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उन्नतः प्रोल्लसद्धारः कालागुरुमलीमसः।
पयोधरभरस्तन्व्याः कं न चक्रेऽभिलाषिणम्॥

Her lofty, fragrant breasts, adorned with alluring grace, stir desire in all who behold her. A sensual yet poetic celebration of feminine beauty.

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उन्नतघनमध्यगतं निर्गुणमपि सुरधनुः शोभाम्।
तेन महद्भिः साकं संवासः प्रार्थ्यते विज्ञैः॥

Even a bow without string shines amidst gems, merely due to association. The wise seek company of the great to shine themselves.

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उन्नतदक्षिणपक्षा भक्ष्यमुखी विहितपार्थिवनिनादा।
तारा तरुमधिगच्छति तद्यच्छति वाञ्छितादधिकम्॥

The stars, reaching for a high tree, receive more than they wished. Those who aim high often receive unexpected boons. A poetic metaphor for ambition.

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उन्नतानां सुवंशानां द्वैधं तावन्न जायते।
यावत् कुठारधारेव योषिद् विशति नान्तरम्॥

Even noble lineages split when a woman enters with her charms. Like an axe cleaving a tree, love can divide legacy and power.

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उन्नतावनतभाववत्तया चन्द्रिका सतिमिरा गिरेरियम्।
भक्तिभिर्बहुविधाभिरर्पिता भाति
भूतिरिव मत्तदन्तिनः॥

This moonlight on the hill, wavering with shade and shine, resembles the varied moods of a devoted elephant—symbolic of duality in beauty and power.

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उन्नतेषु शशिनः प्रभा
स्थिता निम्नसंश्रयपरं निशातमः।
नूनमात्मसदृशी प्रकल्पिता वेधसैव गुणदोषयोर् गतिः॥

Moonlight remains at the heights while darkness hides in depths. Like this, people’s fates depend on their qualities—matching light to nobility, and d...

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उन्नतोऽपि विशदोऽपि कोमलोऽप्य्
अद्य जाड्यहरणक्षमोऽपि च।
अन्तरुज्ज्वलगुणोऽपि निर्धनस्
तूलराशिरिव याति लाघवम्॥

Despite being noble, pure, and capable, a man without wealth becomes light like cotton—undervalued. A critique of how society ignores inner worth when...

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उन्नत्यै नमति प्रभुं प्रभुगृहान् द्रष्टुं बहिस्तिष्ठति
स्वद्रव्यव्ययमातनोति जडधीरागामिवित्ताशया।
प्राणान् प्राणितुमेव मुञ्चति रणे क्लिश्नाति भोगेच्छया
सर्वं तद् विपरीतमेव कुरुते तृष्णान्धदृक् सेवकः॥

A servant blinded by desire humiliates himself, spends his wealth, loses breath in war, and still gains nothing—driven not by love, but by greed.

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उन्नमय्य सकचग्रहमास्यं
चुम्बति प्रियतमे हठवृत्त्या।
हुं हु मुञ्च मम मेति च मन्दं
जल्पितं जयति मानधनायाः॥

She pulls his face close and kisses him gently, murmuring “mine,” then pushes him away. Her pride and affection wrestle in a delicate dance of love.

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उन्नमितैकभ्रूलतम् आननमस्याः पदानि रचयन्त्याः।
कण्टकितेन प्रथयति मय्यनुरागं कपोलेन॥

With a single raised eyebrow, a shy cheek pressed in passion, she composes verses on my soul—expressing affection not with words but with glances.

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