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उन्नम्य दूरं मुहुरानमन्त्यः
कान्ताः श्लथीभूतनितम्बजाड्याः।
दोलाविलासेन जितश्रमत्वात्
प्रकर्षमापुः पुरुषायितेषु॥

Women, tired from passion, lift and bend repeatedly, their waists loosened—displaying swinging motions that defeat even masculine strength in sensual ...

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उन्नम्योन्नम्य तत्रैव दरिद्राणां मनोरथाः।
पतन्ति हृदये व्यर्था विधवास्त्रीस्तना इव॥

The hopes of the poor rise and fall, like the breasts of a widowed woman—emptied of fulfillment. A tragic metaphor for unfulfilled dreams.

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उन्नम्रस्वपयोधरान्तरपयोधाराभिरानन्दि सः
चञ्चद्बालकलापकान् कलगिरो मुग्धान् नवा घ्रिक्रमान्।
त्वय्याधाय शिखण्डिनः शिव शिव प्रावृट् समाप्तिं
गता तेषु त्वं तु शरच्छरारुचलिता जातासि धौतासिवत्॥

The rainy season ends in beauty, but you move away like autumn—clear, cool, and distant. Peacocks, mad with rain, are now abandoned by the shining swo...

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उन्नयति नाभिनिम्नान् मुक्तावलिपाशि रोमराजिनलम्।
स्मरशबरः स्तनभूधर-
निपतत्तरुनाक्षिपक्षिबन्धाय॥

The god of love lifts the navel-curve with pearl-chains to bind the breasts together as if tying birds—delicate bondage of desire.

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उन्निद्रकन्दलदलान्तरलीयमान-
गुञ्जन्मदान्धमधुपे नवमेघकाले।
स्वप्नेऽपि यः प्रवसति प्रविहाय कान्तां
तस्मै विषाणरहिताय नमो वृषाय॥

The buzzing bee, mad in love, sleeps even within tender buds—but the man who sleeps without his beloved, even in monsoon, is like a bull without horns...

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उन्निद्रकोकनदरेणुपिश गिता गा
गायन्ति मञ्जु मधुपा गृहदीर्घिकासु।
एतच्चकास्ति च रवेर्नवबन्धुजीव-
पुष्पच्छदाभमुदयाचलचुम्बि बिम्बम्॥

The bees hum sweet songs upon lotus-dusted ponds at dawn, while the rising sun, cloaked in floral brilliance, kisses the eastern horizon like a youthf...

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उन्निद्रता मत्स्यसगन्धिता
च प्रवालहानिः सपिपीलिकात्वम्।
त्वग्भ्रंशनाद् वारिकृतादजीर्णात्
तरोर्भवेत् तत्र चिकित्सनीयम्॥

Symptoms like excessive wakefulness, fishy odor, and red discoloration suggest digestive disorders in a tree due to poor watering or damage. This is n...

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उन्निद्रप्रियकमनोरमं रमण्याः
संरेजे सरसि वपुः प्रकाशमेव।
युक्तानां विमलतया तिरस्क्रियायै
नाक्रामन्नपि हि भवत्यलं जलौघः॥

Her body glows beside the serene lake, reflecting grace and radiance. The clear waters, unclouded and still, fail to obstruct her beauty. When element...

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उन्निद्रेण मयाद्य चिन्तितमभूद्यत्रावतारा हरेर्
आख्याता दश कीर्तितोऽसि न कथं तत्र त्वमेकादशः।
त्विच्चारित्रमगोचरं कविगिरां जानन्नपि क्ष्मापते न
प्रस्तौमि भयेन भारतकवेः कस्तादृशं वक्ष्यति॥

I wondered today why, among the ten avatars of Vishnu, your name is not the eleventh. But fearing the epic poet Vyasa, I dared not include you. This v...

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उन्नीतो भवभूतिना प्रतिदिनं बाणे गते यः
पुरा यश्चीर्णः कमलायुधेन सुचिरं येनागमत् केशटः।
यः श्रीवाक्पतिराजपादरजसां संपर्कपूतश्चिरं दिष्ट्या
श्लाघ्यगुणस्य कस्यचिदसौ मार्गः समुन्मीलति॥

From Bhavabhūti to Bāṇa to the refined feet of Śrīvākpati, the poetic path—once glorious—is now reopening. A revival of noble poetic tradition, purifi...

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