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अतीन्द्रियायां परलोकवृत्ताव् इहैव तीव्राशुभपाकशंसी।
दृष्येत नाशो यदि नाम नाशु न कः कुकृत्येन यतेत भूत्यै॥

If one does not see the rapid destruction due to wrong actions in this life itself, who would still strive for gain through evil?

अतीव कर्कशाः स्तब्धा हिंस्रजन्तुभिरावृताः।
दुरासदाश्च विषमा ईश्वराः पर्वता इव॥

Rulers are like mountains—harsh, stiff, surrounded by fierce beasts, difficult to approach, and treacherous.

power (396) rulers (12) metaphor (1632) danger (229) caution (269)

अतीव खलु ते कान्ता वसुधा वसुधाधिप।
गतासुरपि यां गात्रैर् मां विहाय निषेवसे॥

O king, your beloved Earth is too dear to you; though my soul has left the body, you still serve her, forsaking me.

love (1567) neglect (55) death (241) earth (56) ruler (55) lament (41)

अतीव बलहीनं हि लङ्घनं नैव कारयेत्।
ये गुणा लङ्घने प्रोक्तास् ते गुणा लघुभोजने॥

Very weak food should not be leapt over (skipped); those qualities praised in leaping (over obstacles) are also good for small meals (moderation).

food (101) discipline (380) metaphor (1632) moderation (48) strength (359)

अतीव सौख्यशुभदा याम्या निशि भवेच्छिवा।
पूर्वस्यां तत्पुराध्यक्षम् अन्यं कुर्यादहर्मुखे॥

The night (south-facing) is considered very auspicious and blissful for worshipping Shiva; the morning (east-facing) should be devoted to other deitie...

worship (89) directions (9) shiva (328) ritual (164) time (242)

अतुलितबलधामं स्वर्णशैलाभदेहं
दनुजवनकृशानुं ज्ञानिनामग्रगण्यम्।
सकलगुणनिधानं वानराणामधीशं
रघुपतिवरदूतं वातजातं नमामि॥

I bow to Hanuman, the abode of unmatched strength, golden-bodied, fire to demons, foremost among the wise, full of virtues, leader of monkeys, messeng...

hanuman (22) devotion (933) praise (189) strength (359) virtues (49)

अतुष्टं स्वेषु दारेषु चपलं चपलेन्द्रियम्।
नयन्ति निकृतिप्रज्ञं परदाराः पराभवम्॥

One dissatisfied with his own wife, with restless senses and deceitful intellect, is brought to ruin by involvement with others' wives.

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अतुष्टिदानं कृतपूर्वनाशनम् अमाननं दुश्चरितानुकीर्तनम्।
कथाप्रसङ्गेन च नामविस्मृतिर् विरक्तभावस्य जनस्य लक्षणम्॥

Giving without satisfaction, forgetting names in conversation, not praising the worthy—these are signs of a dispassionate person.

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अतुहिनरुचिनासौ केवलं नोदयाद्रिः
क्षणमुपरिगतेन क्ष्माभृतः सर्व एव।
नवकरनिकरेण स्पष्टबन्धूकसून-
स्तबकरचितमेते शेखरं बिभ्रतीव॥

The sun, barely above the horizon, looks like it wears a crown of red Bandhūka blossoms—just a reflection of earth’s reddish dust.

sun (195) nature (950) poetry (588) illusion (355) metaphor (1632)

अतृणे पतितो वह्निः स्वयमेवोपशाम्यति।
अक्षमावान् परं दोषैर् आत्मानं चैव योजयेत्॥

A fire that falls where there's no grass dies out. Likewise, a forgiving person alone attributes blame to themselves when wronged.

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