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आलापैर्मधुरैश्च काश्चिदपरानालोकितैः सस्मितैर्
अन्यान् विभ्रमकल्पनाभिरितरानङ्गैरनङ्गोज्ज्वलैः।
आचारैश्चतुरैः परानभिनवैरन्यान् भ्रुवः कम्पनैर् इत्थं
काश्चन रञ्जयन्ति सुदृशो मन्ये मनस्त्वन्यथा॥

Some women enchant different men by gaze, speech, gestures, and smiles—love’s art lies in selective affection and playful deceit.

flirtation (47) deception (224) charm (252) femininity (225) subtlety (175) seduction (89) attraction (147) emotion (652) poetry (588) beauty (1797)

आलि कपालिनि जटिले पत्यावत्याग्रहैस्तवालमिति।
हरगतमिति दुःसहमपि मुहुरपि मुखरान्निगादयति गौरी॥

Gauri repeatedly declares, “He is mine”—though her ascetic husband (Shiva) remains detached and absorbed.

devotion (933) possessiveness (7) paradox (167) asceticism (87) divine love (53) gauri (12) shiva (328) marital tension (1) divine union (18) surrender (223)

आलि कल्पय पुरः करदीपं चन्द्रमण्डलमिति प्रथितेन।
नन्वनेन पिहितं मम चक्षुर् मङ्क्षु पाण्दुरतमोगुलकेन॥

A lady gestures to imagine the moon in her palm—but it’s eclipsed by a shadow, symbolizing her fading hope or love.

imagination (48) love (1567) longing (690) symbolism (947) despair (67) woman (157) gesture (61) poetic (84) hope (116) eclipse (19)

आलिङ्गत्यन्यमन्यं रमयति वचसा लीलया वीक्षतेऽन्यं
रोदित्यन्यस्य हेतोः कलयति शपथैरन्यमन्यं वृणोति।
शेते चान्येन सार्धं शमनमुपगता चिन्तयत्यन्यमन्यं
स्त्रीमाया दुश्चरित्रा जगदहितकरी केन कष्टेन सृष्टा॥

The fickle woman kisses one, cries for another, and sleeps with someone else—such is destructive feminine deceit.

betrayal (168) deception (224) character (259) love (1567) fidelity (19) moral decay (16) behavior (249) satire (211) relationships (94) danger (229)

आलिङ्गदाप्य गोपीं तद्बाहुं सहरिरंसयाधाय।
श्रुत्वेति निश्चिनोम्यहम् अङ्गिषु दुर्वारताम् अनङ्गस्य॥

By merely hugging Krishna’s arm, the gopi becomes a testimony to the irresistible power of love.

devotion (933) krishna (233) gopi (16) love (1567) touch (54) desire (898) divine play (96) surrender (223) emotion (652) attraction (147)

आलिङ्गनाधरसुधारसपानवक्षो-
निष्पीडनादिविधिरस्तु विदूरतस्ते।
यत्त्वं विलोकयसि चञ्चलदृङ्निपातैर्
एतावतैव हरिणाक्षि वयं कृतार्थाः॥

We are content even with your playful glances, O doe-eyed one—your embrace and kisses may be distant, but your look fulfills us.

longing (690) contentment (86) love (1567) subtlety (175) beauty (1797) gaze (69) womanhood (59) desire (898) affection (216) restraint (226)

आलिङ्गन्ते मलयजतरूनास्वजन्ते वनान्तान्
आपृच्छन्ते चिरपरिचितान् मालयान् निर्झरौघान्।
अद्य स्थित्वा द्रविडमहिलाभ्यन्तरे श्वः प्रभाते
प्रस्थातारो मलयमरुतः कुर्वते संनिधानम्॥

The southern winds embrace the trees and bid farewell to forests and streams, ready to enter new lands at dawn.

nature (950) movement (82) seasons (32) farewell (20) transition (25) air (6) forest (145) poetry (588) metaphor (1632) renewal (27)

आलिङ्गन्नतिसौरभानवयवान् बिम्बाधरं पाटलं
चुम्बन्नाकलयन् पयोधरतटीं शृण्वन् रुतं हांसकम्।
पश्यन् वानिशमायतां दृशमुपस्कुर्वंल्लवङ्गीरसं
बालायां सकलर्तुसंगमसुखं धन्यः परं मन्यते॥

A man enjoys the spring beauty in his beloved: embracing, kissing, hearing coos, and tasting spice—all senses rejoice.

romance (506) seasons (32) beauty (1797) senses (65) love (1567) woman (157) nature (950) joy (342) affection (216) sensuality (306)

आलिङ्गन् भृशमङ्गकानि सुदृशामास्यानि चुम्बं
नयन् वक्षोजोरुनितम्बकण्ठनखरश्रीचित्रभावं नयन्।
बिम्बोष्ठामृतमापिबञ्छिथिलयन् नीवीं करक्रीडना-
सङ्गेनातिसहासकेलिपरमः स्वैरं विचिक्रीड ना॥

He passionately embraces and kisses his beloved, playing with her body adorned with marks—completely immersed in love’s play.

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