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A person focused on the infinite goal does not delight in sweet glances; even a desire-filled person isn't satisfied just by morning looks at budding ...
Excess or absence of rain, locusts, rats, parrots, unjust taxation, punishments, enemy invasions, and thieves—these are calamities.
Neglect of army, epidemics, death of cattle, and diseases are national calamities.
Excessive spending, negligence, unethical income, embezzlement from distant places—these are vices of treasury.
The breeze carries a heavy fragrance of Kadamba flowers and Modaka delicacies; the sky is filled with clouds, and my beloved has arrived—let my sins b...
Such was the excessive use of Kamadeva’s flower-arrows that their fruits manifested clearly as offerings of breasts upon the chest of the beloved.
Excessive cleanliness or filth, extreme praise or criticism, and misconduct are six traits of a fool.
This once-beautiful woman with sagging breasts and greying hair has now reached old age—spring of youth replaced by the deception of autumn.
Those overly greedy for wealth hoard for others—while one collects with effort, another enjoys like someone sipping honey.
One who attains great wealth should fear downfall, just as the tallest peaks of Meru were struck down by Indra's thunderbolt.
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