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उन्मीलन्ति कियन्ति वा न कुसुमान्युष्णद्युतेरुद्गमे
तत्त्वेतावति बन्धुरित्यतिसखीत्यादित्यकान्तेति च।
कीर्तिं दत्तवतां त्रिलोकविदितामेवं कवीनामृणं किं
कृत्वेयमपाकरोतु जनुषां कोट्यापि नालीकिनी॥

How many flowers bloom with the morning sun? People quickly label some as lovely or beloved. But can such fleeting opinions ever erase the eternal fam...

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उन्मीलन्ति नखैर्लुनीहि वहति क्षौमाञ्चलेनावृणु
क्रीडाकाननमाविशन्ति वलयक्वाणैः समुत्त्रासय।
इत्थं वञ्जुलदक्षिणानिलकुहूकण्ठीषु संकेतिक-
व्याहाराः सुभग त्वदीयविरहे तस्याः सखीनां मिथः॥

The southern breeze imitates her signs—scratching with nails, pulling the veil, jingling bangles to alert her lover. Her absence sparks gossip among h...

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उन्मीलन्ति निशानिशाचरवधूत्प्रोच्चाटनामान्त्रिकाः
सायं सालससुप्तप कजवनप्रोद्बोधवैतालिकाः।
फुल्लत्प कजकोशगर्भकुहरप्रोद्भूतभृ गावली-
झ कारप्रणवोपदेशगुरवस् तीव्रद्युतेरंशवः॥

The sun’s rays rise, chasing away the darkness and illusions of night like mantras dispelling evil spirits. They awaken lotus groves and bring life to...

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उन्मीलन्ति मृणालकोमलरुचो राजीवसंवर्तिका-
संवर्तव्रतवृत्तयः कतिपये पीयूषभानोः कराः।
अप्युस्रैर्धवलीभवत्सु गिरिषु क्षुब्धोऽयमुन्मज्जता
विश्वेनेव तमोमयो निधिरपामह्नाय फेनायते॥

Only a few golden rays of the rising sun resemble soft lotus stalks. They shimmer gently, as if to calm the turbulent mountains and dark waves. Even a...

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उन्मीलन्नयनान्तकान्तिलहरीनिष्पीतयोः
केवलाद् आमोदादवधारणीयवपुषोः कान्तासखेन क्षणम्।
यत्कर्णोत्पलयोः स्थितेन भवता किंचित् समुद्गुञ्जितं
भ्रातस्तिष्ठति कुत्र तत् कथय मे कान्तं प्रियाया मुखम्॥

Beloved, tell me—where is that face whose mere glance could light the soul? Where is the smile that made time stop? Only your voice lingers in my ears...

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उन्मीलन्मणिरश्मिजालजटिलच्छायं रणत्क
कणं बिभ्राणस्तव देव वैरिकदनक्रीडाकठोरः करः।
त्यक्त्वा संयति जीवितानि रिपवो ये स्वर्गमार्गे गतास्
तानाक्रष्टुमिवाविवेश रभसाच् चण्डद्युतेर्मण्डलम्॥

Your hand, adorned with clinking jewels and blazing fury, plunged into the enemy ranks like a lightning orb. Even the dead enemies seemed pulled towar...

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उन्मीलन्मधुगन्धलुब्धमधुपव्याधूतचूता कुर-
क्रीडत्कोकिलकाकलीकलरवैरुद्गीर्णकर्णज्वराः।
नीयन्ते पथिकैः कथं कथमपि ध्यानावधानक्षण-
प्राप्तप्राणसमासमागमरसोल्लासैरमी वासराः॥

Bees intoxicated by fresh nectar hum near mango blossoms, and cuckoos sing with passion. Travelers pass through this mesmerizing world distractedly, a...

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उन्मीलन्मुकुलकरालकुन्दकोश-
प्रश्च्योतद्घनमकरन्दगन्धबन्धो।
तामीषत्प्रचलविलोचनां नता गीम् आलिन्
गन् पवन मम स्पृशा गम गम्॥

Wind, softly touch her—her half-closed eyes, the opening jasmine buds, and sweet fragrance. The poet pleads with the breeze like a secret messenger of...

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उन्मीलयन्ति कुसुमानि मनोरमाणि
के नाम नात्र तरवः समयोचितानि।
कस्येदृशं कथय दोहदमस्ति तस्य
यादृक्विनिर्मितमशोकमहीरुहस्य॥

Trees bloom with beautiful flowers when time is right, but not all fulfill one's longing like the Ashoka tree. Who else satisfies as perfectly as that...

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उन्मीलल्लीलनीलोत्पलदलदलनामोदमेदस्विपूर-
क्रोडक्रीडद्विजालीगरुदुदितमरुत्स्फालवाचालवीचिः।
एतेनाखानि शाखानिवहनवहरित्पर्णपूर्णद्रुमाली-
व्यालीढोपान्तशान्तव्यथपथिकदृशां दत्तरागस्तडागः॥

A shimmering lake with swaying trees, fragrant lotuses, and playful waves becomes a haven for travelers, easing their sorrow. The very essence of peac...

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