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उदरं परिमाति मुष्टिना कुतुकी कोऽपि दमस्वसुः किमु।
धृततच्चतुर गुलीव यद् वलिभिर्भाति सहेमकाञ्चिभिः॥

The curious child slaps the soft belly out of fun, admiring the gold-like waist folds—play meets poetic observation.

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Even the ocean or moon can’t be digested like desire—if Shiva himself couldn’t resist Kāma, who else can claim detachment?

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The stomach is an abyss into which everything disappears, and a wicked serpent within cries endlessly—an allegory on hunger.

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Due to fear of feeding two stomachs, a man only half-marries—thus, how is his son still a boy today? A social satire.

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The world’s burdens lie in your belly, O boar! You even made dung tasty—no one else could handle such divine digestion.

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If the stomach is small, why such sloth and selfishness? Why no zeal in doing good? A philosophical question on lethargy.

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The swan, though like the heron in color, eats pearls—not fish. Likewise, the noble don’t act for mere survival.

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Those desiring future glory never gaze at other’s wives, just like a crescent moon barely visible—hidden, untouched.

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She, once angered, now humbly surrenders her face to him with modest downcast eyes—like a queen bowing to her rival.

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You lived like a jackal though born royal—what a pity! Had you tried, you’d have reached the might of a lion.

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