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एते हि देहदाहाद् विरहा इव दुःसहा भिषजः।
ग्रीष्मदिवसा इवोग्रा बहुतृष्णाः शोषयन्त्येव॥

These physicians are harsh like summer days, more unbearable than the pain of separation, drying the spirit with excessive desire.

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एते हि विद्युद्गुणबद्धकक्षा
गजा इवान्योन्यमभिद्रवन्तः।
शक्राज्ञया वारिधराः सधारा गां
रूप्यरज्ज्वेव समुद्धरन्ति॥

The thunder-laden clouds, tied like elephants in formation, strike the earth with their downpours, lifting it as if with silver cords by Indra’s comma...

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एते हि समुपासीना विहगा जलचारिणः।
नावगाहन्ति सलिलम् अप्रगल्भा इवाहवभ्॥

These birds, though water dwellers, do not dive in—just as the timid in battle never truly immerse themselves in the fight.

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एतैः पिष्टतमालवर्णकनिभैरालिप्तमम्भोधरैः
संसक्तैरुपवीजितं सुरभिभिः शीतैः प्रदोषानिलैः।
एषाम्भोदसमागमप्रणयिनी स्वच्छन्दमभ्यागता रक्ता
कान्तमिवाम्बरं प्रियतमा विद्युत् समालिङ्गति॥

The monsoon clouds, dark and fragrant, play with cool breezes and streaking lightning like a beloved embracing her lover in the sky’s romantic drama.

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एतैरार्द्रतमालपत्रमलिनैरापीतसूर्यं नभो
वल्मीकाः शरताडिता इव गजाः सीदन्ति धाराहताः।
विद्युत् काञ्चनदीपिकेव रचिता प्रासादसंचारिणी ज्योत्स्ना
दुर्बलभर्तृकेव वनिता प्रोत्सार्य मेघैर्हृता॥

The sky, dulled by moist leaves and shrouded in clouds, seems exhausted like an elephant struck by rain. Moonlight, like a golden lamp, is suddenly sn...

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एतैरेव यदा गजेन्द्रमलिनैराध्मातलम्बोदरैर्
गर्जद्भिः सतडिद्बलाकशबलैर्मेघैः सशल्यं मनः।
तत् किं प्रोषितभर्तृवध्यपटहो हा हा हृताशो बकः प्रावृट्
प्रावृडिति ब्रवीति शठधीः क्षारं क्षते प्रक्षिपन्॥

When the clouds roar and flash like wounded elephants, the deceitful mind takes them as symbols of grief—throwing salt into wounds by remembering the ...

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एतैर्जह्नुसुताजलैरयमुनाभिन्नैरलग्नाञ्जनैर्
नारीणां नयनैरकर्दमलवालिप्तैर्मृणालाङ्कुरैः।
हारैरस्फुरदिन्द्रनीलतरलैः कुन्दैरलीनालिभिर्
वेल्लद्भिर्भुवनं विभूषितमिदं शीतद्युतेरंशुभिः॥

With Ganges waters, darkened eyes, and ornaments like blue lotuses, the earth is adorned under the cool rays of the moon as if wearing divine jewels.

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एतैर्जातैः किमिह बहुभिर्भोगिभिः किं तु
मन्ये मान्यः कोऽपि प्रभवति जगत्येकशेषः स शेषः।
यस्मिन् गौरीपृथुकुचतटीकुङ्कुमस्थासकाङ्के येन
स्थाणोरुरसि रहितो हारवल्लीविलासः॥

What use are many pleasures? True glory lies in the one—the serpent Shesha—who bears the cosmos and adorns Shiva’s chest where Lakshmi once resided.

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एतैर्दक्षिणगन्धवाहवलनैः श्रीखण्ड किं
सौरभं ब्रूमस् ते परितो मधुव्रतयुवा येनायमानीयते।
माकन्दादपहृत्य पङ्कजवनादुद्धूय कुन्दोदराद्
उद्भ्राम्यद्द्विपगण्डमण्डलतलादाकृष्य हृष्यन्मनाः॥

With scented breezes stealing fragrances from flowers and even from elephant temples, joy bursts as bees bring spring’s sweetness from all directions.

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एतैर्यदि सुस्निग्धैर्
वल्मीकैः परिवृतास् ततस् तोयम्।
हस्तैस् त्रिभिरुत्तरतश् चतुर्भिरर्धेन च नरस्य॥

If surrounded by such moist clay, one can estimate water’s depth using one’s hand—a symbolic reference to gauging depth through simple means.

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