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औषधं मूढवैद्यानां त्यजन्तु ज्वरपीडिताः।
परसंसर्गसंसक्तं कलत्रमिव साधवः॥

Just as fever patients should avoid medicines from ignorant doctors, the wise avoid spouses (relationships) influenced by immoral associations. This s...

discernment (142) wisdom (1611) medicine (51) spouse (2) analogy (98) association (65) health (106) virtue (726) social caution (3) behavior (249)

औषधानां च मन्त्राणां बुद्धेश्चैव महात्मनाम्।
असाध्यं नास्ति लोकेऽत्र किंचिद्
ब्रह्माण्डमध्यगम्॥

There is nothing impossible in this world when it comes to the right combination of medicine, sacred chants (mantras), intelligence, and great beings’...

healing (69) mantra (53) medicine (51) intelligence (52) effort (289) optimism (5) wisdom (1611) possibility (2) divinity (206) perseverance (72)

औषधानि च मन्त्राणि नक्षत्रं शकुनं ग्रहाः।
भाग्यकाले प्रसन्नाः स्युर्
अभाग्ये निष्फलाश् च ते॥

Medicines, mantras, stars, omens—all work when destiny favors. If luck is absent, even the best remedies fail. The verse strikes a balance between per...

destiny (289) effort (289) fate (402) remedy (43) astrology (51) medicine (51) mantra (53) success (142) timing (92) balance (185)

औषधान्यगदो विद्या दैवी च विविधा स्थितिः।
तपसैव प्रसिध्यन्ति तपस् तेषां हि साधनम्॥

Even potent medicines, sacred knowledge, or divine boons are fruitless without austerity. Tapas (spiritual discipline) is the sole enabler of all succ...

austerity (57) discipline (380) medicine (51) knowledge (279) divinity (206) tapas (22) success (142) path (43) spiritual strength (18) effort (289)

औषधायापि यो मर्त्यो मध्वस्यति विचेतनः।
कुयोनौ जायते सोऽपि किं पुनस् तत्र लोलुपः॥

One who mistrusts even medicine and behaves irrationally is reborn in a lower species. What to say of those driven by greed! The verse emphasizes the ...

doubt (26) rebirth (102) greed (141) consequence (118) lower birth (1) ignorance (301) behavior (249) irrationality (2) shastra (5) karma (500)

औषसातपभयादपलीनं वासरच्छविविरामपटीयः।
संनिपत्य शनकैरथ निम्नाद् अन्धकारमुदवाप समानि॥

Fearing morning heat, the night’s mild glow retreats into darkness, merging into it silently. A metaphorical depiction of night vanishing and day emer...

daybreak (2) night (145) light (147) darkness (138) fear (252) transition (25) metaphor (1632) poetic imagery (180) nature (950) sunrise (51)

औष्ण्यं तथा विक्रमं च सौम्यं दण्डं प्रसन्नताम्।
धारयन्ति महात्मानो राजानः प्रायशो भुवि॥
तस्मात् सर्वास्ववस्थासु मान्याः
पूज्याश् च पार्थिवाः॥

Kings embody warmth, courage, gentleness, justice, and grace—hence, they deserve reverence in all situations. This verse encapsulates the qualities of...

kingship (164) qualities (18) courage (146) justice (151) respect (164) ideal ruler (6) reverence (112) behavior (249) warmth (36) sovereignty (9)

औष्मायमाणनवयौवनमुग्धभावाः
शृङ्गारसागरमनोज्ञतरङ्गलेखाः।
कन्दर्पकेलिरसलब्धयशःपताकाः पण्याङ्गनाः
पुरमिमामधिवासयन्ति॥

Prostitutes with fresh beauty and youthful charm flood the city with waves of sensuality, becoming banners of Cupid’s kingdom. The verse paints a vivi...

sensuality (306) youth (261) beauty (1797) city life (1) women (268) seduction (89) charm (252) metaphor (1632) aesthetic (65) social reality (3)

कंचन वञ्चनचतुरे प्रपञ्चय त्वं मुरान्तके मानम्।
बहुवल्लभे हि पुरुषे दाक्षिण्यं दुःखमुद्वहति॥

O vanquisher of Mura! Show some dignity. Excessively courteous men suffer pain in households of women who love many. The verse laments the plight of f...

love (1567) betrayal (168) dignity (146) pain (225) relationships (94) women (268) flattery (35) loyalty (180) faithfulness (2) social commentary (43)

कंचित् कालं नय गिरिगुहागह्वरे रे मुधैव
क्रीडन् हालाहलरसलसद्दर्प मा सर्प ! सर्प।
माद्यन्नुद्यत्सजलजलदव्याकुले मेघकाले येन
प्राप्तो वनविहरणोत्कण्ठया नीलकण्ठः॥

O serpent, stay in the cave, do not emerge intoxicated during monsoon when Shiva, seeking escape from poison, roams the forests. A beautiful metaphori...

shiva (328) poison (101) monsoon (51) nature (950) longing (690) cave (8) serpent (37) metaphor (1632) myth (65) emotion (652)