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अत्यम्बुपानान्न विपच्यतेऽन्नम् अनम्बुपानाच्च स एव दोषः।
तस्मान्नरो वह्निविवर्धनार्थं महुर्मुहुर्वारि पिबेदभूरि॥

Excess water hampers digestion, and no water causes similar harm. So drink moderate amounts frequently to enhance digestive fire.

अत्यर्थवक्रत्वमनर्थकं या शून्यापि सर्वान्यगुणैर्व्यनक्ति।
अस्पृश्यतादूषितया तया किं तुच्छश्वपुच्छच्छटयेव वाचा॥

Over-twisted, meaningless words taint even good traits—like a curved tail taints even an otherwise clean dog.

speech (345) eloquence (61) miscommunication (3) metaphor (1632)

अत्यल्पं जीवितं पापान्य् आपातमधुराण्यलम्।
तदाचर चिरस्थेयपरलोकावलोकनम्॥

Life is short, and sins seem sweet at first. So act with foresight, keeping long-term consequences in view.

sin (135) temptation (79) foresight (47) life advice (5)

अत्यल्पसंपदः सन्तः पुमानिष्टश्च दुष्कुले।
लक्ष्मीरनभिजातस्य वेधसः स्खलितत्रयम्॥

A poor man from a bad family, lacking wealth or status, represents the threefold failure of the creator.

poverty (128) fate (402) societal failure (1) status (41)

अत्याग्रहो न कर्तव्यो हठात्कश्चिन्न भाषते।
यथायथोन्दति तथा भारो भवति कम्बलः॥

One should not stubbornly insist; like a blanket, its weight is felt according to how it's folded or carried.

humility (596) insistence (1) flexibility (7) analogy (98)

अत्याजिलब्धविजयप्रसरस्त्वया
किं विज्ञायते रुचिपदं न महीमहेन्द्रः।
प्रत्यर्थिदानवशताहितचेष्टयासौ
जीमूतवाहनधियं न करोति कस्य॥

A king winning without effort doesn't earn fame; but one like Jimutavahana, who offers himself for others, gains glory in the eyes of all.

sacrifice (146) glory (92) valor (156) humility (596)

अत्यादरादध्ययनं द्विजानाम् अर्थोपलब्ध्या फलवद्विधाय।
क्रतूनतुच्छानवितुं तवैषा मीमांसकाद्याधिकृतिः प्रसिद्धा॥

The study of scriptures by Brahmins becomes fruitful only when it leads to righteous action. Thus, rituals are not mere formalities but deeply interpr...

study (29) vedas (53) mimamsa (3) purpose (66)

अत्यादरेण निहितं मयि यद्भवत्या
तत्प्रेमहेम किमभूदिति नैव जाने।
उत्सृज्य किं तदिह पातकमुत्तराणि
प्राणा अपि प्रियतमे कतमे भवेयुः॥

Such was your deep affection for me—I don’t know if it was pure love or sin, but even my life seems less dear than you.

love (1567) emotion (652) intensity (49) sacrifice (146)

अत्यादरो दारसहोदरेषु न मातृपित्रोर्न च सोदरेषु।
मूर्खे नियोगस्तनये वियोगः पश्यन्ति लोकाः कलिकौतुकानि॥

Excessive affection is now reserved for wife and brother-in-law—not for parents or siblings. Strange are the ways of Kali Yuga!

kali yuga (29) relationships (94) irony (348) society (152)

अत्यादरो भवेद् यत्र कार्यकारणवर्जितः।
तत्र शङ्का प्रकर्तव्या परिणामेऽसुखावहा॥

Where there's excessive affection without reason, one should be cautious—it often leads to pain.

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