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आलोलामलकावलीं विलुलितां बिभ्रच्चलत्कुण्डलं
किंचिन्मृष्टविशेषकं तनुतरैः स्वेदाम्भसां जालकैः।
तन्व्या यत् सुरतान्ततान्तनयनं वक्त्रं रतिव्यत्यये
तत् त्वां पातु चिराय किं हरिहरब्रह्मादिभिर्देवतैः॥

Her face, with swaying hair and trembling eyes after love’s play, outshines the gods themselves in beauty and divine radiance.

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आलोलैरुपगम्यते मधुकरैः केशेषु माल्यग्रहः
कान्तिः कापि कपोलयोः प्रथयते ताम्बूलमन्तर्गतम्।
अङ्गानामनुलेपनं परिमलैरालेपनप्रक्रिया वेषः
कोऽपि सरोजसुन्दरदृशः सूते सुखं चक्षुषोः॥

The beauty of her person—fragrant, adorned, and glistening—draws bees to her hair and reveals her charm like a celestial blossom.

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आलोहितमाकलयन् कन्दलमुत्कम्पितं मधुकरेण।
संस्मरति पथिषु पथिको दयिताङ्गुलितर्जनाललितम्॥

The traveler, seeing red buds swaying in the breeze, remembers the delicate gestures of his beloved’s finger.

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आवक्त्रेन्दु तदङ्गमेव सृजतः स्रष्टुः समग्रस्त्विषां
कोषः शोषमगादगाधजगतीशिल्पेऽपि नाल्पायितः।
निःशेषद्युतिमण्डलव्ययवशादीषल्लभैस्त् अत्तनू-
शेषः केशमयः किमन्धतमसस्तोमैरभून्निर्मितः॥

Brahma created her with great artistry, but gave away all light and radiance—leaving only her hair as the dark remnant of creation.

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आवत्सरमहिभीतिर् न स्याद् अस्य प्रभावेण।
शुकनासां च पिबेद् यो जलपिष्टां तस्य भीर्नास्ति॥

Whoever drinks water mixed with ground Śukanāsa root remains fearless—even against great beasts—for an entire year.

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आवयोर्योधमुख्याभ्यां मदर्थः साध्यतामिति।
यस्मिन् पणः प्रक्रियते स संधिः पुरुषान्तरः॥

Let the purpose between us two warriors be fulfilled through fair combat, not politics—a true treaty lies in man-to-man valor.

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आवर्जित इव विनयाद् ईषन्मधुरस्मिताननसरोजः।
अङ्कार्पितकरयुगलः कलयति विज्ञप्तिमीक्षितो नृपतेः॥

With folded hands and bowed head, a respectful man humbly submits his plea to the king—like an offering wrapped in sweetness.

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आवर्जिता किंचिद् इव स्तनाभ्यां
वासो वसाना तरुणार्करागम्।
पर्याप्तपुष्पस्तबकावनम्रा
संचारिणी पल्लविनी लतेव॥

The maiden, bent slightly by her breasts, draped in cloth colored like a young sun, walks gracefully like a blossoming creeper.

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आवर्जितालकालि श्वासोत्कम्पस्तनार्पितैकभुजम्।
शयनं रतिविवशतनोः स्मरामि शिथिलांशुकं तस्याः॥

I remember her disheveled hair, trembling breath, and slackened garment after our passionate union—an image of desire and intimacy.

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आवर्तः ककुदे यस्य ककुदी स उदाहृतः।
मुष्केणैकेन युक्तस्तु हयस् त्वेकाण्डसंज्ञितः॥

A horse with a whirl on its forehead is called ‘Kakuda’, and one with a single testicle is called ‘Ekaanda’—terms of equine science.

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