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कति कति न वसन्ते वल्लयः शाखिनो
वा सुरभितसुमनोभिर्भूषिताङ्गा बभूवुः।
तदपि युवजनानां प्रीतये केवलोऽभूद्
अभिनवकलिकालीभारशाली रसालः॥

In spring, countless vines and trees are adorned with fragrant blossoms, yet only the mango tree, laden with fresh buds, captures the hearts of youth....

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कतिचिदुद्धतनिर्भरमत्सराः
कतिचिदात्मवचःस्तुतिशालिनः।
अहह केऽपि निरक्षरकुक्षयस् तदिह
संप्रति कं प्रति मे श्रमः॥

Some are arrogant, others only praise themselves. But alas, many are just hollow minds without knowledge. The poet laments: To whom should I dedicate ...

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कतिचिद् दिवसानि काण्डशेषाः
पतिताशेषपुराणजीर्णपर्णाः।
तरवस्त्वचि गर्हितप्रवालाः समवाप्यन्त
न नामतो विवेक्तुम्॥

Trees whose old leaves have fallen and whose barks are dry and fruitless remain indistinguishable from one another. Just so, without meaningful action...

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कतिचिद् दिवसानि तया गमिता-
नि गृहे तव सङ्गमरोचनया।
कतिचिद् विपिने नलिनीशयने वचनेन पिकीमदमोचनया॥

Some days she spent in your house dreaming of union, others beneath the blue lotuses, enchanted by the koel’s calls. Her presence weaves into both dom...

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न वनेऽपि रतिर्भवनेऽपि न
यं प्रतिरूपविनिर्ज्जितरोचनया।
करुणावरुणालय किं क्रियताम्
अरुणायतपङ्कजलोचनया॥

Neither forest nor palace pleases the heart, as none rival her radiance. O compassionate lord, what remedy remains for a heart wounded by wide, red lo...

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कति ते कबरीभारः सुमनःसङ्गात् प्रियेऽतिनीलत्वात्।
भवति च कलापवत्त्वान् निजैरसेव्यः कथं न स्यात्॥

O beloved! Your thick dark hair, fragrant with flowers, is like a peacock plume—beautiful yet untouched by us. How is it not considered untouchable, d...

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कति न सन्ति जना जगतीतले
तदपि तद्विरहाकुलितं मनः।
कति न सन्ति निशाकरतारकाः
कमलिनी मलिनी रविणा विना॥

Though many people exist, the heart aches only for one lost love. Just as there are countless stars, yet the lotus withers in absence of the sun. This...

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कति न सन्ति महीषु महीरुहः सुरभिपुष्परसालफलालयः।
सुरभयन्ति न केऽपि च भूरुहान् इति
यशोऽस्ति परं तव चन्दन॥

There are many trees on earth, full of fragrance and fruit, yet few match the sandalwood’s worth. So too, many may live, but few shine with virtue and...

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कति नो विषया निभालिताः कति वा भूमिभुजो न शीलिताः।
धरणीधर तावकान् गुणान् अवधार्याजगणं गुरुं लघुम्॥

Despite knowing many enjoyments and rulers, the qualities of your being, O mountain-lord, redefine greatness and smallness. This praises noble charact...

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कतिपयदिवसस्थायिनि मदकारिणि यौवने दुरात्मानः।
विदधति तथापराधं जन्मैव यथा वृथा भवति॥

A few days of youthful intoxication drive wicked people to sins so grave, they waste an entire life. Like birth itself becomes fruitless for those led...

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