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ककुभि ककुभि भ्रान्त्वा भ्रान्त्वा विलोक्य
विलोकितं मलयजसमो दृष्टोऽस्माभिर्न कोऽपि महीरुहः।
उपचितरसो दाहे च्छेदे शिलातलघर्षणे-
ऽप्यधिकमधिकं यत् सौरभ्यं तनोति मनोहरम्॥

No tree matched the scented sandalwood—even when cut or burned, its fragrance increases. A metaphor for virtue under adversity.

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कक्षे किं मितपुस्तकं किमुदकं (किं) काव्यसारोदकं
दीर्घं किं यदि ताडपत्रलिखितं किं चात्र गौडाक्षरम्।
गन्धः किं यदि रामरावणकथासंग्रामगन्धो महत् किं वारं
बहु जल्पसे शृणु सखे नाम्ना पुराणो झषः॥

A clever riddle comparing types of books and scriptures, implying the Purāṇa is a great “fish” (Jhasha), immersed in an ocean of poetic and narrative ...

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कङ्कगृध्रसृगालेषु दंशेषु मशकेषु च।
पन्नगेषु च जायन्ते नराः क्रोधपरायणाः॥

People full of anger are born among vultures, jackals, mosquitoes, and serpents. A metaphor suggesting how intense anger degrades one’s spiritual birt...

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कङ्कहंसशशादानां मत्स्यादक्रौञ्चकेकिनाम्।
गृध्राणां कुक्कुटानां च पक्षा एतेषु शोभनाः॥

A naturalist poetic listing: among birds like cranes, swans, and peacocks, these are the most beautiful wings. It celebrates avian aesthetics.

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कङ्केलिरेष किमचेतन एव सत्यं
नम्नः स्वयं न कुसुमानि ददाति यस् ते।
धूर्तोऽथवा नमति नायमुदस्तबाहु-
व्यक्तोन्नतस्तनतटान्तदिदृक्षयेव॥

Is this crane mindless or cunning? It bows without offering flowers—like a trickster saluting with hidden desire. A satire on false humility.

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कचकुचचुबुकाग्रे पाणिषु व्यापृतेषु
प्रथमजलधिपुत्रीसंगमेऽनङ्गधाम्नि।
ग्रथितनिबिडनीवीबन्धनिर्मोचनार्थं
चतुरधिककराशः पातु वश्चक्रपाणिः॥

As Ananga (Cupid) engages with the sea-daughter (Lakshmi), may Vishnu protect us with more than two arms—needed to untie tight girdles! A humorous rom...

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कचग्रहमनुग्रहं दशनखण्डनं मण्डनं
दृगञ्जनमवञ्चनं मुखरसार्पणं तर्पणम्।
नखार्दनमतर्दनं निबिडपीडनं क्रीडनं करोति
रतिसङ्गमे मकरकेतनः कामिनाम्॥

Kama, the god of love, indulges in acts during union—pulling hair, biting, smearing, teasing—all part of passionate play. A descriptive verse on love’...

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कचग्रहसमुल्लसत्कमलकोषपीडाजड-
द्विरेफकलकूजितानुकृतसीत्कृतालंकृताः।
जयन्ति सुरतोत्सवव्यतिकरे कुरङ्गीदृशां
प्रमोदमदनिर्भरप्रणयचुम्बिनो विभ्रमाः॥

The play of lovers is filled with joy—kissing, buzzing like bees, imitating moans, peeking with half-closed eyes—all making a festival of love.

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कचग्रहोत्तानितमर्धकुड्मलं
त्रपाचलत्तारकमन्दलोचनम्।
बलाद्गृहीताधरवेदनाकुलं कदा पिबेयं
ननु तत् प्रियामुखम्॥

When shall I drink again the beloved’s face—with lifted breasts, trembling eyes, bitten lips? A lover's yearning for an intense, tender reunion.

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कचभारात् कुचभारः कुचभाराद् भीतिमेति कचभारः।
कचकुचभाराज् जघनं कोऽयं चन्द्रानने चमत्कारः॥

The weight of hair causes the weight of breasts, and that fear causes hips to sway—an enchanting poetic symmetry of the feminine form.

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