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उद्धूतपांसुपटलानुमितप्रबन्ध-
धावत्खुराग्रचयचुम्बितभूमिभागाः।
निर्मथ्यमानजलधिध्वनिघोरघोषम् एते रथं
गगनसीम्नि वहन्ति वाहाः॥

Horses drawing a chariot in the sky stir up clouds of dust, their hooves kissing the earth with thunderous rhythm. The resounding noise resembles the ...

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उद्धूता धूमधारा विरहिजनमनोमाथिनो मन्मथाग्नेः
कस्तूरीपत्रमाला तिमिरततिरहो दिक्पुरन्ध्रीमुखानाम्।
निर्वाणा गारलेखा दिवसहुतभुजः संचरच्चञ्चरीक-
श्रेणीयं भाति भास्वत्करलुलितनभःकन्दरेन्दीवरस्य॥

Mistaken for the lovers’ fire of longing, dark monsoon clouds rise like smoke. They obscure celestial lotuses, staining the faces of direction-goddess...

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उद्धूय धूलीर्धवला रसातलाद्
वात्या लगन्ती गगने व्यवर्तत।
फूत्कारयन्त्येव भुवोद्धृता भुजा
निदाघतापाकुलया तपात्यये॥

At summer’s end, dust rises pale from the depths, lifted by gales as if earth herself raises arms in exhaustion. The gesture mimics a sigh of relief a...

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उद्धूयेत तनूलतेति नलिनीपत्रेण नो वीज्यते
स्फोटः स्यादिति ना गकं मलयजक्षोदाम्भसा सिच्यते।
स्यादस्यातिभरात् पराभव इति प्रायो न वा पल्लवा-
रोपो वक्षसि तत् कथं कृशतनोराधिः समाधीयताम्॥

You think she’s light like a creeper—just fan her, or soothe with sandalwater. But the burden of grief within such a frail form cannot be eased by sur...

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उद्धूयेत नतभ्रूः पक्ष्मनिपातोद्भवैः पवनैः।
इति निर्निमेषमस्या विरहवयस्या विलोकते वदनम्॥

Her friends stare at her face, unblinking, wondering if her sorrowful glance might rise again like a breeze lifting a lowered brow. Love and heartbrea...

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उद्धृतेष्वपि शस्त्रेषु दूतो वदति नान्यथा।
ते वै यथोक्तवक्तारो न वध्याः पृथिवीभुजा॥

Even when swords are drawn and war rages, messengers must not be harmed. They are merely voices of others’ will, not warriors. Dharma demands restrain...

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उद्धृतेष्वपि शस्त्रेषु बन्धुवर्गवधेष्वपि।
परुषाण्यपि जल्पन्तो वध्या दूता न भूभुजा॥

Messengers who speak harshly, even if their people commit crimes, are still inviolable. Sovereigns must uphold the sanctity of diplomacy. True kings d...

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उद्ध्रियमानेन्दुकरैर् उन्मज्जत्यन्धकारवारिनिधेः।
क्वापि क्वापि विलग्न-
च्छायाजम्बालधोरणी धरणी॥

As moonlight is drawn upward, the ocean of darkness breaks apart, revealing glimpses of shadow-like stains on the earth—half-light, half-darkness, cau...

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उद्बद्धेभ्यः सुदूरं घनरजनितमःपूरितेषु द्रुमेषु
प्रोद्ग्रीवं पश्य पादद्वितयधृतभुवः श्रेणयः फेरवाणाम्।
उल्कालोकैः स्फुरद्भिर्निजवदनगुहोत्सर्पिभिर्वीक्षितेभ्यश्
च्योतत्सान्द्रं वसाम्भः क्वथितशववपुर्मण्डलेभ्यः पिबन्ति॥

Flocks of vultures, standing with uplifted necks under dark trees filled with thunderclouds, drink dripping pus from corpses under firelight. This hor...

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उद्बन्धनं दृढं गाढं सिंहोऽपि सहते यदि।
कथं करटिनस्तर्हि नृपचिह्नानि बिभ्रति॥

If even a lion endures chains, how then do monkeys wear royal emblems? Power without strength mocks true dignity. Strength must be matched with inner ...

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