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उरसि निपतितानां स्रस्तधम्मिल्लकानां
मुकुलितनयनानां किंचिदुन्मीलितानाम्।
उपरिसुरतखेदस्विन्नगण्डस्थलीनाम् अधरमधु
वधूनां भाग्यवन्तः पिबन्ति॥

Fortunate are those who savor the nectar of the lips of brides, exhausted from love-play, with loosened hair, half-closed eyes, and sweat-laden cheeks...

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उरसि निहितस् तारो हारः कृता जघने
घने कलकलवती काञ्ची पादौ रणन्मणिनूपुरौ।
प्रियमभिसरस्येवं मुग्धे त्वमाहतडिण्डिमा यदि
किमधिकत्रासोत्कम्पा दिशः समुदीक्षसे॥

The beloved woman, adorned with ornaments and sounding anklets, hesitates in nervous excitement. If you approach with love, O innocent one, why fear t...

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उरसि फणिपतिः शिखी ललाटे
शिरसि विधुः सुरवाहिनी जटायाम्।
प्रियसखि कथयामि किं रहस्यं
पुरमथनस्य रहोऽपि संसदेव॥

With a serpent on his chest, fire on his forehead, the moon on his head, and Ganga in his matted hair — what secret remains of Shiva that is hidden ev...

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उरसि मुरभिदः का गाढमालिङ्गितास्ते
सरसिजमकरन्दामोदिता नन्दने का।
गिरिसमलघुवर्णैरर्णवाख्यातिसंख्यैर् गुरुभिरपि
कृता का छन्दसां वृत्तिरस्ति॥

Who has ever embraced Murāri (Krishna) as tightly, or delighted in his lotus-scented chest? Poets wonder whether even epic meters can describe such di...

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उरस्तव पयोधराङ्कितमिदं कुतो मे क्षमा
ततो मयि विधीयतां वसु पुरा यदङ्गीकृतम्।
इति प्रचलचेतसः प्रियतमस्य वारस्त्रिया
क्वणत्कनककङ्कणं करतलात् समाकृष्यते॥

When the lover loses himself in the sight of the beloved's breast-marked chest, he recalls promises of old and tries to draw her hand with jingling ba...

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उरस्यस्य भ्रश्यत् कबरभरनिर्यत्
सुमनसः पतन्ति स्वर्बालाः स्मरपरवशा दीनमनसः।
सुरास्तं गायन्ति स्फुरिततनुगङ्गाधरमुखास् तवायं
दृक्पातो यदुपरि कृपातो विलसति॥

Divine damsels overwhelmed by Cupid’s glance drop their garlands and sing of your merciful gaze, O Shiva, which carries compassion even in destruction...

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उरुगुं द्युगुरुं युत्सु चुकुशुस्तुष्टुवुः पुरु।
लुलुभुः पुपुषुर्मुत्सु मुमुहुर्नु मुहुर्मुहुः॥

The warriors praised, rejoiced, and offered themselves repeatedly in the battle — a poetic play of alliterative sounds expressing warlike ecstasy.

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उरोजवच् चक्रमनोज्ञरूपा केशावलीव भ्रमराजिता वा।
संगीतवत् सत्पुटभेदहृद्या विद्येत
नाभीसरसी मृगाक्ष्याः॥

Her navel lake is so enchanting it resembles the whorl of a lotus, her hair curls like vines, her music enchants like divine rhythm — a celebration of...

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उरोजाताश्च कीराश्च तुरुष्कारट्टजाश्च ये।
टक्कजाः सैन्धवा मध्याः स्थलजातास् तथा हयाः॥

Various types of horses — from foreign breeds to native ones — are listed, showing the diversity and classification of noble steeds.

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उरोभावोत्सेदं भवदपि विलासैरभिनवैर्
मृगाक्ष्यास् तारुण्यं त्रिभुवनमिदं व्याकुलयति।
स्तनाभोगस्फीतं यदि किल भवेत् का खलु कथा भवित्री
किं चान्यद् विजितमखिलं पुष्पधनुषा॥

The youthful chest of the gazelle-eyed lady stirs the universe with its fullness and grace, surpassing even Cupid’s might — what remains to conquer?

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