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उद्यमी सिद्धिमाप्नोति सहाय्यविकलोऽपि चेत्।
एकचक्ररथोऽनूरुसूतोऽर्को व्योम गाहते॥

Even without help, a single-wheeled chariot driven by a dwarf can reach the heavens—symbolizing how effort conquers odds.

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उद्यमेन विना राजन् न सिध्यन्ति मनोरथाः।
नहि सुप्तस्य सिंहस्य प्रविशन्ति मुखे मृगाः॥

Dreams don’t fulfill themselves. Even the lion must wake up and hunt—prey never walks into its sleeping mouth.

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उद्यमेन हि सिध्यन्ति कार्याणि न मनोरथैः।
नहि सुप्तस्य सिंहस्य प्रविशन्ति मुखे मृगाः॥

Tasks are accomplished only through effort, not by daydreaming. Even a lion cannot expect deer to walk into its mouth while it sleeps.

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उद्यमे नास्ति दारिद्र्यं जप्यतो नास्ति पातकम्।
मौनेन कलहो नास्ति नास्ति जागरतो भयम्॥

For the industrious, there is no poverty; for the devoted, no sin; for the silent, no quarrel; and for the alert, no fear.

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उद्यमेनैव कार्याणि सिध्यन्ति न मनोरथैः।
नहि सुप्तस्य सिंहस्य विशन्ति वदने मृगाः॥

Once again, the emphasis—effort brings success, not wishes. The image of the lion reinforces the same deep truth.

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उद्ययौ दीर्घिकागर्भान् मुकुलं मेचकोत्पलम्।
नारीलोचनचातुर्यश कासंकुचितं यथा॥

A blue lotus bud rises from the pond like a shy glance from a woman’s eye, half-curled in modest grace.

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उद्यल्लावण्यलक्ष्मीवलयितवपुषां स्वर्गवारा गनानाम्
आश्लेषे यः प्रमोदः स्फुरति च गरिमा योऽमृते माधुरीणाम्।
सौरभ्यं कु कुमे यत् पयसि विमलता याप्यहो तत्समस्तं
मित्रैकत्रेक्षितुं चेदभिलषसि तदा पश्य कृष्णस्य काव्यम्॥

The beauty of divine maidens, sweetness of nectar, purity of milk, fragrance of saffron—all culminate in the poetry of Krishna. If you desire to behol...

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उद्यात्येव सुहृत्कुलं प्रतिबलं यात्येव नीचैस्तराम्
आयान्त्येव यशःश्रियः प्रतिदिशं यान्त्येव सत्कीर्तयः।
येनैकेन मुखाग्रपाटिततनूभूतार्द्रकोटिश्रिया
सर्वाश्चर्यमयः स एव जयति त्वत्खड्गधारापथः॥

Fortunes, fame, and victory follow the trail of the one whose blade, even at a glance, slices through enemies—a poetic tribute to valor.

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उद्यानं कौमुदी गीतं कान्ता केलिः सुहृत् कथा।
कृतिनां सुकृतक्रीतः स्वर्गभोगो भुवि स्थितः॥

Gardens, moonlight, songs, the beloved’s play, and talks with friends—these pleasures on earth are heavenly rewards earned through past merits.

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उद्यानं वनभूमयः कुसुमितैरुद्गन्धयः पादपैः
शैला निर्झरहासिनो जलधरश्यामा गिरिः कृत्रिमः।
नद्यः सारसमूर्च्छितोर्मिवलया घर्माभिषेकास्पदं शीताः
शीकरसंगमात्सुरभयो मित्रं सरोजानिलाः॥

Blossoming gardens, fragrant groves, misty mountains, musical rivers, cooling breezes—all compose a divine earth meant for the sensory bliss of the bl...

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