All Shlokas | Sanskrit.Today

आनन्दिनी रोदिति वा निकामं
या दुःखिता हास्यरसं विधत्ते।
रक्ता विरक्ता विरता रता च
दुर्लक्ष्यचित्ता खलु वाणिनी या॥

Is she crying or laughing? This strange woman weeps while evoking humor. In love, detachment, or devotion, her mind remains elusive.

paradox (167) woman (157) laughter (18) sorrow (325) emotion (652) mystery (83) love (1567) detachment (573) mood (10) ambiguity (11)

आनन्देन यशोदया समदनं गोपाङ्गनाभिश्चिरं
साशङ्कं बलविद्विषा सकुसुमं सिद्धैः पृथिव्याकुलम्।
सेर्ष्यं गोपकुमारकैः सकरुणं पौरैः सुरैः सस्मितं
यो दृष्टः स पुनातु वो मधुरिपुः प्रोत्क्षिप्तगोवर्धनः॥

With delight, Yasoda, Gopis, gods, and earthlings watched as Krishna lifted Govardhana—smiling, worried, playful. May that vision sanctify us.

krishna (233) govardhana (3) yasoda (1) divine play (96) gopis (21) wonder (66) protection (293) love (1567) divine joy (7) leela (11)

आनन्दोद्गतबाष्पपूरपिहितं चक्षुः क्षमं नेक्षितुं
बाहू स्वेदितयैव कम्पविधुरौ शक्तौ न कण्ठग्रहे।
वाणी साध्वसगद्गदाक्षरपदा संक्षोभलोलं मनः
सत्यं यत् प्रियसंगमोऽपि सुचिराज्जातो वियोगायते॥

Eyes filled with joyful tears, trembling limbs, stammering speech—such overwhelming reunion with a beloved turns into unbearable sorrow when separatio...

reunion (36) sorrow (325) joy (342) trembling (36) tears (84) speechlessness (5) love (1567) transition (25) poetic tragedy (3) depth of feeling (1)

आनन्दोर्मिव्यतिकरदरस्मेरसंसक्तपक्ष्म
प्रेमोद्गारप्रवणमसृणारेचितस्निग्धतारम्।
अन्तश्चिन्ताभरपरिचयाकुञ्चितभ्रूलतान्तं
चक्षुश्चेतो हरति हरिणीलोचनायाः तदेतत्॥

The doe-eyed girl’s glance, fluttering like the tips of waves, captivates the heart—curved brows holding inward emotions that grip the viewer in silen...

doe-eyed (3) glance (185) joy (342) love (1567) flutter (4) inner emotion (5) eyelashes (4) brows (9) unspoken feelings (2) aesthetic beauty (2)

आनम्राः स्तबकभरेण पल्लविन्यः
शोभन्ते कति न लताः परागपूर्णाः।
आमोदे मधुनि च मार्दवे च तासां
यो भेदः स खलु मधुव्रतैकवेद्यः॥

Many vines, bowed by the weight of blossoms and fragrance, appear graceful. But the true nature of their sweetness is known only to the bees who taste...

vines (12) humility (596) blossom (6) fragrance (199) sweetness (104) bees (131) discernment (142) nature (950) poetic imagery (180) inner essence (1)

आनम्रास्याः पिहितवदना चित्तमध्ये निरीक्ष्ये
मानारम्भः सुमुखि सफलो मामकीनः कथं स्यात्।
यस्यां यस्यां दिशि दिशि मुखं मानतोऽहं नयामि
तस्यां तस्यां सजलजलदश्यामलो नन्दसूनुः॥

Wherever I turn my face in silent pride, I find the blue-hued Nanda’s son smiling—his presence haunting every direction, in response to my sulk.

krishna (233) sulking (4) pride (317) divine presence (14) love play (14) everywhere (1) blue form (2) silent communication (1) romantic mood (1) longing (690)

आनयति पथिकतरुणं हरिण इह प्रापयन्निवात्मानम्।
उपकलमगोऽपि कोमल- कलमावलिकवलनोत्तरलः॥

The deer, seemingly guiding a youthful traveler through the forest path, draws him closer—like a symbol of nature leading the soul. Though grazing pea...

deer (48) traveler (8) forest (145) nature's guidance (1) illusion (355) gentleness (44) symbolism (947) youthful path (1) rustling sprouts (1) poetic motion (2)

आ नाभेः सरसि नतभ्रुवावगाढे
चापल्यादथ पयसस् तरङ्गहस्तैः।
उच्छ्रायि स्तनयुगमध्यरोहि लब्ध-
स्पर्शानां भवति कुतोऽथवा व्यवस्था॥

In the deep lake of her navel, with bowed brows and restless waves of passion, the hands of water attempt to ascend toward the bosom’s peak—suggesting...

desire (898) navel (12) feminine form (16) wave (9) passion (501) beauty (1797) sensual imagery (11) erotic metaphor (3) restlessness (43) symbolic ascent (1)

आनाम्य फलिनीं शाखां पक्वं पक्वं प्रशातयेत्।
फलार्थोऽयं समारम्भो लोके पुंसां विपश्चिताम्॥

A wise person, like one who bends a fruit-laden branch and picks ripe fruit, acts with purpose. Human endeavors should aim at meaningful, timely outco...

wisdom (1611) action (258) fruition (3) maturity (29) purpose (66) timing (92) discipline (380) symbolic farming (1) metaphor of effort (1) outcome (19)

आनायमिव मत्स्यानां पञ्जरं शकुनेरिव।
समस्तपाशं मूढस्य बन्धनं वामलोचना॥

A foolish man sees every trap—like a birdcage to a bird or net to fish—as harmless, yet the real trap lies in the captivating glance of a beautiful wo...

illusion (355) bondage (64) beauty (1797) attraction (147) woman’s gaze (1) entrapment (11) ignorance (301) metaphor (1632) nets (3) desire (898)