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एकेन प्रियसाक्षिणा जितवती वीणां वचोभिर्निजैर्
गत्या मन्दिर एव विश्वगमनं हंसं जिगायाचिरात्।
वक्त्रेणाद्वयमोदिनेन्दुमजयत् सर्वप्रमोदप्रदं दृष्ट्या
लक्ष्यपदाग्रयेव दलयत्यम्भोरुहाणां मदम्॥

A beautiful woman, with her eloquence, walk, and glance, surpassed the swan in grace, humbled the moon with her smile, and conquered the pride of lotu...

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एकेन रोमनालेन जातं पङ्केरुहद्वयम्।
ज्ञात्वाधो धनमस्यास्ति खनन्ति निशि रागिणः॥

Seeing two lotus blooms growing from a single root hair, lovers dig secretly at night, believing treasure lies below. Beauty, like wealth, often hides...

lotus (346) beauty (1797) mystery (83) desire (898) greed (141) lovers (18) treasure (23) night (145) symbolism (947) nature (950)

एकेन शुष्कवृक्षेण दह्यमानेन वह्निना।
दह्यते तद्वनं सर्वं कुपुत्रेण कुलं यथा॥

A single dry tree set aflame can destroy an entire forest—so too, one bad son can ruin a whole family. A powerful metaphor on how corruption spreads f...

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एकेन संधिः कलहोऽपरेण
कार्योऽभितो वा प्रसमीक्ष्य वृद्धिम्।
एवं प्रयुञ्जीत जिगीषुरेता नीतीर्
विजानन्नहितात्मसारम्॥

A wise ruler evaluates gain in every situation—making peace with one, and conflict with another, if needed. Strategy adapts, always seeking benefit wh...

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एकेन स्मितपाटलाधररुचो जल्पन्त्यनल्पाक्षरं
वीक्षन्तेऽन्यमितः स्फुटत्कुमुदिनीफुल्लोल्लसल्लोचनाः।
दूरोदारचरित्रचित्रविभवं ध्यायन्ति चान्यं धिया केनेत्थं
परमार्थतोऽर्थवदिव प्रेमास्ति वामभ्रुवाम्॥

With one’s smile, another’s gaze, and yet another’s thoughts, the hearts of women flutter unpredictably. They admire speech, looks, or virtue—but neve...

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एकेनांशेन धर्मार्थः कर्तव्यो भूतिमिच्छता।
एकेनांशेन कामार्थ एकमंशं विवर्धयेत्॥

One part of effort should go to righteousness, another to desire, and yet another to gain. Balance in human pursuits—dharma, artha, and kama—ensures f...

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एकेनाक्ष्णा परिततरुषा वीक्षते व्योमसंस्थं
भानोर्बिम्बं सजललुलितेनापरेणात्मकान्तम्।
अह्नश्छेदे दयितविरहा शङ्किनी चक्रवाकी द्वौ
संकीर्णौ रचयति रसौ नर्तकीव प्रगल्भा॥

The chakravaka bird, at sunset, looks heavenward with one eye for the sun, and with the other, at its beloved. Thus torn, it composes a duet of longin...

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एकेनापाति लत्ता पतिवपुषि परेणापि पीतः पिता ते
भ्रातान्येनापि शप्तस्त्रिभुवनतलतोऽन्येन निर्वासितासि।
सद्यः श्रीवीरभूपस्तृणमिव मनुते त्वां सरोजालये यन्
मातस्तज्जातिमात्रप्रणयिनि मयि तन्मा स्म कोपं विदध्याः॥

Vines fall on your husband, father drinks poison, brother is cursed, and you're banished—O Lakshmi! Still, a wise king respects you. So, don’t be angr...

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एकेनापाति लत्ता पतिवपुषि परेणापि पीतोऽस्ति तातो
भ्राता शप्तः परेण त्रिभुवनतलतोऽन्येन निष्कासितासि।
छन्नं गेहं परेणाऽकलि च तदपरेणास्ति सापत्न्यशीला
तस्मान्नित्यं द्विजेभ्यो मधुरिपुमहिले त्वं वियुक्तासि मन्ये॥

Vines fall on husband, father poisoned, brother cursed, exiled from three worlds, home destroyed, co-wife rivals—O Devi! Thus, I feel you are forever ...

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