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उपकार्योपकारित्वं दूरे चेत् सा हि मित्रता।
पुष्पवन्तौ किमासन्नौ पश्य कैरवपद्मयोः॥

True friendship is not measured by proximity in form, but by the harmony of reciprocation. Just as the lotus and lily bloom in the same pond yet follo...

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उपकृतं बहु तत्र किमुच्यते
सुजनता प्रथिता भवता परम्।
विदधदीदृशमेव सदा सखे सुखितमास्स्व ततः शरदां शतम्॥

What words can suffice when noble deeds speak louder? Your generous spirit defines your renown. Let such goodness endure, dear friend, like the calm o...

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उपकृतमनेन सुतराम् इत्यसतामस्ति न क्वचिदपेक्षा।
होतुः स्वहस्तमाश्रित उद्वहतोऽग्निर् दहत्येव॥

The wicked expect reward even as they harm — like fire burns the hand that offers it fuel. False hearts see giving as a transaction; but their nature ...

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उपकृतवताप्यनार्ये नाश्वसितव्यं कृतिप्रियोऽस्मीति।
पयसापि सिक्तमूलो भवति हि मधुरो न पिचुमन्दः॥

One must not trust the unworthy merely because they appear grateful. Just as watering a bitter root will not yield sweetness, so too does flattery fai...

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उपकृतवता श्रीरत्नाभ्यां हरेः शशिलेखया
मनसिजरिपोः पीयूषेणाप्यशेषदिवौकसाम्।
कथमितरथा तेन स्थेयं यशोभरमन्थरं यदि न
मथनायासं धीरः सहेत पयोनिधिः॥

Just as the ocean bore the churning to offer nectar to the gods, the truly noble endure hardship to uphold glory. Wealth, beauty, and divine favor are...

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उपकृतिरेव खलानां दोषस्य गरीयसो भवति हेतुः।
अनुकूलाचरणेन हि कुप्यन्ति व्याधयोऽत्यर्थम्॥

Kindness toward the wicked often intensifies their evil, much like certain maladies worsen with treatment. Flattery and favor can provoke deeper malic...

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उपकृतिसाहसिकतया क्षतिमपि गणयन्ति नो गुणिनः।
जनयन्ति हि प्रकाशं दीपशिखाः स्वा गदाहेन॥

The virtuous dare to serve even at personal cost, valuing goodness over gain. Like a lamp that gives light by burning itself, the noble radiate warmth...

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उपकृत्य भवन्ति दूरतः परतः प्रत्युपकारश कया।
इयमेव हि सत्त्वशालिनां महतां कापि कठोरचित्तता॥

The great often walk away after aiding others, expecting nothing in return. Their stern detachment is not cruelty, but the highest refinement — doing ...

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उपक्रमं वाञ्छितमाशु कुर्याद्
दूतोपयानात् क्रियमाणसंधिः।
स चेद् विसंधिः स तु तत्र चैकः कृतो
भवत्यात्मसमुच्छ्रयश्च॥

When peace is desired, act swiftly, before diplomacy becomes duplicity. If a truce is made only to be broken, then the one who breaches it earns nothi...

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उपगूढवेलमलघूर्मिभुजैः सरितामचुक्षुभदधीशमपि।
रजनीकरः किमिव चित्रमदो यदुरागिणां गणमन गलघुम्॥

Even mighty oceans are stirred by the subtle embrace of the moon. So too are regal hearts swayed by whispers of love. Hidden currents, gentle yet powe...

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