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आदिमध्यनिधनेषु सौहृदं सज्जने भवति नेतरे जने।
छेदतापननिघर्षताडनैर् नान्यभावमुपयाति काञ्चनम्॥

True friendship lasts through beginning, middle, and end—only among the noble. Like gold, tested by cutting, burning, and beating, its essence never c...

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आदिमध्यान्तरहितं दशाहीनं पुरातनम्।
अद्वितीयमहं वन्दे मद्वस्त्रसदृशं हरिम्॥

I bow to that unique, eternal, and formless Hari—ancient beyond time, without beginning, middle, or end, just like my own garment (perhaps symbolic of...

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आदिमध्यावसाने च नैव गच्छति विक्रियाम्।
अत एव कुलीनानां नृपाः कुर्वन्ति संग्रहम्॥

That which remains unchanged at beginning, middle, and end is what wise kings collect—implying nobility seeks timeless values and enduring truths.

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आदिराजयशोबिम्बम् आदर्शं प्राप्य वाङ्मयम्।
तेषामसंनिधानेऽपि न स्वयं पश्य नश्यति॥

The fame of the primal kings and the ideal literary tradition, once established, do not perish even when they are not physically present.

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आदीप्तवह्निसदृशैर्मरुतावधूतैः
सर्वत्र किंशुकवनैः कुसुमावनम्रैः।
सद्यो वसन्तसमयेन समागतेयं
रक्तांशुका नववधूरिव भाति भूमिः॥

As spring arrives, the earth appears as a bride clothed in red, with kimshuka trees in bloom swaying in the breeze like flames—a vivid romantic image ...

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आदीर्घेण चलेन वक्रगतिना तेजस्विना योगिना
नीलाब्जद्युतिनाहिना वरमहं दृश्यो न तच्चक्षुषा।
दष्टे सन्ति चिकित्सका दिशि दिशि प्रायेण धर्मार्थिनो
मुग्धाक्षीक्षणवीक्षितस्य नहि मे वैद्यो न चाप्यौषधम्॥

Though shining and powerful like a twisting serpent (a yogi), I am not seen with mortal eyes. The wounded seek medicine, but I—looked upon by innocent...

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आदूरात् प्रतिपान्थमाहितदृशः प्रत्याशयोन्मीलति
ध्वान्ते स्वान्तमहर्व्ययेऽपि न परावृत्तं कुरङ्गीदृशः।
तस्या निःसहबाहुवल्लिविगलद्धम्मिल्लवद् भङ्गुर-
ग्रीवं दीर्घमजीववत् प्रियसखीवर्गेण नीतं वपुः॥

With fading hope in the gathering dusk, she sees her beloved's path, and each step towards home is weighed down with pain—her glance turning back in w...

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आदृतकुपितभवानी- कृतकरमालादिबन्धनव्यसनः।
केलिकलाकलहादौ देवो वः शंकरः पायात्॥

May Shiva, caught in playful quarrels and affectionate bonds with Parvati, protect you—he who faces both delight and trials in love.

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आदृता नखपदैः परिरम्भाश् चुम्बितानि घनदन्तनिपातैः।
सौकुमार्यगुणसंभृतकीर्तिर् वाम एव सुरतेष्वपि कामः॥

Even in passion, Kama (desire) is defeated by the touch of soft, affectionate embraces, marked by playful bites and tender gestures—suggesting love cr...

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आ दृष्टिप्रसरात् प्रियस्य पदवीमुद्वीक्ष्य निर्विण्णया
विश्रान्तेषु पथिष्वहःपरिणतौ ध्वान्ते समुत्सर्पति।
गत्वैकं सशुचा गृहं प्रति पदं पान्थस्त्रियास्मिन्
क्षणे मा भूदागत इत्यमन्दवलितग्रीवं पुनर्वीक्षितम्॥

A woman watches the beloved’s path till dusk, wandering home reluctantly. Her glances, turning repeatedly, echo grief, longing, and hope.

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