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एतावदेव हि फलं पर्याप्तं ज्ञानसत्त्वयुक्तस्य।
यद्यापत्सु न मुह्यति नाभ्युदये विस्मितो भवति॥

The fruit of knowledge is equanimity—remaining unmoved in adversity and unexcited in success. Wisdom is measured by one’s response to fortune and misf...

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एतावन्तं समयमनयः केसरोत्सङ्गरङ्गी
हृद्भृङ्गीनां सततमहरस् त्वं सरःसंचरेषु।
दैवादस्मिन् मधुप निपतन् कानने केतकीनाम् एतां
दीनामनुभव दशां कीलितः कण्टकेषु॥

The heart-bee hovered in the playground of your embrace. But fate dropped it among thorny ketaki bushes. Feel the pain of this delicate creature now t...

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एतावानव्ययो धर्मः पुण्यश्लोकैरुपासितः।
यो भूतशोकहर्षाभ्याम् आत्मा शोचति हृष्यति॥

Dharma is that which transcends joy and sorrow. The self, untouched by external happiness or grief, is the mark of spiritual maturity and steadiness.

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एतावानेव पुरुषः कृतं यस्मिन् न नश्यति।
यावच्च कुर्यादन्योऽस्य कुर्याद् बहुगुणं ततः॥

A man is defined by what he achieves. If someone surpasses his accomplishments, then the former fades. Greatness is retained only as long as no one do...

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एतावानेव पुरुषो यज्जायात्मा प्रजेति ह।
विप्राः प्राहुस् तथा चैतद् यो
भर्ता सा स्मृताङ्गना॥

A true man is he whose offspring are born from a righteous wife. She is called a wife only if her husband protects, and they share dharmic union.

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एतावानेव पुरुषो यदमर्षी यदक्षमी।
क्षमवान् निरमर्षश्च नैव स्त्री न पुनः पुनः॥

Patience and forgiveness define manhood. The impatient and intolerant, though male by birth, are not truly men. Masculinity is measured by restraint.

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एताश् चतुष्टयकला
द्वात्रिंशत् क्रमधृताः समस्ता वा।
संसारवञ्चकानां विद्या विद्यावतामेव॥

These 32 arts—if possessed by the ignorant—only mislead the world. Only the learned can rightly wield them. True knowledge lies in discretion and righ...

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एताश् चन्द्रोदयेऽस्मिन्नविरलमुशलोत्क्षेपदोलायमान-
स्निग्धश्यामाग्रपीनस्तनकलसनमत्कण्ठनालाग्ररम्याः।
उद्वेल्लद्बाहुवल्लीप्रचलितवलयश्रेणयः पामराणां गेहिन्यो
दीर्घगीतिध्वनिजनितसुखास् तण्डुलान् कण्डयन्ति॥

As the moon rises, women with full breasts and jingling bangles sing joyfully while pounding rice. Even mundane acts become poetic in this rustic, mus...

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एताश् चलद्वलयसंहतिमेखलोत्थ-
झंकारनूपुररवाहृतराजहंस्यः।
कुर्वन्ति कस्य न मनो विवशं तरुण्यो
वित्रस्तमुग्धहरिणीसदृशाक्षिपातैः॥

Young women, with anklet-jingling steps and shy glances like frightened deer, steal hearts effortlessly. Their presence is magnetic, evoking beauty, i...

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एतासु केतकिलतासु विकासिनीषु
सौभाग्यमद्भुततरं भवती बिभर्ति।
यत्कण्टकैर्व्यथितमात्मवपुर्न जानंस् त्वामेव
सेवितुमुपक्रमते द्विरेफः॥

The ketaki flowers, though thorny, bloom attractively. The bee, unaware of the pain, keeps returning. Likewise, one devoted soul seeks the Divine, reg...

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