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कटिर्विटशतैर्घूष्टा पान्थपीतोज्झितं मुखम्।
स्तनौ सहस्रमृदितौ यस्याः कस्यास् तु सा निजा॥

Her hips caressed by many, lips kissed by travelers, breasts squeezed a thousand times—yet someone calls her “his.” A satirical critique of false poss...

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कटिस्थकरवैशाखस्थानकस्थनराकृतिम्।
द्रव्यैः पूर्णं स्मरेल्लोकं
स्थित्युत्पत्तिव्ययात्मकैः॥

Her form is imagined in financial terms—hips as balance beams, breasts as markets, the world running on creation, sustenance, and destruction. A metap...

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कटीतटनिकुञ्जेषु संचरन् वातकुञ्जरः।
एरण्डतैलसिंहस्य गन्धमाघ्राय धावति॥

The wind-elephant wanders through waist-like thickets, drawn to the lion’s scent (castor oil)—a symbolic play on sexual desire and animal instincts.

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कटु क्वणन्तो मलदायकाः खला-
स्तुदन्त्यलं बन्धनशृङ्खला इव।
मनस्तु साधुध्वनिभिः पदे पदे हरन्ति
सन्तो मणिनूपुरा इव॥

The wicked clang bitter and defiling like chains; saints, however, charm the mind with sweet sounds like jeweled anklets. A contrast between vice and ...

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कटुतिक्तकषायरसैः पवनः पित्तं कटूष्णलवणाम्लैः।
स्निग्धमधुराम्ललवणैः श्लेष्मा कोपं प्रयाति तरोः॥

Wind, bile, and phlegm are aggravated by specific tastes—bitter, pungent, sour, or oily. This verse gives a compact Ayurvedic principle of bodily humo...

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कटुतीक्ष्णोष्णलवणक्षाराम्लादिब् हिरुल्बणैः।
मातृभुक्तैरुपस्पृष्टः सर्वाङ्गोत्थितवेदनः॥

The body, nourished by the mother's food laced with pungent, salty, sour, and burning tastes, becomes susceptible to pain emerging from all limbs. Thi...

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कटुभिरपि कठोरचक्रवाकोत्-
करविरहज्वरशान्तिशीतवीयैः।
तिमिरहतमयं महोभिरञ्जञ् जयति जगन्नयनौघमुष्णभानुः॥

The sun, scorching yet soothing, triumphs over darkness even though its rays resemble the piercing pangs of a separated lover. Even harsh brilliance b...

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कटुमधुराण्यामोदैः पर्णैरुत्कीर्णपत्रभङ्गानि।
दमनकवनानि संप्रति काण्डैरेकान्तपाण्डूनि॥

The groves of damanaka (Artemisia) appear faded—its branches pale, leaves torn and broken, despite their fragrant sweet-bitter aroma. This poetic imag...

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कटु रटसि किमेवं कर्णयोः कुञ्जरारेर्
अविदितनिजबुद्धे किं न विज्ञातमस्ति।
शिलतरकरदंष्ट्राटङ्कनिर्भिन्नकुम्भं मशक
गलकरन्ध्रे हस्तियूथं ममज्ज॥

Why shout so bitterly into the ears? Even an elephant herd drowned due to a mosquito's buzz in its ear, confused by its own ignorance. A parable showi...

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कटुविशिखशिखिप्रपञ्च पञ्चा-
नन धनदप्रियमित्र मित्रनेत्र।
धृतसकलविकल्प कल्पशेष-
प्रकटमहानट नाटय प्रसादम्॥

O Lord Shiva, the great cosmic dancer! Destroyer of illusion, enemy of wealth-god Kubera, friend to all, and bearer of universal dissolution—may your ...

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