानि।
भ्रूक्षेपजिह्मानि च वीक्षितानि चकार कामः प्रमदाजनानाम्॥

Love (kāmaḥ) made the limbs of the passionate women display the charm of sleepy laziness, their words slightly languid with intoxication, and their gl...

love (1567) desire (898) kamadeva (27) seduction (89) body language (23) flirtation (47) shringara (26)

अङ्गानि मे दहतु कान्तवियोगवह्निः
सम्रक्षतु प्रियतमं हृदि वर्ततेऽसौ।
इत्याशया शशिमुखी जलदश्रुवारि-
धाराभिरुष्णमभिषिञ्चति हृत्प्रदेशम्॥

Let the fire of separation burn my limbs; my beloved is safe, for he resides in my heart.' With this hope, the moon-faced lady anoints her hot heart-r...

separation (258) viraha (18) love (1567) suffering (358) selflessness (65) metaphor (1632) heart (148)

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