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एकवापीभवं तोयं पात्रापात्रविशेषतः।
आम्रे मधुरतामेति निम्बे कटुकतामपि॥

Water from one source yields sweet fruit in mango and bitterness in neem. Quality of vessel (recipient) matters more than the input.

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एकविंशतिरादिष्टाः नरकाः शास्त्रपारगैः।
गर्भवाससमीपे ते कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम्॥

Scriptures speak of 21 hells, yet none match the agony of the womb experienced during gestation. A poetic metaphor on suffering before birth.

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एकविंशतिवारेण कुक्कुटस्यासृजोक्षितम्।
तत्क्षणाद् दाडिमीबीजं वर्धते फलति ध्रुवम्॥

Apply rooster’s blood 21 times to pomegranate seed—it will surely sprout and bear fruit. A traditional belief blending magic and agriculture.

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एकविंशतिसंजप्तं जलं मन्त्रेण पाययेत्।
यदा वान्तिस् तदा मृत्युर् न
वान्तिर्जीवति ध्रुवम्॥

Water infused with mantra 21 times and given to a dying person—if vomiting occurs, death is near; else, life persists. A traditional diagnostic omen.

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एकविद्याप्रधानोऽपि बहुज्ञानी भवेन् नरः।
सुभाषितानि शिक्षेत यानि शास्त्रोद्धृतानि वै॥

One who masters even a single field of knowledge can become a wise man—if he learns noble sayings drawn from scriptures. A call for continuous moral l...

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एकवृक्षसमारूढा नानावर्णा विहंगमाः।
प्रातर्दश दिशो यान्ति का तत्र परिदेवना॥

Birds of many colors sit on one tree, and by morning they fly in ten directions. Why grieve such inevitable dispersals? A metaphor for temporary union...

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एकवृक्षे यथा रात्रौ नानापक्षिसमागमः।
प्रातर्दश दिशो यान्ति तद्वद् भूतसमागमः॥

Just as birds gather on one tree at night and depart by morning, so do living beings come together and depart in life—illustrating transience.

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एकवेशाश्रयाज् जातेर् वर्णस्यापि प्रगोपनम्।
यथा हस्तिपदेऽन्येषां लीयन्ते चरणा अपि॥

A single authority can conceal one's background or caste—just as other footsteps disappear in the footprint of an elephant.

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एकशक्तिप्रहारेण म्रियतेऽश्वो नरोऽपि हि।
सहेन् महाप्रहाराणां शतं युद्धेषु वारणः॥

A horse or man may die from one blow, but an elephant can endure hundreds in battle. A metaphor for strength and resilience.

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एकशीलवयोविद्याजातिव्यसनवृत्तयः।
साहचर्ये भवेन् मित्रम् एभिर्यदि तु सार्जवैः॥

True friendship forms when people share one nature, age, education, lineage, habits, and sincerity. Without these, companionship is shallow.

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