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उद्दामभ्रमिवेगविस्तृतजटावल्लीप्रणालीपतत्-
स्वर्ग गाजलदण्डिकावलयितं निर्माय तत् पञ्जरम्।
संभ्राम्यद्भुजदण्डपक्षपटलद्वन्द्वेन हंसायितस्
त्रैलोक्यव्ययनाटिकानयनटः स्वामी जगत् त्रायताम्॥

With swirling dreadlocks forming a cage around his celestial elephant, the Lord enacts the drama of creation, motioning with his arms and wings like a...

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उद्दामाम्बुदगर्हितान्धतमसप्रध्वस्तदि
मण्डले काले यामिकजाग्रदुग्रसुभटव्याकीर्णकोलाहले।
कर्णस्यासुहृदर्णवाम्बुवडवावह्नेर्यदन्तःपुराद् आयातासि
तदम्बुजाक्षि कृतकं मन्ये भयं योषिताम्॥

When fierce clouds roar and warriors fill the battlefield, you arrive from the ocean's burning depths, lotus-eyed lady. The false bravery of women fad...

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उद्दामाम्बुदवर्ध मानशिखिनीकेकातिरेकाकुले
संप्राप्यं सलिलं स्थलेष्वपि सदा निस्तर्षवर्षागमे।
भीष्मग्रीष्मभटे परस्परभयादालोच्यमानं मुहुर् दीनं
मीनकुलं न पालयसि चेत् कासार का सारता॥

When torrential rains flood even dry lands and fish helplessly suffer in ponds, what worth is a reservoir that cannot offer protection? In nature, com...

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उद्दामार्कमरीचिमूर्छितदृशां येनाध्वगानामयं
वेलालम्बनजागरूकमनसामारम्भि कर्णज्वरः।
क्लेशोच्छृ खलचेतसः प्रविशतो गण्डूषगर्भं मुनेर् लीनः
कुत्र महार्णवस्य स पुनः कल्लोलकोलाहलः॥

The sun’s intense rays blind travelers whose ears burn from roaring ocean waves. As minds collapse in agony, the deafening sea’s fury seems to swallow...

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उद्दामार्कांशुदीप्यद्दिनमणिमणिभिर्भस्मितान्त् ए समन्ताद्
वायुव्याधूयमानज्वलनकणगणाकीर्णधूल् इप्रकीर्णे।
कान्तारेऽस्मिन् नृपार्ते पथि पथिक भवे क्वापि पाथोदसेना-
सूच्यग्रे कूपषट्कं तदुपरि नगरी तत्र ग गाप्रवाहः॥

Amid burning sun and flying sparks, dust swirls above deserted paths. An oasis city, barely perceptible above a well’s edge, offers uncertain refuge—a...

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उद्दामोत्कलिकां विपाण्डुररुचं प्रारब्धजृम्भां
क्षणाद् आयासं श्वसनोद्गमैरविरतैरातन्वतीमात्मनः।
अद्योद्यानलतामिमां समदनां नारीमिवान्यां ध्रुवं पश्यन्
कोपविपाटलद्युति मुखं देव्याः करिष्याम्यहम्॥

Watching the empress flushed with desire, hair disheveled, gasping from passion’s toil, I resolve to capture her wrath-painted, radiant face on canvas...

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उद्दिश्य निःसरन्तीं सखीमियं कपटकोपकुटिलभ्रूः।
एवमवतंसमाक्षिपद् आहतदीपो यथा पतति॥

Her glance fakes anger, brow arched, turning away like a lamp flickering before it dies. The act is intentional, yet delicate—the drama of feminine em...

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उद्दिष्टं वस्तु रागादौ किंचिदाधिक्यचिन्तितम्।
तद्धातुमातुनिष्पन्नं प्रत्यन्तरमितीरितम्॥

What’s slightly beyond one’s intention, born of attachment or desire, yet arises through the inherent nature of the base—this is how grammarians defin...

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उद्दीपितोऽपि कनकद्युतिमञ्जुलोऽपि
स्नेहान्वितोऽपि सुदृशोऽपि सुवर्तितोऽपि।
कान्ताकरान्तरकुचच्छविमण्डितोऽपि स्वाभाविकीं
मलिनतां न जहाति दीपः॥

No matter how golden, bright, or lovingly maintained, a lamp still emits soot. Just as inner faults persist despite outward polish, nature resists cos...

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उद्दीप्ताग्निरसौ मुनिर्विजयते यस्योदरे
जीर्यतः पाथोधेरवशिष्टमम्बु कथमप्युद्गीर्णमन्यार्णवम्।
किं चास्माज्जठरानलादिव नवस्तत्कालवान्तिक्रमान्
निर्यातः स पुनर्यमाय पयसामन्तर्गतो वाडवः॥

The sage with fire in his belly digests even the residuals of oceans. From this inner fire arises the oceanic submarine flame. True energy transforms ...

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