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उद्ग्राहश्चान्यधातुः स्याद् ध्रुवकश्चान्यधातुकः।
मेलापकोऽन्यधातुः स्याद् आभोगश्चान्यधातुकः।
चतुर्धातुकमेतद्धि रूपकं कीर्त्यते बुधैः॥

The learned describe the rhythmic structure of a composition through four elements—udgraha, dhruvaka, melapaka, and abhyoga. These components form the...

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उद्ग्राहस्याद्यखण्डे च न्यासः स ध्रुवको मतः।
एवं हि षट्पदः प्रोक्त उत्तमो ध्रुवको बुधैः॥

In the unbroken first line of a metrical verse, the presence of "udgraha" and "dhruvaka" defines its excellence. Scholars see this six-footed rhythmic...

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उद्ग्राहो ध्रुपदश्च स्याद् आभोगस्तदनन्तरम्।
नियमस् त्रिविधो ज्ञेयो मण्ठकस्य विचक्षणैः॥

The verse follows udgraha, then dhruva, and finally abhyoga, all governed by strict rules. Wise composers classify this structure within the ancient m...

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उद्ग्रीवं खलु वीक्षितं वपुरिदं लज्जालसं यत्तदा
गच्छन्त्याः सखिसंनिधौ किमपि यन्निर्वर्णकं भाषितम्।
हे प्राणा विरहेण यात किमिदं नैर्घृण्यमालम्बितं तत्
स्मृत्वा यदि युक्तमासितुमहो यूयं प्रमाणं मम॥

The last glance she gave with upraised neck and bashful eyes haunts me. That quiet phrase in her friend’s presence expressed so much pain—how can she ...

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उद्ग्रीवस्तिमितेक्षनस्तत इतः पश्यन् निलीय
स्थितं पादोद्घृष्टिपरस्परप्रतिभयभ्रान्तं चलत्पक्षतिः।
द्राक्त्रोटीपुरकोटिकुण्ठितरयं प्राक्तिर्यगूर्ध्वीकृतं
गर्भान्तःप्रणयीचकार शफरं कासारचारी बकः॥

The egret, neck raised and eyes alert, hides quietly, then swiftly captures the unsuspecting fish with deadly precision. Nature reveals how stillness ...

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उद्ग्रीवा विवृतारुणास्यकुहरास्तृष्णाचलत्तालवः
पक्षासंभववेपमानतनवः प्रोड्डीय किंचिद् भुवः।
अन्योन्याक्रमिणः शरारिशिशवः प्रातर्नदीरोधसि
प्रालेयाम्बु पिबन्ति वीरणदलद्रोणीप्रणालस्रुतम्॥

With raised necks and crimson beaks, young flamingoes drink icy water from reed-lined canals at dawn, crowding riverbanks. Their thirst and motion rep...

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उद्घातयेद् दक्षिणमक्षि यक्षो
हस्तेन मृद्नात्यथ दक्षिणेन।
यस्याभिषेके स भवेत् स्वशक्त्या
क्षितीशलक्षेक्षितपादपद्मः॥

A Yaksha, opening the right eye and touching the body with his right hand, signifies a king being anointed—whose lotus feet will bless the land. Omens...

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उद्घाटितनवद्वारे पञ्जरे विहगोऽनिलः।
यत् तिष्ठति तदाश्चार्यं प्रयाणे विस्मयः कुतः॥

A bird, set free from a nine-doored cage (the body), takes flight with air as its chariot. How then is death surprising, when the soul simply returns ...

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उद्घाट्य चेद् दक्षिणमक्षि
लीढे नाभिं स्वकीयामथवाधिरूढः।
शेते गृहस्योपरि जागरूकस् तदाम्बुदोऽम्बु
क्षिपति प्रभूतम्॥

If one opens the right eye and lies atop the house, watching rain clouds gather, it's said to foretell abundant rainfall. Ritual, body movements, and ...

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उद्घाट्य योगकलया हृदयाब्जकोशं
धन्यैश्चिरादपि यथारुचि गृह्यमाणः।
यः प्रस्फुरत्यविरतं परिपूर्णरूपः श्रेयः
स मे दिशतु शाश्वतिकं मुकुन्दः॥

When the lotus of the heart is opened through yoga, the infinite form of the Lord dances therein, manifesting uninterrupted joy. May that eternal Muku...

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