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कठिनहृदये मुञ्च क्रोधं सुखप्रतिघातकं
लिखति दिवसं यातं यातं यमः किल मानिनि।
वयसि तरुणे नैतद् युक्तं चले च समागमे भवति
कलहो यावत् तावद् वरं सुभगे रतम्॥

Let go of anger, O proud one, in your hard heart! Each day passes as if marked by death. In youth and fleeting unions, better to make love than quarre...

anger (185) love (1567) youth (261) passion (501) time (242) pleasure (82) harmony (120) relationships (94) reflection (267) impermanence (242)

कठिनहृदये मुञ्च भ्रान्तिं व्यलीककथाश्रयां
पिशुनवचनैर्दुःखं नेतुं न युक्तमिमं जनम्।
किमिदमथ वा सत्यं मुग्धे त्वयाद्य विनिश्चितं यदभिरुचितं
तन् मे कृत्वा प्रिये सुखमास्यताम्॥

O innocent one, give up delusions and hurtful gossip. Don’t torment this sincere soul. If this is truly your resolve, then do as your heart pleases, b...

love (1567) delusion (175) peace (171) choice (37) emotion (652) honesty (38) relationship (80) communication (65) forgiveness (114) acceptance (68)

कठिनास्तीक्ष्णवक्त्राश्च तीक्ष्णोदर्कास् तथैव च।
गणकैः किं नु लेखन्यस् ता वा किं ते विनिर्मिताः॥

Some have harsh voices and biting tongues. Are they scribes' errors or nature’s mischief? A philosophical pun questioning if harsh people were crafted...

harshness (22) behavior (249) fate (402) creation (117) nature (950) question (12) pun (31) scribes (3) speech (345) satire (211)

कठिने दुर्गमे वासो गुप्तशक्तिप्रकाशनम्।
रणे पुत्रः यथा शोच्यः कलहं वेश्यया सह॥

Living in harsh terrains, hiding strength, or lamenting a fallen son in battle is noble—but fighting with a courtesan is shameful. The verse contrasts...

battle (121) grief (129) nobility (253) courtesan (27) shame (67) strength (359) hiding (3) war (144) values (171) conduct (143)

कठोरनखराहतद्विरदकुम्भपीठस्थली-
लुठद्रुधिररञ्जितोल्ललितकेसरः केसरी।
गभीररवकातरातुरतरातुरव्याहृतैः पतन्
हरिणकैः समं समरभूमिकां लज्जते॥

The lion, bloodied and roaring after mauling an elephant’s forehead, is ashamed as the deer flee. In war, even heroism is questioned if it scares the ...

war (144) lion (58) elephant (117) blood (19) shame (67) power (396) fear (252) innocence (103) battlefield (41) reflection (267)

कठोरपारावतकण्ठमेचकं वपुर्वूषस्कन्धसुबन्धुरांसकम्।
प्रसन्नर्सिहस्तिमितं च वीक्षितं
ध्वनिश्च मङ्गल्यमृदङ्गमांसलः॥

The hero, adorned with pigeon-neck ornaments and broad shoulders, walks with lion-like elegance. His eyes shine calmly, and his voice resounds like a ...

heroism (93) elegance (171) ornaments (49) strength (359) voice (36) beauty (1797) masculinity (8) blessing (166) grandeur (57) aesthetics (180)

कठोरास्थिग्रन्थिव्यतिकररणत्कारमुखरः
खरस्नायुच्छेदक्षणविहितवेगव्युपशमः।
निरातङ्कः पङ्केष्विव पिशितपिण्डेषु विलस-
न्नसिर्गात्रं गात्रं सपदि लवशस् ते विकिरतु॥

Let fierce swords scatter your flesh like shreds, crushing bones, slicing tendons with audible rage—this is poetic hyperbole of extreme warfare, a vis...

war (144) destruction (292) body (170) bones (9) hyperbole (29) violence (51) heroism (93) gore (3) metaphor (1632) battle (121)

कण इव पुरां वह्नेर्भस्मावधूलनसङ्गतो
जयति बहलालोकस्फारावधूतनिशोदयः।
स्मरहरजटाबन्धग्रन्थिर्भुजङ्गफणामणि-
स्त्रिदशतटिनीपूरानीतः स्फुरन्निव तारकः॥

Like a star glinting on Shiva’s matted locks, shining amid rivers and ashes, this spark rises—dazzling and glorious, touched by cosmic fire. The image...

shiva (328) spark (3) divinity (206) fire (219) ganga (83) hair (47) star (3) symbolism (947) cosmic (51) glory (92)

कणाचामतुषाङ्गारान् यत्नेन परिरक्षसि।
मूषकापहृतं कोषे रत्नराशिं न पश्यसि॥

You protect ash and cinders, but ignore the gems nearby—like a rat hoarding husks while missing treasure. A metaphor for misplaced priorities and igno...

metaphor (1632) value (170) ignorance (301) treasure (23) rat (2) ashes (3) wisdom (1611) priority (17) wealth (447) folly (51)

कण्टकस्य तु भग्नस्य दन्तस्य चलितस्य च।
अमात्यस्य च दुष्टस्य मूलादुद्धरणं सुखम्॥

A thorn broken, a tooth fallen, or a wicked minister—all must be uprooted from the root for lasting peace. The verse offers political wisdom with surg...

thorn (10) tooth (2) minister (17) wickedness (75) politics (111) uprooting (3) peace (171) clarity (135) governance (214) metaphor (1632)