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अजारजः खररजस् तथा संमार्जनीरजः।
दीपखट्वोत्थच्छाया च शक्रस्यापि श्रियं हरेत्॥

The dust of a goat, a donkey, and a broom, and the shadow cast by a lamp and a cot—these can take away the fortune (śrī) of even Indra. This verse li...

inauspicious (8) omen (58) superstition (30) purity (356) dust (29) misfortune (65)

अजारजः पर्वणि मैथुनानि श्मशानधूमो मठभोजनानि।
रजस्वलानेत्रनिरीक्षणानि हरन्ति पुण्यानि दिवा कृतानि॥

Goat-dust, intercourse on a festival day, smoke from a cremation ground, meals at a monastery, and the glance of a menstruating woman—these destroy th...

sin (135) demerit (1) punya (7) ritual purity (10) orthodoxy (4) taboo (6)

अजाविगर्दभोष्ट्राणां मार्जारमूषिकस्य च।
रजांस्येतानि पापानि सर्वतः परिवर्जयेत्॥

The dust of goats, sheep, donkeys, camels, and of cats and mice—these dusts are sinful. One should avoid them from all sides. A verse on maintaining ...

purity (356) impurity (28) dust (29) animals (45) ritual purity (10) avoidance (19)

अजाश्वयोर्मुखं मेध्यं गावो मेध्यास्तु पृष्ठतः।
ब्राह्मणाः पादतो मेध्याः स्त्रियो मेध्याश्च सर्वतः॥

The mouth of a goat and a horse is pure. Cows are pure from behind. Brahmins are pure at their feet. And women are pure all over. This verse defines ...

purity (356) ritual purity (10) woman (157) brahmin (50) cow (12) sacredness (44) tradition (283)

अजा सिंहप्रसादेन वने चरति निर्भयम्।
राममासाद्य लङ्कायां लेभे राज्यं विभीषणः॥

A goat, by the grace of a lion, roams fearlessly in the forest. Having approached Rama, Vibhishana obtained the kingdom in Lanka. This verse illustra...

patronage (11) grace (359) protection (293) power (396) analogy (98) vibhishana (1) rama (81)

अजितेन्द्रियवर्गस्य नाचारेण भवेत् फलम्।
केवलं देहखेदाय दुर्भगस्य विभूषणम्॥

For one whose senses are unconquered, there is no fruit from good conduct. It is only a strain on the body, like an ornament on an unfortunate/ugly pe...

self-control (91) senses (65) inner purity (11) outer conduct (1) futility (143) analogy (98)

अजित्वा सार्णवामुर्वीम् अनिष्ट्वा विविधैर्मखैः।
अदत्त्वा चार्थमर्थिभ्यो भवेयं पार्थिवः कथम्॥

Without conquering the earth, without performing various sacrifices, and without giving wealth to supplicants, how can I be a (true) king? This verse...

king (200) duty (198) dharma (540) conquest (55) sacrifice (146) charity (128) kingship (164)

अजीयतावर्तशुभंयुनाभ्यां दोर्भ्यां मृणालं किमु कोमलाभ्याम्।
निः सूत्रमास्ते घनपङ्कमृत्सु मूर्तासु नाकीर्तिषु तन्निमग्नम्॥

Why is the lotus stem not conquered by her two arms, which are as tender as it is... It remains without a thread, submerged in dense mud and embodied ...

obscure (2) complex (1) metaphor (1632) lotus (346) infamy (4)

अजीर्णं तपसः क्रोधो ज्ञानाजीर्णमहंकृतिः।
परिनिन्दा क्रियांजीर्णम् अन्नाजीर्णं विषूचिका॥

The indigestion of asceticism is anger. The indigestion of knowledge is arrogance. The indigestion of action is slander. The indigestion of food is ch...

metaphor (1632) indigestion (1) corruption (65) vice (45) anger (185) arrogance (135) slander (29) wisdom (1611)

अजीर्णे भेषजं वारि जीर्णे वारि बलप्रदम्।
भोजने चामृतं वारि भोजनान्ते विषापहम्॥

When suffering from indigestion, water is medicine. After digestion, water gives strength. During a meal, water is nectar. At the end of a meal, it is...

ayurveda (78) water (140) digestion (11) health (106) timing (92) nectar (110) poison (101)

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