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उर्वीपतेश्च स्फटिकाश्मनश्च
शीलोज्झितस्त्रीहृदस्य चान्तः।
असंनिधानात् सततस्थितीनाम्
अन्योपरागः कुरुते प्रवेशम्॥

Just as crystal and stone differ, so does a chaste woman’s heart differ from a sullied one — purity stands apart.

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उर्वीमुद्दामसस्यां जनयतु विसृजन् वासवो वृष्टिमिष्टाम्
इष्टैस् त्रैविष्टपानां विदधतु विधिवत् प्रीणनं विप्रमुख्याः।
आकल्पान्तं च भूयात् स्थिरसमुपचिता संगतिः सज्जनानां
निःशेषं यान्तु शान्तिं पिशुनजनगिरो दुःसहा वज्रलेपाः॥

May Indra send auspicious rains, brahmins perform rituals, and good people stay united forever, unaffected by harsh slanders.

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उर्व्यसावत्र तर्वाली मर्वन्ते चार्ववस्थितिः।
नात्रर्जु युज्यते गन्तुं शिरो नमय तन्मनाक्॥

One must bow before divine instruction and not proceed arrogantly — a cryptic verse hinting at humility before spiritual truth.

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उर्व्यां कोऽपि महीधरो लघुतरो दोर्भ्यां धृतो
लीलया तेन त्वं दिवि भूतले च सततं गोवर्धनो गीयसे।
त्वां त्रैलोक्यधरं वहामि कुचयोरग्रे न तद् गण्यते किं
वा केशव भाषणेन बहुना पुण्यैर्यशो लभ्यते॥

As Krishna lifted Govardhana mountain effortlessly, so the poet says the divine feats surpass all speech — only merit earns such fame.

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उलूखलं यथा मध्ये तैलयन्त्रे दृढं स्थितम्।
सर्वाधारस् तथा मेरुर् मध्ये भूमण्डले स्थितम्॥

Just as an oil-press has a solid central post, so too is Mount Meru at the center of the world, upholding the cosmic structure.

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उल्बेन संवृतस्तस्मिन्न् आर्द्रैश्च बहिरावृतः।
आस्ते कृत्वा शिरः कुक्षौ भुग्नपृष्ठशिरोधरः॥

The meditative ascetic sits enclosed within darkness, wrapped inside and out by moist coverings, bending forward with head on his knees — symbolizing ...

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उल्लङ्घ्य जङ्घामवलम्बमाना
वेणी स्फुरत्यायतलोचनायाः।
जित्वा जगच्चन्दनशाखिकायां
न्यस्तासिवल्लीव मनोभवेन॥

The long braid of the woman leaps past her thigh and flutters like a sword-vine placed by Kama himself on a branch of the sandal tree, enchanting the ...

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उल्लङ्घ्य सरिदरण्य-
ग्रामगिरीन् कामकातरा यान्तु।
अभिसारिण्य इवान्तस्-
तृष्णां निगदन्ति न स्वयं सुधियः॥

The wise do not speak of their inner thirst even when crossing forests, rivers, and villages driven by longing — like lovers silently enduring separat...

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उल्लङ्घ्यापि सखीवचः समुचितामुत्सृज्य लज्जामलं
हित्वा भीतिभरं निरस्य च निजं सौभाग्यगर्वं मनाक्।
आज्ञां केवलमेव मन्मथगुरोरादाय नूनं मया त्वं
निःशेषविलासिवर्गगणनाचूडामणिः संश्रितः॥

You ignored your friends’ warnings, cast aside modesty and fear, and embraced only the command of Cupid — thus, O lady, you stand as the crown-jewel o...

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उल्लसत्सौरभैः पुष्पैर् बिभ्रन्मालां सुगुम्फिताम्।
पर्य्यन्तस्थायिनोऽप्यन्यान् आमोदयति भूपतिः॥

The king, adorned with fragrant flowers, spreads joy even among distant ones — like a garland's scent reaching far despite being worn close.

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