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आविष्कृतान् परगुणान् कलयन्ति तूष्णीं
दुश्चेतसो बत विदूषयितुं न रागात्।
आकर्णयन्ति किल कोकिलकूजितानि
संधातुमेव किल सप्तनलीं किराताः॥

Evil minds notice others’ virtues only to corrupt them, like hearing the cuckoo’s sweet call to hunt it. Their silence hides malice, not appreciation.

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आविष्ट इव दुःखेन तद्गतेन गरीयसा।
समन्वितः करुणया परया दीनमुद्धरेत्॥

One overwhelmed by another’s sorrow, full of empathy, should uplift the distressed with compassion, as if their pain is one’s own.

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आवृणोति यदि सा मृगीदृशी स्वाञ्चले कुचकाञ्चनाचलम्।
भूय एव बहिरेति गौरवाद् उन्नतो न सहते तिरस्क्रियाम्॥

If the bashful maiden covers her breasts with her scarf, they push outward even more—honor refuses to be hidden, growing radiant by the attempt.

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आवृण्वतो लोचनमार्गमाजौ रजोऽन्धकारस्य विजृम्भितस्य।
शस्त्रक्षताश्वद्विपवीरजन्मा बालारुणोऽभूद् रुधिरप्रवाहः॥

On the battlefield, thick clouds of dust obscure sight. Blood gushes like a newborn sunrise—fiery red, born from wounded horses, elephants, and warrio...

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आवृण्वाना झगिति जघनं मद्दुकूलाञ्चलेन
प्रेङ्खत्क्रीडाकुलितकबरीबन्धनव्यग्रपाणिः।
अर्धोच्छ्वासस्फुटनखपदालंकृताभ्यां स्तनाभ्यां
दृष्टा धार्ष्ट्यस्मृतिनतमुखी मोहनान्ते मया सा॥

She swiftly veils her hips with her scarf, distracted by playful hair and trembling breath. Her hands and breasts show signs of recent lovemaking—her ...

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आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।
कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च॥

Arjuna is told that true wisdom is veiled by insatiable desire, which appears like fire and is the eternal enemy of the wise. Even the enlightened can...

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आवृतान्यपि निरन्तरमुच्चैर् योषितामुरसिजद्वितयेन।
रागिणामित इतो विमृशद्भिः पाणिभिर्जगृहिरे हृदयानि॥

Though hearts may be physically concealed beneath women's breasts, passionate lovers still manage to touch them through caresses, as if the heart itse...

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आवृत्य श्रीमदेनान्धान् अन्योन्यकृतसंविदः।
स्वैरं हसन्ति पार्श्वस्था बालोन्मत्तपिशाचवत्॥

Blinded by their own arrogance and wealth, the deluded laugh and behave foolishly, as if possessed—completely unaware of their surroundings or their o...

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आवेदयितुमस्माकं कृतज्ञत्वं प्रभुं प्रति।
पन्थाः श्रेयस्करो नान्यः तूष्णीं तोषेण वर्तनात्॥

There is no better way to express gratitude to the Lord than through silent inner satisfaction and contentment; verbal declarations pale in comparison...

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आवेद्यतामविदितं किमथाप्यनुक्तं
वक्तव्यमान्तररुजोपशमाय नालम्।
इत्युच्यते किमपि तच्छ्रवणे निधातुं
मातः प्रसीद मलयध्वजपाण्ड्यकन्ये॥

The speaker humbly begs the Pandya princess to disclose any hidden pain, that it may be soothed—offering gentle love and patience in place of interrog...

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