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ओष्ठे बिम्बफलाशयालमलकेषूत्पाकजम्बूधिया
कर्णालंकृतिभाजि दाडिमफलभ्रान्त्या च शोणे मणौ।
निष्पत्त्या सकृदुत्पलच्छददृशामात्तक्लमानां मरौ राजन्
गूर्जरराजपञ्जरशुकैः सद्यस्तृषा मूर्च्छितम्॥

Her lips are compared to bimba fruit, her cheeks to ripe jambū, her earrings like pomegranate seeds. The beauty so overwhelms even parrots—those maste...

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औचित्यं स्तुत्यानां गुणरागश् चन्दनादिलेपानाम्।
कन्या शोककराणां बुद्धिविहीनोऽनुकम्प्यानाम्॥

Praising the virtuous, applying sandal to the worthy, marrying the grieving, and pitying the ignorant—all must be done in alignment with propriety. Wi...

propriety (25) ethics (803) appropriateness (6) praise (189) compassion (359) discernment (142) virtues (49) wisdom (1611) judgment (94) social norms (31)

औचित्यप्रच्युताचारो युक्त्या स्वार्थं न साधयेत्।
व्याजबालिवधेनैव रामकीर्तिः कलङ्किता॥

Even noble actions become blemished when done without propriety. Like Rama’s fame tainted by killing Vali through trickery—violating dharma in pursuit...

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औचित्यमेकमेकत्र गुणानां राशिरेकतः।
विषायते गुणग्राम औचित्यपरिवर्जितः॥

Each virtue shines in its own place. A heap of qualities without appropriateness becomes poison instead of nectar—context is everything in dharmic act...

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औज्झि प्रियाङ्गैर्घृणयैव
रूक्षा न वारिदुर्गात् तु वराटकस्य।
न कण्टकैरावरणाच् च कान्तिर्
धूलीभृता काञ्चनकेतकस्य॥

Tenderness and grace, not thorns or covering, define beauty. A dusty golden ketaka flower shines, while a rough shrub hidden in a fort does not. True ...

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औत्सुक्यगर्भा भ्रमतीव दृष्टिः
पर्याकुलं क्वापि मनः प्रयाति।
वियुज्यमानस्य गुणान्वितेन निरन्तरप्रेमवता जनेन॥

The restless eye, the distracted mind—all betray a heart yearning for one deeply loved. Separation from a worthy soul causes internal storms. Longing ...

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औत्सुक्यमात्रमवसादयति प्रतिष्ठा
क्लिश्नाति लब्धपरिपालनवृत्तिरेव।
नातिश्रमापनयनाय यथा श्रमाय राज्यं
स्वहस्तधृतदण्डमिवातपत्रम्॥

Mere eagerness ruins stability. True governance or success requires effortful preservation. Royalty is like a parasol—beautiful but burdensome to carr...

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औत्सुक्यहेतुं विवृणोषि न
त्वं तत्त्वावबोधैकरसो न तर्कः।
तथापि रम्भोरु करोमि लक्ष्यम्
आत्मानमेषां परिदेवितानाम्॥

You do not reveal the cause of my longing, nor do you clarify truth. Still, I make you my aim, O slender-waisted one, amid the cries of my heart.

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औत्सुक्यात् परिमिलतां
त्रपया संकोचमञ्चतां च मुहुः।
नवसंगमयोर्यूनोर् नयनानामुत्सवो जयति॥

In young lovers, shyness battles eagerness. Eyes celebrate a festival with every glance—the visual joy of first love triumphs over hesitation.

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औत्सुक्येन कृतत्वरा सहभुवा व्यावर्तमाना
ह्रिया तैस् तैर्बन्धुवधूजनस्य वचनैर्नीताभिमुख्यं पुनः।
दृष्ट्वाग्रे वरमात्तसाध्वसरसा गौरी नवे सङ्गमे संरोहत्पुलका
हरेण हसता श्लिष्टा शिवायास्तु वः॥

As Parvati approaches Shiva for marriage, she blushes, overwhelmed by relatives’ words. Her eagerness and modesty blend. Shiva embraces her gently—thi...

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