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एतत्कुचस्पर्धितया धटस्य
ख्यातस्य शास्त्रेषु निदर्शनत्वम्।
तस्माच्च शिल्पान् मणिकादिकारी
प्रसिद्धनामाजनि कुम्भकारः॥

The potter’s wheel is praised in shastras for its shape competing with a woman’s bosom—hence the potter is famed as master of ornaments.

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A plea to the raincloud: even if you abandoned me in goodwill or guilt, do not part from the lightning, your beloved. A metaphor for parting lovers.

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The moon’s form—delicate and gleaming—stirs dormant passion in the hearts of love-struck women, like a key opening emotional locks.

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Wife and child—sweet poison hard to conquer. Generations drink of this attachment, are born and die entranced. A warning about worldly bonds.

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Poetic allegory of war: Duryodhana roars like a thundercloud, Yudhishthira departs like a cuckoo, and the Pandavas enter exile like swans.

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Where is that sweet face, those glances, lips, and brows that once enchanted? Now, a skull laughs mockingly—symbol of impermanence and illusion.

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Think of the sunrays that awaken lotuses, bring hope to the beloveds of the night—hands of the dawn offering joy to beauty.

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The moon rises to soothe parted lovers, dim the stars, challenge the sun, spread glow on lotus-fields, and frighten the night-blooming lilies.

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A fool heard a wise word and dismissed it as trivial, only to later suffer sleepless nights in regret—wisdom is often recognized too late.

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What burns me is that guests avoid our poor home like bees skipping dry flowers—poverty breeds social isolation.

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