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इह गमिष्यति वैद्यमतिः श्रमं
प्रथममेव पुरस्तु महासुखम्।
प्रियतमस्य मृगाक्षि समागमे नवकरग्रहणा गृहिणी यथा॥

As with physicians—initial effort leads to great relief—so too in love, the first grasp of the beloved brings lasting joy.

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इह गुरुजलभारपूर्णगर्भाः प्रदरदरीभ्रमभूरिभीमवेगाः।
तटकटकनियुध्यमानवेणी-
द्विगुणमहारवभैरवास् तटिन्यः॥

These rivers, swollen with monsoon waters, roar with terrifying might, colliding like locks of battling giants.

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इह चत्वारि दानानि प्रोक्तानि परमर्षिभिः।
विचार्य नानाशास्त्राणि शर्मणेऽत्र परत्र च॥

Four types of charity are praised by sages: offerings that bring joy both in this world and the next.

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भीतेभ्यश् चाभयं देयं व्याधितेभ्यस् तथौषधम्।
देया विद्यार्थिनां विद्या देयमन्नं क्षुधातुरे॥

To the frightened—give protection; to the sick—medicine; to students—knowledge; to the hungry—food.

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इह चैव स्त्रियो धन्याः शीलस्य परिरक्षणात्।
शीलभङ्गे च नारीणां यमलोकः सुदारुणः॥

Women are blessed when they guard their virtue; a fall from chastity leads to unbearable suffering in the afterlife.

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शीलं रक्ष्यं सदा स्त्रीभिर् दुष्टसंगविवर्जनात्।
शीलेन हि परः स्वर्गः स्त्रीणां वैश्य न संशयः॥

Women must guard their character, avoiding bad company—for their heaven lies in maintaining virtue.

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इह जगति जनस्य कस्य चित्ते
न वसति सौख्यविधानमुख्यवार्ता।
खलु भवति तदेव तस्य सर्वं भुवनपतिस्
तु यदीश्वरः करोति॥

Who doesn’t seek happiness? But true joy only arises when the Lord wills it. He alone shapes destinies.

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इह जगति रतीशप्रक्रियाकौशलिन्यः
कति कति न निशीथे सुभ्रुवः संचरन्ति।
मम तु विधिहताया जायमानस्मितायाः सहचरि
परिपन्थी हन्त दन्तांशुरेव॥

So many beautiful women roam the night skilled in sensual arts, but I—cursed by fate—have only my own mocking teeth for company.

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इह तव देव निपतता करकमलकुशोदकेन जायन्ते।
तत्तद्दूरदरिद्र-
द्वारि द्विपदानवारिभिः सरितः॥

O Lord, as your lotus hands fall, new rivers are born near the doorsteps of the poor—your touch transforms desolation into abundance.

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इह तुरगशतैः प्रयान्तु मूर्खा
धनरहिता विबुधाः प्रयान्तु पद्भ्याम्।
गिरिशिखरगतापि काकपङ्क्तिः
पुलिनगतैर्न समत्वमेति हंसैः॥

Fools ride horses, the wise may walk—but a crow on a mountain peak never equals a swan at a riverside.

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