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अज्ञो जन्तुश्च नीचोऽयम् आत्मनः सुखदुःखयोः।
ईश्वरप्रेरितो गच्छेत् स्वर्गं वा श्वभ्रमेव वा॥

This lowly creature, being ignorant, is not the master of his own happiness and sorrow. Impelled by the Lord (īśvara), he goes either to heaven or to ...

predestination (2) divine will (29) fate (402) helplessness (100) ishvara (1) philosophy (290)

अज्ञो न वितरत्यर्थान् पुनर्दारिद्रियशङ्कया।
प्राज्ञोऽपि वितरत्यर्थान् पुनर्दारिद्रियशङ्कया॥

The fool does not give away wealth for fear of future poverty. The wise man also gives away wealth for fear of future poverty. A witty paradox about ...

paradox (167) charity (128) dana (2) wisdom (1611) folly (51) fear of poverty (1) karma (500) niti (75)

अज्ञोऽपि तज्ज्ञतामेति शनैः शैलोऽपि चूर्ण्यते।
बाणोऽप्येति महालक्ष्यं पश्याभ्यासविजृम्भितम्॥

Even an ignorant person becomes an expert; even a mountain is slowly ground to dust... Behold the glory of practice (abhyāsa)! This verse celebrates ...

practice (44) abhyasa (1) perseverance (72) effort (289) success (142) power of practice (1)

अज्ञो भवति वै बालः पिता भवति मन्त्रदः।
अज्ञं हि बाल इत्याहुः पितेत्येव तु मन्त्रदम्॥

An ignorant person is indeed a child (bālaḥ), and one who gives a mantra (a teacher) is a father. Indeed, they call the ignorant a 'child', and the ma...

knowledge (279) seniority (2) teacher (35) student (9) father (19) child (24) manusmriti (5) respect (164)

अज्ञो वा यदि वा विपर्ययगते ज्ञानेऽथ संदेहभृद्
दृष्टादृष्टविरोधि कर्म कुरुते यस्तस्य गोप्ता गुरुः।
निः संदेहविपर्यये सति पुनर्ज्ञाने विरुद्धक्रियं राजा
चेत् पुरुषं न शास्ति तदयं प्राप्तः प्रजाविप्लवः॥

If a person—be he ignorant, or with perverted knowledge, or full of doubt—acts wrongly, the Guru is his protector. But if a knowledgeable person acts ...

justice (151) law (42) punishment (78) king's duty (1) social order (10) responsibility (133)

अञ्चति रजनिरुदञ्चति तिमिरमिदं चञ्चति महोभूः।
उक्तं न त्यज युक्तं विरचय रक्तं मनस्तस्मिन्॥

The night approaches, this darkness rises, the great earth trembles. Do not abandon what has been said, arrange what is proper, and make your mind att...

tryst (6) abhisara (1) night (145) encouragement (9) romance (506) sakhī (3)

अञ्चलान्तरितगुर्जराङ्गना- कुङ्क्मारुणकुचप्रभाधरम्।
कोकरागपटलैर्नु रञ्जितं भानुमन्तमुदयन्तमाश्रये॥

I take refuge in the rising sun, which holds the splendor of the saffron-reddened breasts of a Gurjara woman hidden by her garment, and seems colored ...

sunrise (51) sun (195) imagery (157) simile (28) sensual (6) beauty (1797) prayer (89) devotion (933)

अञ्जनमुस्तोशीरैः सनागकोशातकामलकचूर्णैः।
कतकफलसमायुक्तैः कूपे योगः प्रदातव्यः॥

In a well, a preparation should be applied, consisting of añjana, musta, uśīra, powders of nāgakośa, āmalaka, and combined with the kataka fruit. A p...

water purification (1) recipe (11) ayurveda (78) kataka nut (1) herbs (28) well (4) public health (1)

अञ्जनमिषतः स्त्रीणां दृशोर्विषं शश्वदावसति।
कथमन्यथा तदीषत् पातेऽपि हता युवानः स्युः॥

Under the pretext of kohl (añjana), poison constantly resides in the eyes of women. How else would young men be 'slain' even by a slight fall of their...

poetic conceit (20) woman's glance (1) kohl (6) poison (101) love (1567) hyperbole (29) shringara (26)

अञ्जनस्य क्षयं दृष्ट्वा वल्मीकस्य च संचयम्।
अवन्ध्यं दिवसं कुर्याद् दानाध्ययनकर्मभिः॥

Seeing the decay of kohl and the accumulation of an anthill, one should make one's day fruitful with acts of charity, study, and work. This verse use...

time management (5) consistency (14) impermanence (242) productivity (5) charity (128) study (29) niti (75)