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उत्तालालकभञ्जनानि कबरीपाशेषु शिक्षारसो
दन्तानां परिकर्म नीविनहनं भ्रूलास्ययोग्याग्रहः।
तिर्यग्लोचनचेष्टितानि वचसां छेकोक्तिसंक्रान्तयः स्त्रीणां
म्लायति शैशवे प्रतिकलं कोऽप्येष केलिक्रमः॥

The playful acts of women—such as curling hair, adjusting clothes, learning coyness—fade in childhood, suggesting how delicate and transient youthful ...

femininity (225) play (46) romance (506) youth (261) elegance (171) gestures (23) charm (252) transitions (1) beauty (1797) learning (126)

उत्तिष्ठ क्षणमेकमुद्वह सखे दारिद्र्यभारं गुरुं
श्रान्तस् तावदहं चिरान् मरणजं सेवे त्वदीयं सुखम्।
इत्युक्तो धनवर्जितेन विदुषा गत्वा श्मशानं शवो दारिद्र्यान्
मरणं वरं सुखमिति ज्ञात्वा स तूष्णीं स्थितः॥

A wise poor man pleads with a corpse to bear the burden of poverty briefly, praising death as a greater peace than lifelong poverty—death remains sile...

poverty (128) death (241) wisdom (1611) sorrow (325) resignation (5) friendship (209) reflection (267) silence (94) pain (225) peace (171)

उत्तिष्ठति नमति वणिक्
पृच्छति कुशलं ददाति च स्थानम्।
निक्षेपपाणिमाप्तं दृष्ट्वा धर्म्यां कथां कुरुते॥

A merchant rises, greets, offers a seat, and discusses scriptures—after ensuring trust, he initiates business with religious flair.

etiquette (38) merchant (3) behavior (249) trust (112) culture (39) commerce (5) diplomacy (79) tradition (283) greeting (3) courtesy (5)

उत्तिष्ठन्त्या रतान्ते भरमुरगपतौ पाणिनैकेन
कृत्वा धृत्वा चान्येन वासो विगलितकबरीभारमंसे वहन्त्याः।
भूयस् तत्कालकान्तिद्विगुणितसुरतप्रीतिना शौरिणा वः
शय्यामालि ग्य नीतं वपुरलसलसद्बाहु लक्ष्म्याः पुनातु॥

At love’s end, Lakshmi, hair loosened, clothes slipping, held by Krishna, shines doubly radiant—symbol of divine passion and poetic intimacy.

lakshmi (64) krishna (233) romance (506) beauty (1797) intimacy (234) passion (501) divine (346) poetry (588) sensuality (306) night (145)

उत्तिष्ठमानस्तु परो नोपेक्ष्यः पथ्यमिच्छता।
समौ हि शिष्टैराम्नातौ वर्त्स्यन्तावामयः स च॥

One who is trying to rise (grow) must be supported by the wise—neglecting the effort of others is condemned in dharmic tradition.

support (114) effort (289) dharma (540) ethics (803) guidance (149) compassion (359) leadership (279) wisdom (1611) growth (95) care (37)

उत्तिष्ठ वत्सेत्यमृतायमानं
वचो निशम्योत्थितमुत्थितः सन्।
ददर्श राजा जननीमिव स्वां गामग्रतः
प्रस्रविणीं न सिंहम्॥

Hearing "Arise, child," the dying rises—only to find not a lion but his beloved land (mother-earth), gushing with rivers like mother’s milk.

resurrection (2) motherland (2) river (88) love (1567) symbol (12) patriotism (3) life (126) rebirth (102) poetic (84) nature (950)

उत्तिष्ठारात् तरौ मे तरुणिमम तरोः शक्तिरारोहण
का साक्षादाख्यामि मुग्धे तरणिमिह रवेराख्यया का रतिर्मे।
वार्तेयं नौप्रस गे कथमपि भविता नावयोः संगमार्था
वार्तापीति स्मितास्यं जितगिरमजितं राधयाराधयामि॥

The poet addresses the tree as the symbol of youthful strength, asking for its help to reach the sun, and in the process, wins Radhika’s radiant smile...

love (1567) request (10) nature (950) poetry (588) sun (195) union (125) radha (21) romance (506) passion (501) beauty (1797)

उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ किं शेषे प्राप्ते परिभवे नवे।
अद्य वै निर्भया ल कां प्रविष्टाः सूर्यरश्मयः॥

A new sunrise dispels darkness. The poet commands one to rise as golden rays fill the room fearlessly—time for action has arrived.

awakening (58) dawn (69) courage (146) action (258) sun (195) fearlessness (52) new beginning (2) resolve (40) energy (65) hope (116)

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