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आदाय वारि परितः सरितां मुखेभ्यः
किं तावदर्जितमनेन दुरर्णवेन।
क्षारीकृतं च वडवादहने हुतं च
पातालकुक्षिकुहरे विनिवेशितं च॥

What value is water drawn from rivers if it's later burned, corrupted, or lost in netherworlds? A question of meaningful effort versus wasted action.

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आदाय वारि यत एव जहाति भूयस्
तत्रैव यः स जलदः प्रथमो जडानाम्।
वान्तं प्रतीप्सति तदेव तदेव यस्तु
स्रोतःपतिः स निरपत्रपसार्थवाहः॥

The cloud that takes water and gives none is the fool. But the river that humbly returns what it took is the noble caravan leader—contrasting selfish ...

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आदाय विप्रस्वमपि नाशयेद् राज्यघातिनः।
आदायास्थि दधीचेस्तु शक्रो दैत्यान् जघान हि॥

Even destroying a Brahmin's wealth is justified if done to defeat state enemies. Like Indra used Dadhichi’s bones to destroy demons.

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आदायादाय मुक्तास्तदनु शिखिधियादाय माणिक्यवर्गं
धूमभ्रान्तिं वहन्त्यः स्ववदनकमलामोदलुब्धालिवृन्दे।
पक्तुं भिल्ल्यः प्रवृत्ताः सरभसमसकृद् यद्द्विषत्पत्तनेषु
ब्रूमः किं कीर्तिपूरं धवलितवसुधं मल्लशाहस्य तस्य॥

The warriors looted, burnt cities, and left with jewels, while the bees hovered around their lotus-like faces, drawn by the scent of glory—epic poetic...

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आदायामृतपूर्णमर्कचषकं शोणारविन्दप्रभे
पाणाविन्द्रवधूर्विलोक्य च पुनस् तस्मिन् नभःश्यामिकाम्।
चिक्षेपोपरि कोपतः परिजनेऽसंशोध्य दत्ता सुधेत्य्
एनं तं शशिनं प्रशंसति जनस् तत्पाणिमुक्तार्जुनम्॥

Enraged, Indra’s wife took a cup of nectar, threw it into the sky thinking it was poison. But people still praise the moon, unaware of the intent behi...

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आदावघटितं कार्यं मध्ये सुघटितं मम।
भूयो विघटितं भूयो भूयाद् घटयितुं प्रभुः॥

The task began well, went smoothly, but later unraveled. May the Lord grant strength to rebuild it again and again—a reflection on perseverance and di...

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आदावङ्कुरितं पुनः प्रतिपदं पत्रावृतं त्वां मुदा
सौरभ्यस्फुरितप्रसूनकलितं दृष्ट्वाथ हृष्टोऽस्म्यहम्।
किं ब्रूमः फलिते त्वयि द्रुततरं हा हन्त किम्पाक
हे भूयो व्याकुलयन्ति कण्टकभराः सर्वत्र तत् किं ब्रुवे॥

At first, I rejoiced seeing your budding nature, like a fragrant flowering plant. But now, in your full bloom, unexpected thorns (flaws or pains) trou...

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आदावञ्जनपुञ्जलिप्तवपुषां श्वासानिलोल्लासित-
प्रोत्सर्पद्विरहानलेन च ततः संतापितानां दृशाम्।
संप्रत्येव निषेकमश्रुपयसा देवस्य चेतोभुवो
भल्लीनामिव पानकर्म कुरुते कामं कुरङ्गेक्षणा॥

The beloved's doe-like eyes, initially ornamented and attractive, now shed tears of anguish. The poet compares the streaming tears to offerings made t...

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आदावप्युपचारचाटुविनयालंकारशोभान्वितं
मध्ये चापि विचित्रवाक्यकुसुमैरभ्यर्चितं निष्फलैः।
पैशुन्याविनयावमानमलिनं बीभत्समन्ते च यद्
दूरे वोऽस्त्वकुलीनसंगतमसद्धर्मार्थमुत्पादितम्॥

Something that begins with politeness and charm but ends in slander, disrespect, and hypocrisy is condemned. This verse warns against insincere or dec...

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आदावादिपितामहस्य नियमव्यापारपात्रे जलं
पश्चात् पन्नगशायिनो भगवतः पादोदकं पावनम्।
भूयः शम्भुजटाविभूषणमणिर् जह्नोर्महर्षेरियं कन्या
कल्मषनाशिनी भगवती भागीरथी दृश्यते॥

The sacred river Ganga’s journey is depicted—from Brahma’s pot to Vishnu’s feet, then to Shiva’s hair, and finally flowing as Jahnu’s daughter, purify...

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