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इन्द्रियार्थेषु सर्वेषु न प्रसज्येत कामतः।
अतिप्रसक्तिं चैतेषां मनसा संनिवर्तयेत्॥

One should not get overly attached to sensory pleasures and must withdraw the mind from such excessive indulgences.

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इन्द्रियैरिन्द्रियार्थेषु वर्तमानैरनिग्रहैः।
तैरयं ताप्यते लोको नक्षत्राणि ग्रहैरिव॥

When senses chase their objects without restraint, they burn the world just like planets afflict it with their influences.

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इन्द्रो निन्दति वाहमाह दिनकृत्त्वर्व्वाचमेवार्वतश्
चञ्चूर्न्यञ्चति किं न पन्नगरिपोरन्तस्त्रपोद्रेकतः।
वातः खञ्जति पङ्गुपुञ्जति मनोराजिर्ब्भवद्वाजिषु
द्बेषादाजिषु वैरिणामभिमुखं धावत्सु यावत् सुखम्॥

Even Indra, embarrassed internally, criticizes his own mount and others, showing how envy distorts perception and breeds conflict.

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इन्द्रो यच्छतमन्युरस्ति दहनो यत् पावकोऽप्यन्तकः
कीनाशो धनदो विमाननिरतः पाशी जलानां पतिः।
ईशः कामहरश् चलो यदनिलो यन्नैरृतो राक्षसस् तन्
नान्योऽवनिलोकपाल भवतः कश्चित् समः स्याद् गुणैः॥

The speaker declares no deity—be it Indra, Yama, Fire, or others—can equal Shiva in virtues. Only Shiva stands supreme.

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इन्द्रो यमोऽसि वरुणोऽसि हुताशनोऽसि
ब्रह्मा हरो हरिरसीत्यसकृद् यदुक्तिः।
भूपालमौलिमणिरञ्जितपादपीठ
तस्यानृतस्य फलमिन्धनमुद्वहामि॥

A devotee confesses to flattering a king by calling him various gods. He now repents for uttering such falsehoods.

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इभकुम्भतुङ्गकठिनेतरेतर-
स्तनभारदूरविनिवारितोदराः।
परिफुल्लगण्डफलकाः परस्परं
परिरेभिरे कुकुरकौरवस्त्रियः॥

The women of Kurus and Kukuras, with elephantine breasts and radiant cheeks, embraced each other joyfully—describing a festive union.

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इभ्या यदि नृपद्वारे संमन्यन्ते किमद्भुतम्।
इदानीं विबुधद्वारे तेषामेव पुरस्क्रिया॥

If elephants are respected at kings' gates, it’s unsurprising. Now even at gods' gates they’re at the forefront—highlighting shifting values.

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इमं कनकवर्णाभं भूषणैः समलंकृतम्।
गृध्रवाक्यात् कथं पुत्रं त्यजध्वं पितृपिण्डदम्॥

A plea to elders: do not abandon this golden-hued, ornamented son based on a vulture’s words—he offers ancestral rites.

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इमं तिलसुमायितं युवतिनासिकासंपुटं
विभाव्य सुमनोजनो मनसि मोदमापद्यते।
सखे भुजगमुत्फणं सविषफूत्कृताहंकृतं
विभावय न तत्स्पृहां कुरु जहीहि तद्दृश्यताम्॥

The poet urges his friend not to be attracted by a snake’s deceptive beauty—it’s dangerous like a venomous serpent disguised in charm.

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इमं परित्यज्य परं रणादरिः
स्वमेव भग्नः शरणं बुधाविशत्।
न वेत्ति यत् त्रातुमितः कृतस्मयो न
दुर्गया शैलभुवापि शक्यते॥

An enemy, abandoning the current battle, takes refuge elsewhere not realizing that even the goddess Durga cannot protect the undeserving.

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