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अतिक्रान्तः कालः सुचरितशतामोदसुभगो
गताः शुक्ला धर्मा नवनलिनसूत्रांशुतनुताम्।
परिम्लानः प्रायो बुधजनकथासारनिपुणो
निरानन्दं जातं जगदिदमतीतोत्सवमिव॥

Time has passed, good conduct faded, Dharma weakened; the world feels joyless like a festival long gone.

अतिक्रान्तः कालो लटभललनाभोगसुभगो
भ्रमन्तः श्रान्ताः स्मः सुचिरमिह सं सारसरणौ।
इदानीं स्वः सिन्धोस्तटभुवि समाक्रन्दनगिरः
सुतारैः फूत्कारैः शिव शिव शिवेति प्रतनुमः॥

We wandered long in worldly life and pleasures; now, on the banks of liberation, we chant “Shiva, Shiva, Shiva” with prayerful breath.

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अतिक्रान्तमतिक्रान्तम् अनागतमनागतम्।
वर्तमानसुखभ्रान्तिर् नवा भोगिदरिद्रयोः॥

The past is gone, the future unknown; people, lost in illusion of present pleasures, are alike—whether rich or poor.

illusion (355) time (242) delusion (175) materialism (37) equality (64)

अतिक्लेशेन यद् द्रव्यम् अतिलोभेन यत्सुखम्।
परपीडा च या वृत्तिर् नैव साधुषु विद्यते॥

Wealth gained by extreme suffering, pleasure earned through greed, or acts causing others’ pain—these are not found in noble people.

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अतिक्लेशेन येऽर्थाः स्युर् धर्मस्यातिक्रमेण च।
अरेर्वा प्रणिपातेन मा स्म तेषु मनः कृथाः॥

Do not focus your mind on wealth earned by sin, flattery, or harming enemies; such wealth is impure.

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अतिक्लेशे मनःस्थैर्यं क्रमेण सहनं तथा।
जयलाभाय हेतू द्वौ सैन्यानामधिकौ विदुः॥

In great hardship, mental steadiness and endurance are key. These two are considered essential for victory in battle.

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अतिगम्भीरमनाविलम् अक्षोभ्यमदृष्टपारमविलङ्घ्यम्।
अविरलतरङ्गसंकुलम् एक्षिषि विज्ञानसागरं महताम्॥

You see the vast ocean of knowledge of the great—deep, untainted, unshakable, filled with waves of continuous insight.

wisdom (1611) ocean metaphor (10) clarity (135) learning (126) depth (43)

अतिगम्भीरे भूपे कूप इव जनस्य दुःखतारस्य।
दधति समीहितसिद्धिं गुणवन्तः पार्थिवा घटकाः॥

In a deeply thoughtful king (like a well), skilled ministers act as the mechanism to draw out the people’s welfare.

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अतिचपलकलत्रं प्रातिवेश्मातिचौर-
स्तनयगतिमांधं (?) बालरण्डा तनूजा।
अतिशठमथ मैत्री (?) वश्यता सर्वजन्तो
रिपुभयतनुरोगौ चाष्टदुःखं नराणाम्॥

An overly flirtatious wife, cunning neighbor, sickly son, unruly daughter, treacherous friend, lack of control, fear of enemies, and disease—these eig...

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अतिचारुचन्द्ररोचिः कुर्वन् कुसुमेषुकेलिकेतनताम्।
सुरभिः कदानुयास्यति समुकुलरुचिरस्तनीहारः॥

Like the moonlight on lovely blossoms, may the scented garland on the bosom of my beloved come toward me joyfully.

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