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उन्मादगद्गदगिरो मदविह्वलाक्षा
भ्रश्यन्निजप्रकृतयः कृतमस्मरन्तः।
ऐश्वर्यसीधुरसपानविघूर्णमानाः के नाम न
प्रतिपदं पुरुषाः स्खलन्ति॥

Power and intoxication make men stammer, lose themselves, forget virtue. Even the noble fall when drowned in luxury. A potent warning about hubris and...

intoxication (44) pride (317) downfall (265) luxury (23) warning (153) wisdom (1611) speech (345) madness (32) power (396) fallibility (4)

उन्मादमेके पुष्यन्ति यान्त्यन्ये द्विषतां वशम्।
दास्यमेके च गच्छन्ति परेषामर्थहेतुना॥

Some embrace madness, others fall to enemies, some become slaves for money. People trade dignity for different weaknesses. A stark classification of h...

madness (32) submission (23) slavery (6) money (12) enemies (78) folly (51) psychology (57) surrender (223) weakness (61) society (152)

उन्मीलत्त्रिवलीतर गवलया प्रोत्तु गपीनस्तन-
द्वन्द्वेनोद्यतचक्रवाकमिथुना
वक्त्राम्बुजोद्भासिनी।
कान्ताकारधरा नदीयमभितः क्रूराशया नेष्यते
संसारार्णवमज्जनं यदि ततो दूरेण संत्यज्यताम्॥

Her blooming body, decorated with curves and ornaments, attracts like a seductive river—but if her heart is cruel, abandon her like a deceptive ocean....

beauty (1797) seduction (89) caution (269) river (88) emotion (652) warning (153) metaphor (1632) passion (501) deception (224) abandonment (54)

उन्मीलत्पुलकं विलोलदलकं स्विद्यत्कपोलस्थलं
भ्राम्यत्कुण्डलमाकुलाकुललसत्सीत्कारमुद्यत्करम्।
किंचित्कुञ्चदुदञ्चितभ्रु विलसच्चोलं गलन्नीविकं स्याद्
भूयोऽपि कदा मदाकुलदृशोर्बिम्बाधरास्वादनम्॥

Her trembling lips, fluttering cheeks, passionate glances—when will I again taste her kiss? A sensual memory infused with deep longing and poetic deta...

love (1567) kiss (19) longing (690) memory (202) passion (501) sensuality (306) desire (898) beauty (1797) imagination (48) yearning (59)

उन्मीलत्पुलका कुरेण निविडाश्लेषे निमेषेण
च क्रीडाकूतविलोकितेऽधरसुधापाने मुधा नर्मभिः।
आनन्दाभिगमेन मन्मथकलायुद्धेऽपि यस्मिन्नभूत् प्रत्यूहो
न तयोर्बभूव सुरतारम्भः प्रियंभावुकः॥

Their love-play, full of jokes, glances, and joyful intimacy, never saw a pause. Such passionate unity shows what it means to be attuned lovers, natur...

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उन्मीलत्युरसा गुणालिनिचिता निर्दूषणा भूषणा
सोल्लासोषसि लोलया सुमनसा सूक्त्या मनोहारिणी।
शय्यामेत्य मृदुं मदीयकवितेवाम्भोजिनीनायिका
कस्याप्युन्नतपूर्वपुण्यतपसः कण्ठं समालि गति॥

She, full of poetic grace and ornamented with virtues, lies by my side like a divine muse. Such closeness must be the fruit of past-life merits.

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उन्मीलत्गुडपाकतन्तुलतया रज्ज्वा भ्रमीरर्जयन्
दानान्तःश्रुतशर्कराचलमथः स्वेनामृतान्धाः स्मरः।
नव्यामिक्षुरसोदधेर्यदि सुधामुत्थापयेत् सा भवज् जिह्वायाः
कृतिमाह्वयेत परमां मत्कर्णयोः पारणाम्॥

Like sugarcane threads melting on the tongue, her speech drips sweetness. If divine nectar took sound, it would resemble her voice—a delight for ears ...

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उन्मीलद्यौवनासि प्रियसखि विषमाः श्रेणयो नागराणां
तस्मात् कोऽपि त्वयाद्यप्रभृति न सहसा संमुखं वीक्षणीयः।
यावच् चन्द्रार्कमेकः पतिरतिशयितश्रद्धया सेवितव्यः
कर्तव्या रूपरक्षा वचसि न हृदयं देयमस्मद्विधानाम्॥

O youthful friend! Do not show your heart easily—beauty attracts deceivers. Keep your body guarded and devotion pure until marriage. A cautionary vers...

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उन्मीलद्रसबिन्दुगन्धकुसुमावल्ल्यो वसन्तोदये
कान्ताः कोमलपल्लवाः कति कति क्रीडावने सन्ति न।
सौभाग्यैकनिधे रसाल तदपि श्रीमञ्जरीशालिनस्
त्वत्तोऽन्यत्र च कुत्रचिन् मधुकरश्रेणी न विश्राम्यति॥

In spring, countless flowers bloom and vines spread—yet bees seek only the mango blossom. The best attract the best. A metaphor on exclusive charm and...

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उन्मीलद्वदनेन्दुकान्तिविसरैर्दूरं समुत्सारितं
भग्नं पीनकुचस्थलस्य च रुचा हस्तप्रभाभिर्हतम्।
एतस्याः कलविंककण्ठकदलीकल्पं मिलत्कौतुकाद्
अप्राप्ताभिमुखं रुषेव सहसा केशेषु लग्नं तमः॥

Her radiant face and breast’s glow dispel darkness. Yet, some hidden gloom still clings to her hair—like jealousy or sorrow clinging despite beauty.

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