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करजदशनचिह्नं नैशमङ्गेऽन्यनारी-
जनितमिति सरोषामीर्ष्यया शङ्कमानाम्।
स्मरसि न खलु दत्तं मत्तयैतत्त्वयैव
स्त्रियमनुनयतीत्थं व्रीडमानां विलासी॥

The courtesan remembers the love-mark she gave—yet now the jealous woman suspects it was left by another. “You don’t remember giving it,” she says, fe...

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करजपदविभूषिता यथा त्वं सुदति दशनविक्षताधरा च।
गतिरपि चरणावलग्नमन्दा त्वमसि मृगसमाक्षि कामदत्ता॥

Her fingers leave marks on his limbs, her lips wounded by biting. Even her walk is slow, as if clinging to his presence. She’s a wish-fulfiller, a dee...

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करजालमपूर्वचेष्टितं वस्
तदभीष्टप्रदमस्तु तिग्मभासः।
क्रियते भवबन्धनाद् विमुक्तिः
प्रणतानामुपसेवितेन येन॥

May the hand gestures of the blazing sun, full of mysterious charm, grant liberation to the bowed souls, freeing them from the bonds of worldly existe...

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करञ्जारग्वधारिष्टसप्तपर्णत्वचाकृतः।
उपचारः क्रिमिहरो मूत्रमुस्तविडङ्गवान्॥

A decoction of karanja, aragvadha, arishta, and other barks, enriched with ingredients like vidanga and musta, becomes a potent anti-parasitic remedy.

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करटिकरटे भ्रस्यद्दानप्रवाहपिपासया
परिसरसरद्भृङ्गश्रेणी करोति यदा रवम्।
वदति शिरसः कम्पैर्नास्मान्निवारय वारण वितर
वितरामानं दानं चलाः किल संपदः॥

When the thirsty elephant trumpets loudly, disturbed by lost water streams, it shouts: “Give more!” Such is the way of riches—they wander and beg to b...

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करणभगणदोषं वारसंक्रान्तिदोषं
कुतिथिकुलिकदोषं यामयामार्धदोषम्।
कुजशनिरविदोषं राहुकेत्वादिदोषं हरति
सकलदोषं चन्द्रमाः संमुखस्थः॥

The moon, when seen directly, removes all astrological defects—whether from planets, constellations, or timings. Facing the moon cancels evils like Ra...

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करतरलितबन्धं कञ्चुकं कुर्वतीनां
प्रतिफलितमिदानीं दैपमाताम्रमर्चिः।
स्तनतटपरिणाहे भामिनीनां भविष्यन्
नखपदलिपिलीलासूत्रपातं करोति॥

As the sun’s reddish light reflects on the expanding breasts of a maiden, her bodice loosens. Future lines of nail-marks are foretold—passion’s script...

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करतलयुगपरिणद्धे कुचकलशे कुङ्कुमारुणे तस्याः।
सिन्दूरिते करिपतेः कुम्भे नक्षत्रमालेव॥

Her breasts, glowing red with kumkum, are cupped like pots by her hands. They resemble the starry belt on the elephant-head of Ganesha—divine and radi...

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करदीकरणं राज्ञां रिपूणां परिमर्दनम्।
भूमेरुपार्जनं भूयो राजवृत्तं तु चाष्टधा॥

The eightfold duties of a king include punishment of enemies, land acquisition, generosity, and defense. These comprise the royal functions, ensuring ...

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करनखरविदीर्णध्वान्तकुम्भीन्द्रकुम्भात्
तुहिनकणमिषेण क्षिप्तमुक्ताप्ररोहः।
अयमुदयधरित्रीधारिमूर्धाविरुढो
नयनपथमुपेतो भानुमत्केसरीन्द्रः॥

The lion of the sun rises, dispelling darkness like claws ripping the sky. Its golden rays sparkle like pearls thrown from the cosmic elephant's head,...

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