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इयत्येतस्मिन् वा निरवधिचमत्कृत्यतिशयो
वराहो वा राहुः प्रभवति चमत्कारविषयः।
महीमेको मग्नां यदयमवहद् दन्तशललैः
शिरःशेषः शत्रुं निगिलति परं संत्यजति च॥

Whether it's Varaha lifting the Earth or Rahu devouring the moon, the cosmos remains full of awe-inspiring wonders; each act—sustaining, destroying, l...

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इयमत्र कयापि दिशा नीतिदृशां दर्शिता पदवी।
चाणक्याद्यभिधानाज् ज्ञेयनिधानादथान्यदुन्नेयम्॥

This path shown by the wise—like Chanakya and others—is a treasure trove of knowledge, leading the way for seekers of ethics.

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इयमत्र सतामलौकिकी महती कापि कठोरचित्तता।
उपकृत्य भवन्ति दूरतः परतः प्रत्युपकारभीरवः॥

The noble display a strange hardness—after doing good, they keep distant, fearing even gratitude may become bondage.

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इयमप्रतिबोधशायिनीं रशना त्वां प्रथमा रहःसखी।
गतिविभ्रमसादनीरवा न शुचा नानुमृतेव लक्ष्यते॥

This waistband, your first confidante in love, rests unconscious beside you, still echoing love's secret vibrations.

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इयमवयवैः पाण्डुक्षामैरलंकृतमण्डना
कलितकुसुमा बालेवान्तर्लता परिशोषिणी।
वहति च वरारोहा रम्यां विवाहमहोत्सव-
श्रियमुदयिनीमुद्गाढां च व्यनक्ति मनोरुजम्॥

Though frail and pale, she carries bridal ornaments and flowers—her inner sorrow contradicts the outer festivity of marriage.

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इयमसौ तरलायतलोचना गुरुसमुन्नतपीनपयोधरा।
पृथुनितम्बभरालसगामिनी प्रियतमा मम जीवितहारिणी॥

She with wide, trembling eyes and ample breasts walks gracefully, yet lethally steals my life—my beloved, my death.

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इयमानन्दलतिका न ग्रीवा हरिणीदृशः।
यतोऽस्यां विलुठन्त्येते मुक्ताः शुद्धगुणान्तराः॥

These pearls rolling on her neck are not just ornaments—they are virtues, pure, playing upon the creeper of joy.

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इयमियं मयदानवनन्दिनी त्रिदशनाथजितः प्रसवस्थली।
किमपरं दशकंधरगेहिनी त्वयि करोति करद्वययोजनम्॥

This is Mayadanava’s daughter, who now bows before you—the victor over even divine lords—what more can Ravana’s wife do?

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इयमिष्टगुणाय रोचतां रुचिरार्था भवतेऽपि भारती।
ननु वक्तृविशेषनिःस्पृहा गुणगृह्या वचने विपश्चितः॥

Let eloquence suit only noble minds; the wise seek meaning, not flair. Words without virtue don't impress the intelligent.

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इयमुदरदरी दुरन्तपूरा यदि
न भवेदभिमानभङ्गभूमिः।
क्षणमपि न सहे भवादृशानां
कुटिलकटाक्षनिरीक्षणं नृपाणाम्॥

This endless belly becomes the grave of pride; kings like you cannot endure crooked glances even for a moment.

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