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इमास्ता विन्ध्याद्रेः शुकहरितवंशीवनघना
भुवः क्रीडालोलद्विरददशनाभुग्नतरवः।
लताकुञ्जे यासामुपनदि रतक्लान्तशबरी-
कपोलस्वेदाम्भःकणचयनुदो वान्ति मरुतः॥

These are the dense groves of Vindhya hills, where parrots sing and elephants playfully break trees, and forest breezes cool the cheeks of fatigued lo...

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इमा हिन्दोलासु भ्रमितमहसः कुङ्कुमरुचा
त्रपारूपाकारास् तरलतरहाराश् चलदृशः।
उदञ्चत्काञ्चीनां बहलतरघोषैर्मनसिज-
त्रिलोकीसम्राजो दधति जयघण्टालिनिनदम्॥

In these swings, adorned women with tilting ornaments and dazzling beauty create a resonant music that echoes like a victory gong of Love’s emperor.

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इमे तारुण्यश्रीनवपरिमलाः प्रौढसुरत-
प्रतापप्रारम्भाः स्मरविजयदानप्रतिभुवः।
चिरं चेतश्चौरा अभिनवविकारैकगुरवो
विलासव्यापाराः किमपि विजयन्ते मृगदृशाम्॥

These charming expressions of youth, filled with perfume and passion, act as conquering agents of Love, endlessly capturing the hearts of the wise.

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इमे पद्मे नाम्भः पुलिनतटमेतन् न तटिनी
खमेतन् न व्याप्तिः स्तबकयुगमेतन् न लतिका।
प्रवालोऽयं नाब्धिः शिशिरकिरणोऽयं न रजनी
घनोऽयं न प्रावृट् शिव शिव विधेः शिल्परचना॥

This is not a lotus or water, nor riverbank, nor sky; nor is this dew or night or monsoon—it is the wondrous illusionary art of the Creator.

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इमे मम धनाङ्गजस्वजनवल्लभादेहजा-
सुहृज्जनकमातुलप्रभृतयो भृशं वल्लभाः।
मुधेति हतचेतनो भववने चिरं खिद्यते यतो
भवति कस्य को जगति वालुकामुष्टिवत्॥

These dear ones—wealth, family, body—appear cherished, but are illusory like handfuls of sand, causing endless sorrow in the forest of life.

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इमे हि दैन्येन निमीलितेक्षणा
मुहुः स्खलन्तो विवशास् तुरङ्गमाः।
गजाश् च सप्तच्छददानगन्धिनो
निवेदयन्तीव रणे निवर्तनम्॥

These horses, weary and faltering with drooping eyes, seem to offer surrender like elephants drenched in the fragrance of the Saptacchada tree.

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इमौ रम्भास्तम्भौ द्विरदपतिकुम्भद्वयमिदं
तदेतल् लीलाब्जं शरदमृतरश्मिः स्फुटमयम्।
किमङ्गे तन्वङ्ग्याः कलयति जगत् कान्तमधिकं
यदेतस्यां शश्वत् परवशमिवोन्मत्तमिव च॥

Her thighs are like plantain pillars, her breasts like elephant brows, her navel a lotus—what more can captivate the world eternally?

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इयं कलाविलासिनी कलावती समीपगा
धृतारविन्दलोचना मनोजशोकमोचना।
नवीननीरदच्छटासमानकेशभूषिता न कस्यचिज्
जनस्य चित्तवृत्तितापखण्डिता॥

This artistic maiden, adorned with lotus eyes and cloud-like hair, dispels sorrow and captivates hearts like a muse of all creation.

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इयं कियच्चारुकुचेति पश्यते
पयःप्रदाया हृदयं समावृतम्।
ध्रुवं मनोज्ञा व्यतरद्यदुत्तरं मिषेण
भृङ्गारधृतेः करद्वयी॥

She with graceful breasts gazes shyly, and even when replying, her hands flutter like bees at a honey-laden lotus—delightful in every gesture.

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इयं गेहे लक्ष्मीरियममृतवर्तिर्नयनयोर्
असावस्याः स्पर्शो वपुषि बहुलश् चन्दनरसः।
अयं बाहुः कण्ठे शिशिरमसृणो मौक्तिकसरः
किमस्या न प्रेयो यदि परमसह्यस्तु विरहः॥

She is Lakshmi in the home, ambrosial light in the eyes, sandal fragrance on the body—if this be not love, then separation becomes unbearable.

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