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आदौ लज्जयति कृतं मध्ये परिभवति रिक्तमवसाने।
खलसंगतस्य कथयत यदि सुस्थितमस्ति किंचिदपि॥

Bad company first shames, then exploits, and finally ruins one. There is nothing truly stable in association with the wicked.

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आदौ वरं निर्धनत्वं धनिकत्वमनन्तरम्।
तथादौ पादगमनं यानगत्वमनन्तरम्।
सुखाय कल्पते नित्यं दुःखाय विपरीतकम्॥

Poverty before wealth, walking before riding—this natural order brings lasting happiness. The reverse order leads to discomfort.

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आदौ वितत्य चरणौ विनमय्य कण्ठम्
उत्थाप्य वक्त्रमभिहत्य मुहुश्च वत्साः।
मात्रा विवर्तितमुखं मुखलिह्यमान-
पश्चार्धसुस्थमनसः स्तनमुत्पिबन्ति॥

Calves first bow, then lift their heads and begin suckling. A beautiful image symbolizing humility, reverence, and natural affection even in animals.

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आदौ विस्मयनिस्तरङ्गमनु च प्रेङ्खोलितं साध्वसैर्
व्रीडानम्रमथ क्षणं प्रविकसत्तारं दिदृक्षारसैः।
आकृष्टं सहजाभिजात्यकलनात् प्रेम्णा पुरह्
प्रेरितं चक्षुर्भूरि कथंकथंचिदगमत् प्रेयांसमेणीदृशः॥

Her eyes begin with wonder, turn coy, and eventually overflow with longing and affection. The gaze evolves into love’s eloquent language.

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आदौ वेश्या पुनर्दासी पश्चाद् भवति कुट्टिनी।
सर्वोपायपरिक्षीणा वृद्धा नारी पतिव्रता॥

The woman who was once a courtesan becomes a maid, then a matchmaker, and finally—when old and exhausted—calls herself a virtuous wife. A cynical look...

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आदौ हालाहलहुतभुजा दत्तहस्तावलम्बो
बाल्ये शंभोर्निटिलमहसा बद्धमैत्रीनिरूढः।
प्रौढो राहोरपि मुखविषेणान्तरङ्गीकृतो यः
सोऽयं चन्द्रस् तपति किरणैर्मामिति प्राप्तमेतम्॥

The moon, once associated with Shiva and its poison, now ironically harms with its rays. A poetic twist on familiar mythology.

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आद्यः कोपस्तदनु मदनस्त्वद्वियोगस् तृतीयः
शान्त्यै दूतीवचनमपरः पञ्चमः शीतभानुः।
इत्थं बाला निरवधि परं त्वां फलं प्रार्थयन्ती
हा हा पञ्चज्वलनमधुना सेवते योगिनीव॥

The beloved woman first burns in anger, then passion, then seeks peace through a friend, and finally turns to ascetic fire like a yogini. Love turns i...

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आद्यः प्रवेशसमयः स कलेर्युगस्य
प्राप्तस्तिरस्कृतबहूदकहंससार्थः।
आहूय सादरतया तपसोऽन्ति मेऽह्नि
काणो द्विजः प्रतिगृहं बत यत्र पूज्यः॥

In this kali age, an unworthy Brahmin is welcomed and worshipped, reflecting the decline in values and the reversal of roles in society.

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आद्यकालिकया बुद्ध्या दूरे श्व इति निर्भयाः।
सर्वभक्षा न पश्यन्ति कर्मभूमिं विचेतसः॥

Thinking that tomorrow is always available, fools waste the present in endless indulgence. They fail to realize the sacred ground of action.

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आद्यन्तौ च तदाद्यन्तौ तदाद्यन्तौ च मध्यमौ।
वह्नीन्दुवायुवरुणपुत्रौ पितृसमप्रभौ॥

The first and last elements—the son of fire, moon, air, and water—are equal in brilliance to the forefathers. A mystical identification of elemental f...

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