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आसन्नमेव नृपतिर् भजते मनुष्यं
विद्याविहीनमकुलीनमसंस्तुतं वा।
प्रायेण भूमिपतयः प्रमदा लताश्च
यः पार्श्वतो वसति तं परिवेष्टयन्ति॥

A king will favor even the unworthy if they dwell nearby—just as creepers, women, and vines wrap only around what is closest.

proximity (15) favoritism (9) power (396) influence (94) irony (348) royalty (92)

आसन्नयौवनस् त्वं दुहितुर्मे यौवनं त्वया प्रायः।
क्षपितमलक्ष्यं स्त्रीणां गलति हि सहसैव तारुण्यम्॥

O suitor! You are near her youthful bloom, but already it is fading. Like flowers, a woman’s youth vanishes suddenly.

youth (261) femininity (225) fleeting beauty (1) time (242) decay (115)

आसन्नसेवां नृपतेः क्रीडाशस्त्राहिपावकैः।
कौशलेनातिमहता विनीतः सानुरुध्यते (?)॥

Serving a king is like playing with fire, weapons, and wild beasts—only supreme skill can make one survive.

royalty (92) service (114) danger (229) caution (269) politics (111) survival (91)

आसन्नाः कण्टकिनो रिपुभयदाः क्षीरिणोऽर्थनाशाय।
फलिनः प्रजाक्षयकरा दारूण्यपि वर्जयेत् तेषाम्॥

Trees near thorns, enemies near rulers, and even milk-giving ones with dangerous fruit—should be avoided despite appearances.

danger (229) proximity (15) hidden threat (2) avoidance (19) wisdom (1611)

आसन्नान् पुरतो भोगान् दर्शयित्वा पुनः पुनः।
छागो हरितमुष्ट्येव दूरं नीतोऽस्मि तृष्णया॥

Cravings show us pleasures, then drag us away like goats lured by a fistful of grass—desire deludes.

desire (898) deception (224) longing (690) analogy (98) craving (38) futility (143)

आसन्नाभ्रजलस्य दावविगमे विद्युद्भयं शाखिनो
नक्रास्याद् गलतश्च मज्जनमयी शङ्का भवेद् वारिधौ।
भोक्तव्यस्य विधिः शुभस्य रभसात् स्वादुत्वनिष्पत्तये
जन्तोः संतनुते निराकृतभियो भीत्यन्तरोत्पादनम्॥

Fire retreats as rain nears, lightning appears, trees doubt drowning, but the wise know: only when fear is gone does joy fully bloom.

fear (252) joy (342) wisdom (1611) fire (219) rain (91) poetic logic (6) illusion (355)

आसन्नामवलम्ब्य केसरलतामेकेन पुष्पोज्ज्वलां
सव्यं निःसहया नितम्बफलके कृत्वा कराम्भोरुहम्।
आमीलन् नयनान्तवान्तसलिलं श्लाघ्यस्य निन्द्यस्य
वा कस्येदं दृढसौहृदं प्रतिदिनं दीनं त्वया स्मर्यते॥

Clinging to a bright flowered vine, your trembling hand rests on my waist—your tearful eyes suggest a love daily remembered.

romantic imagery (28) longing (690) gesture (61) tears (84) closeness (13)

आसन्नाय सुदूराय सुप्ताय प्रकटात्मने।
सुलभायातिदुर्गाय नमश्चित्राय शंभवे॥

To one near and far, visible and hidden, easy and difficult—my salutations to Śambhu, the lord of paradox.

paradox (167) shiva (328) reverence (112) nearness (3) duality (134) mystery (83)

आसन्ने फलमासन्नं दूरगे दूरगं फलम्।
मिश्रं तु मिश्रे शकुने फलमाहुर्मनीषिणः॥

When karma is close, fruit is close; when distant, fruit is too. Mixed seeds yield mixed fruits—thus wise know the law of timing.

karma (500) timing (92) result (33) consequence (118) cause-effect (15) insight (55)

आसन्नो मधुरागतं वनभुवः साम्राज्यमित्यद्भुताः
श्रूयन्ते गिर एष तत्त्वमिह न ज्ञातुं विधातुः क्षमः।
यत् पर्णैस् त्रुटितं तदप्युपरतं पुष्पोद्गमैः शाखिनां
यद् ग्लानं विटपैरिदं पुनरिह प्रत्यक्षमालक्ष्यते॥

Sweet fruit is near, decay is nearer—one moment trees wilt, the next they bloom again. The world is an unpredictable cycle.

impermanence (242) nature (950) regeneration (1) decay (115) wonder (66)