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कण्ठश्लेषं समासाद्य तस्याः प्रभ्रष्टयानया।
तुल्यावस्था सखीवेयं तनुराश्वास्यते मम॥

After sharing a tender neck embrace with her, my beloved departed suddenly. Her friend, seeing our state, shares my sorrow, offering sympathy. A poign...

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कण्ठसक्तमृदुबाहुबन्धनं न्यस्तपादतलमग्रपादयोः।
प्रार्थयन्त शयनोत्थितं प्रियास् तं
निशात्ययविसर्गचुम्बनम्॥

Entwined in a soft arm-embrace, her legs overlapping his, they beg him not to leave the bed, longing for one last passionate kiss before dawn. A tende...

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कण्ठस् तस्याः कुवलय्दृशः काञ्चनः कोऽपि
कम्बुर् लावण्याम्बुस्मरनरपतेरर्घ्यमाविः करोति।
तिस्रो रेखास्त्रिभुवनजयव्यञ्जिकास् तत्र तत् किं न
स्यान्मध्ये त्रिवलिरचना पौनरुक्त्याय धातुः॥

Her golden, conch-like neck adorned with three lines resembles a king’s water-offering vessel. These three lines are like signs of her mastery over al...

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कण्ठस्था या भवेद् विद्या सा प्रकाश्या सदा बुधैः।
या गुरौ पुस्तके विद्या तया मूढः प्रतार्यते॥

True knowledge rests in one’s throat—spoken and shared. But the ignorant get deceived by knowledge that lies dormant in books or in the teacher, unuse...

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कण्ठस्य तस्याः स्तनबन्धुरस्य
मुक्ताकलापस्य च निस्तलस्य।
अन्योन्यशोभाजननाद् बभूव साधारणो भूषणभूष्यभावः॥

Her neck—slender, adorned with pearl strands—complements her chest so well that neither the ornament nor the neck dominates, both glorifying each othe...

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कण्ठस्य विदधे कान्तिं मुक्ताभरणता यथा।
तस्याः स्वभावरम्यस्य मुक्ताभरणता तथा॥

Just as a pearl necklace enhances the beauty of a graceful neck, so too does the natural charm of a graceful woman elevate the very ornament she wears...

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कण्ठादूर्ध्वं विनिर्याति प्राणा याञ्चाक्षरैः सह।
ददामीत्यक्षरैर्दातुः पुनः श्रोत्राद् विशन्ति ते॥

The vital breath departs through the throat, taking with it sacred syllables. And through your ears, O Giver, those very syllables re-enter. This refl...

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कण्ठाद्रक्तं पिबति गुणिनां मद्यमांसं न
भुङ्क्ते विष्णुद्रव्यं हरति कुरुते द्वादशीषूपवासम्।
सांख्यं श्रुत्वापहरति गवां ब्राह्मणानां च वृत्तिं
पापो दम्भः कलियुगसखः कस्य मित्रं नियोगी॥

In Kali Yuga, hypocrisy thrives: one drinks blood of the virtuous but avoids meat and wine; he steals from gods but fasts on holy days; he studies phi...

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कण्ठान्तः क्वणितं दिवाकरकरक्लान्त्या रजोविप्लवैस्
तन्नेत्राञ्चलकुञ्चनं शितकुशप्रान्तक्षतैः सीत्कृतिः।
श्वासोर्मिप्रभवो वनेचरभिया त्वद्वैरिवामभ्रुवाम् एवं
देव मरोस्तटेऽपि सुरतक्रीडानुरूपः क्रमः॥

The scene paints passionate love on the sandy shore—sighs and whispers arise from lovers whose intimacy mimics the sun's exhaustion and trembling air....

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कण्ठालंकारघण्टाघणघणरणिताध्मातरोदःकटाहः
कण्ठेकालाधिरोहोचितघनसुभगं भावुकस्निन्धपृष्ठः।
साक्षाद् धर्मो वपुष्मान् धवलककुदनिर्धूतकैलासकूटः कूटस्थो वः
ककुद्मान् निबिडतरतमःस्तोमतृण्यां वितृण्यात्॥

The bull of Shiva, white and mighty, adorned like a temple bell, roams crushing darkness. Its hump shines like Kailasa, and its roar resounds with rig...

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