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एतैर्यद्यद् समादिष्टं शुभं वा यदि वाशुभम्।
कर्तव्यं नियतं भीतैर् अप्रमत्तैर्बुभूषुभिः॥

Whatever is instructed—good or bad—must be done mindfully by those who seek to live wisely and without fear.

instruction (12) caution (269) wisdom (1611) duty (198) morality (248) resolve (40) fearlessness (52) choice (37) alertness (18) righteousness (134)

एतौ द्वौ दशकण्ठकण्ठकदलीकान्तारकान्तिच्छिद
उ वैदेहीकुचकुम्भकुङ्कुमरजःसान्द्रारुणाङ्काङ्कितौ।
लोकत्राणविधानसाधुसवनप्रारम्भयूपौ भुजौ
देयास्तामुरुविक्रमौ रघुपतेः श्रेयांसि भूयांसि वः॥

These mighty arms of Rama, marked with Sita’s sandal, are like sacrificial posts of cosmic protection, striking down evil like Ravana’s ten heads.

rama (81) ravana (28) sita (37) protection (293) valor (156) arms (17) sandal (9) sacrifice (146) divine (346) epic (20)

एनं विहाय तुलसीविपिनोपकण्ठं
गोप्यः परत्र नयनाम्बुजमीलनानि।
कुर्वन्तु किंतु तुलसीदलनीलभासं का वा
मुकुन्दमनुविन्दतु लीनमस्मिन्॥

Leaving this grove of tulasi, what else is there to see? Let the eyes close on anything but this form of Mukunda hidden among the green.

krishna (233) tulasi (1) love (1567) devotion (933) eyes (211) grove (10) vision (81) surrender (223) beauty (1797) mysticism (23)

एनसानेन तिर्यक् स्याद् इत्यादिः का विभीषिका।
राजिलोऽपि हि राजेव स्वैः सुखी सुखहेतुभिः॥

Even a striped animal like a rajila lives royally through its own instincts; who fears what logic says is sin, if joy is ensured by one's own nature?

sin (135) animal (8) instinct (19) logic (35) rajila (1) happiness (65) morality (248) natural law (8) philosophy (290) freedom (56)

एनाममन्दमकरन्दविनिद्रबिन्दु-
संदोहदोहदपदं नलिनीं विमुच्य।
हे मुग्ध षट्पद निरर्थकरागभाजि जातं
मनस् तव जपाकुसुमे किमत्र॥

O confused bee, abandoning the dewy lotus for a red hibiscus—your love is wasted! You cling to passion, not essence.

bee (69) hibiscus (2) lotus (346) misdirected love (1) passion (501) perfume (17) regret (87) metaphor (1632) desire (898) confusion (52)

एभिर्जितैर्जितं सर्वं सरुतेन महात्मना।
स्मृत्वा विवर्जयेदेतान् षड्दोषांश्च महीपतिः॥

He who conquers these six enemies (lust, anger, etc.) conquers the world. A ruler must renounce them for true greatness.

six enemies (4) king (200) conquest (55) renunciation (267) discipline (380) virtue (726) control (139) ethics (803) leadership (279) power (396)

एभिर्दिनैस् तु शिष्याय गुरुः शस्त्राणि दापयेत्।
संतर्प्य दानहोमाभ्यां सुरान् वेदविधानतः॥

After a set period, a teacher should give arms to the student, fulfilling duties with offerings to gods per Vedic injunctions.

teacher (35) student (9) arms (17) vedas (53) training (22) tradition (283) rituals (34) duty (198) instruction (12) lineage (79)

एभिर्नाशितयोगास्तु सकला देवयोनयः।
उपसर्गैर्महाघोरैर् आवर्तन्ते पुनः पुनः॥

Through these obstacles, even divine beings lose their spiritual powers and fall back into cycles of suffering. Constant vigilance is required.

yoga (85) divinity (206) downfall (265) obstacles (34) vigilance (45) suffering (358) spirituality (106) recurrence (4) discipline (380) danger (229)

एरण्डपत्त्रशयना जनयन्ती स्वेदमलघुजघनतटा।
धूलिपुटीव मिलन्ती स्मरज्वरं हरति हलिकवधूः॥

A farmer's wife, lying on castor leaves, dust-laden and sweaty, cools the fever of love—earthy beauty in rustic simplicity.

farmer (4) love (1567) rural (8) woman (157) simplicity (130) desire (898) dust (29) castor (2) realism (46) heat (60)

एरण्डबीजप्रतिमम् अङ्गं यस्मिन् प्रतीयते।
महिषाख्यः स वै खड्गो नीलमेघसमच्छविः॥

The mighty sword called Mahisha is shaped like a castor seed and shines like a dark cloud—a weapon with terrifying elegance.

sword (39) mahisha (1) castor (2) weapon (20) darkness (138) warrior (55) metaphor (1632) battle (121) power (396) imagery (157)