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एष धर्मस्तु सुश्रोणि पितुर्मातुश्च वश्यता।
अतश्चाज्ञां व्यतिक्रम्य नाहं जीवितुमुत्सहे॥

O fair-hipped one, this is dharma—obedience to father and mother. Having transgressed their command, I cannot bear to live. This declares ultimate dev...

dharma (540) obedience (17) parents (7) love (1567) sacrifice (146) morality (248) family (165) duty (198) ethics (803) struggle (49)

एष धर्मो मयाख्यातो नारीणां परमा गतिः।
या नारी कुरुते चान्यत् सा याति नरकं ध्रुवम्॥

This is the supreme dharma for women: devotion to their husband. If a woman deviates from this, she surely falls into hell. The verse expresses tradit...

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एष बकः सहसैव विपन्नः शाठ्यमहो क्व नु तद् गतमस्य।
साधु कृतान्तक कश्चिदपि त्वां
वञ्चयितुं न कुतोऽपि समर्थः॥

The deceitful crane suddenly meets his end. Where has his cunning gone now? Even death cannot be tricked. No one, however clever, can escape destiny’s...

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एष ब्रह्मा सरोजे रजनिकरकलाशेखरः शंकरोऽयं
दोर्भिर्दैत्यान्तकोऽसौ सधनुरसिगदाचक्रचिह्नैश् चतुर्भिः।
एषोऽप्यैरावतस्थस् त्रिदशपतिरमी देवि देवास् तथान्ये
नृत्यन्ति व्योम्नि चैताश् चलचरणरणन्नूपुरा दिव्यनार्यः॥

A vivid description of divine assembly: Brahma on a lotus, Shiva holding a crescent moon, Vishnu with weapons, Indra on Airavata, and heavenly women d...

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एष भो निर्मलज्योत्स्नो राहुणा ग्रस्यते शशी।
जलं कूलावपातेन प्रसन्नं कलुषायते॥

Look—this moon was once radiant, but now is eclipsed by Rahu. Just as clear water becomes muddy when disturbed, even the pure can be tainted. A medita...

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एष रविस् तेजस्वी खद्योतोऽप्येष हन्त तेजस्वी।
एष रसालः शाखी शाखी शाखोटकोऽप्येषः॥

The sun is radiant, but so is the glow-worm! Yet only one is truly powerful. It warns against false comparisons—appearances don’t determine real brill...

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एष वन्ध्यासुतो याति खपुष्पकृतशेखरः।
मृगतृष्णाम्भसि स्नातः शशशृङ्गधनुर्धरः॥

A child of a barren woman, adorning sky-flowers, bathes in a mirage and holds a bow of rabbit horns—each a vivid impossibility. This satirical verse m...

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एष विशेषः स्पष्टो वह्नेश्च त्वत्प्रतापवह्नेश्च।
अङ्कुरति तेन दग्धं दग्धस्यानेन नोद्भवो भूयः॥

This is the difference between mere fire and your blazing valor: what the former burns can sprout again, but what your fire consumes is forever lost. ...

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एष वृक्षशिखरे कृतास्पदो जातरूपरसगौरमण्डलः।
हीयमानमहरत्ययातपं पीवरोरु पिबतीव बर्हिणः॥

A golden orb rests on the treetop like condensed sunlight, from which a peacock drinks, as though absorbing fading daylight. It captures the poetic im...

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एष षट्पदयुवा मदायतः कुन्द यापयति यामिनीस् त्वयि।
दुर्वहा तदपि नापचीयते पद्मिनीविरहवेदना हृदि॥

This honeybee, intoxicated, roams through jasmine, yet the night seems longer. Likewise, even with beauty present, the pain of separation—like a lotus...

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