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उत्फुल्लैर्बकुलैर्लव गमुकुलैः शेफालिकाकुड्मलैर्
नीलाम्भोजकुलैस् तथा विचिकिलैः क्रान्तं च कान्तं च यत्।
तस्मिन् सौरभधाम्नि दाम्नि किमिदं सौगन्धवन्ध्यं मुधा मध्ये
मुग्ध कुसुम्भमुम्भसि भवेन् नैवैष युक्तः क्रमः॥

Why does this charming, fragrant grove feel barren despite so many flowers? In the absence of true joy, beauty feels hollow.

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उत्स गे वा मलिनवसने सौम्य निक्षिप्य
वीणां मद्गोत्रा कं विरचितपदं गेयमुद्गातुकामा।
तन्त्रीरार्द्रा नयनसलिलैः सारयित्वा कथंचिद् भूयोभूयः
स्वयमपि कृतां मूर्च्छनां विस्मरन्ती॥

The lady sits with a veena on her lap, tears moistening the strings as she forgets the tune she once longed to sing.

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उत्स गैः सैकतानां शकुनिशतपदन्यासरेखा कितानां
जम्बूषण्डानि नद्यो दधति परिणमल्लम्बिलम्बालकानि।
यत्तोयान्दोलदोलः पुलकयति तनुं तीरकस्तूरिकैण-
प्रक्रान्तग्रन्थिपर्णग्रसनपरिमलोत्कन्धरो
गन्धवाहः॥

The breeze, heavy with scent, lifts golden pollen—etched with bird tracks and riverbanks—it caresses the body like fine sandal.

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उत्सन्नच्छदिरुच्छ्वसद्वृति गलद्भित्ति स्खलन्मण्डलि
भ्राम्यत्कुण्डलि हिण्डदाखु खुरलिप्रक्रीडिभेकावलि।
पञ्चच्चर्मचटौघपक्षतिपुटप्रारब्धभांभांकृति
श्रीमत्सेनकुलावतंस भवतः शत्रोरिवास्मद्गृहम्॥

Your enemy’s house is like a fallen forest—walls crumbling, frogs croaking, rats scurrying—chaos reigns.

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उत्सन्नमापणममुं द्रक्ष्यामो निर्मलैः कदा नयनैः।
चिन्तामणिकाचकणौ विपरीतगुणागुणौ यत्र॥

When will our eyes see that sacred bazaar—where all virtues and flaws are reversed like glittering wish-fulfilling gems?

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उत्सन्नो मधुरस्ति कोकिलरवैरुत्सन्नमस्त्येतदप्य्
उत्सन्नं मलयानिलैरिदमपि प्रागेव जानीमहे।
पान्थास्तुष्यथ तावतैव किमिति भ्रान्ता यदि प्राणिति
स्तोकेनापि मनोभवो विगलतु प्राणेषु शुष्को ग्रहः॥

Even the sweetest things—cuckoo’s call, Malaya breeze—fail to please a heart pierced by desire. A parched lover begs for relief even in brief contact.

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उत्सर गकलितोरुकटारी-
भाजिरा उत भयंकरभालाः।
सन्तु पायकगणा जय तैस्त्वं गामगोहरमिलाप इलावी॥

Warriors with massive swords and terrifying foreheads charge fearlessly. Let them protect the land and vanquish invaders.

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उत्सर्पद्धूमलेखात्विषि तमसि मनाग्विस्फुलि गायमानैर्
उद्भेदैस्तारकाणां वियति परिगते पश्चिमाशामुपेता।
खेदेनेवानतासु स्खलदलिरसनास्वब्जिनीप्रेयसीषु प्रायः
संध्यातपाग्निं विशति दिनपतौ दह्यते वासरश्रीः॥

As twilight’s smoke-like dusk rises, the stars emerge like sparks. But day ends in weariness, and the night burns with passion.

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उत्सवादपि नीचानां कलहोऽपि सुखायते।
कपर्दकार्धलाभेन कुशलो बहु मन्यते॥

Even a conflict feels joyful for the low-minded; a miser celebrates a trifling gain as a great victory.

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उत्सवादुत्सवं यान्ति
स्वर्गात् स्वर्गं सुखात् सुखम्।
श्रद्धधानाश्च दान्ताश्च धनाढ्याः शुभकारिणः॥

Those with wealth, faith, and discipline celebrate one joy after another, rising ever higher—from joy to joy, like ascending heavens.

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