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ईक्षितोपदिशतीव नर्तितुं तत्क्षणोदितमुदं मनोभुवम्।
कान्तदन्तपरिपीडिताधरा पाणिधूननमियं वितन्वती॥

She waves her hand and shakes her lips as if instructing Cupid himself to rise and dance — her expression awakened by her beloved’s passionate bite on...

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ईदृशं कारयेन् न्यासं येन श्रेयो भविष्यति।
अन्येऽपि दुष्टमन्त्रेण न हिंसन्ति कदाचन॥

One should consecrate only that mantra or practice which brings lasting well-being; bad mantras should never cause harm to anyone.

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ईदृशं निगदति प्रिये दृशं
संमदात् कियदियं न्यमीलयत्।
प्रातरालपति कोकिले कलं जागरादिव निशः कुमुद्वती॥

While his beloved is lost in romantic ecstasy, a koel sings at dawn, awakening the lotus — a poetic scene of love and seasonal transformation.

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ईदृशं व्यसनं प्राप्तं भ्रातरं यः परित्यजेत्।
को नाम स भवेत् तस्य यमेष न परित्यजेत्॥

He who abandons his brother in misfortune — who then would not be abandoned by even Yama (death) himself?

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ईदृशस्य भवतः कथमेतल् लाघवं मुहुरतीव रतेषु।
क्षिप्तमायतमदर्शयदुर्व्यां
काञ्चिदाम जघनस्य महत्त्वम्॥

How could one with such intense passion act so lightly? Her waist-belt displays the weight of her hips more eloquently than words.

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ईदृशे व्यवहाराग्नौ मन्त्रिभिः परिपातिताः।
स्थाने खलु महीपाला गच्छन्ति कृपणां दशाम्॥

Kings ruined by poor advice in treacherous political fires often end up in pitiable ruin.

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ईदृशैः श्वेतकाकीयै राज्ञः शासनदूषकैः।
अपापानां सहस्राणि हन्यन्ते च हतानि च॥

Thousands of innocents suffer due to such vile men who corrupt royal commands — likened to white crows among the king’s messengers.

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ईप्सितं मनसः सर्वं कस्य संपद्यते सुखम्।
दैवायत्तं यतः सर्वं तस्मात् संतोषमाश्रयेत्॥

No one gains everything they desire; since all is under fate, one must take refuge in contentment.

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ईर्ष्यया रक्षतो नारीर् धिक् कुलस्थितिदाम्भिकान्।
स्मरान्धत्वाविशेषेऽपि तथा नरमरक्षतः॥

Shame on the pride of lineage that leads men to act from jealousy — failing to protect women in the blindness of lust and ego.

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ईर्ष्ययैव समुद्विग्नाः पुरुषाद् दुष्टचेतसः।
अतिसक्ताः पलायन्ते श्रीधृतिस्मृतिकीर्तयः॥

From jealousy arise anger and negativity, and eventually, virtues like patience, fame, and memory flee from such men.

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