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करेण सलिलार्द्रेण न गण्डौ नापरं करम्।
नेक्षणे च स्पृशेत् किं तु
स्प्रष्टव्ये जानुनी श्रिये॥

With your wet hand, you touched not the cheeks, not another hand, nor eyes, but rested on the knees—beauty lies in subtle and graceful restraint.

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करेणुर्नाहूता निजकवलभागप्रणयिनी
न चामृष्टः स्नेहात् करकिसलयेनापि कलभः।
स येनासौ दर्पात् प्रतिगजजिगीषारभसतः क्रुधा
धावन् मग्नो ह्रदपयसि कष्टं करिपतिः॥

The elephant king, out of pride and competition, rushed into the lake alone, uninvited and unloved. In anger, he drowned—symbolizing downfall due to u...

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करे दानं हृदि ध्यानं मुखे मौनं गृहे धनम्।
तीर्थे यानं गिरि ज्ञानं मण्डनं महतामिदम्॥

The noble possess: charity in the hand, meditation in the heart, silence on the lips, wealth at home, journey to pilgrimage, wisdom in the mountains, ...

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करे वामे वासस्तदपरकरे हारलतिकां
वहन्त्या बिम्बोष्ठे पतिदशनदत्तव्रणपदम्।
परिम्लानां मालां शिरसि शशिखण्डं स्तनतटे
रतान्तोत्तिष्ठन्त्या जगदपि न मूल्यं मृगदशः॥

She rises after loveplay, garland wilted, wounds from her lover’s teeth visible on her lips, hair disheveled—her very form priceless, captivating the ...

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करे विधृत्येश्वरया गिरां सा
पान्था पथीन्द्रस्य कृता विहस्य।
वामेति नामैव बभाज सार्धं
पुरन्ध्रिसाधारणसंविभागम्॥

A goddess, playfully holding a verse in her hand, granted the name “Vame” to the path-lord, suggesting he is now shared with other women—hinting at pl...

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करे विभाति तन्वङ्ग्या रणद्वलयसंहतिः।
मनःकुरङ्गबन्धाय पाशालीव मनोभुवः॥

On her slender wrist, the clinking bangles shine, seeming like Cupid’s snares to capture wandering minds.

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करे वेणीमेणीसदृशनयना स्नानविरतौ
दधाना हर्म्याग्रे हरनयनतेजोहुतमपि।
इयं मुग्धा दुग्धाम्बुधिबहलकल्लोलसदृशा दृशा
वारं वारं मनसिजतरुं पल्लवयति॥

Her braided hair and deer-like eyes, after bath, reflect the moon’s radiance. Again and again, she awakens the flowering of love within the viewer’s h...

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करे श्लाघ्यस् त्यागः शिरसि गुरुपादप्रणमता
मुखे सत्या वाणी विजयि भुजयोर्वीर्यमतुलम्।
हृदि स्वच्छा वृत्तिः श्रुतमधिगतं च श्रवणयोर्
विनाप्यैश्वर्येण प्रकृतिमहतां मण्डनमिदम्॥

Renunciation, truth, humility, bravery, inner clarity, and knowledge—these are the true ornaments of great souls, not wealth or display.

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करैरुपात्तान् कमलोत्करेभ्यो
निजैर्विवस्वान् विकचोदरेभ्यः।
तस्या निचिक्षेप मुखारविन्दे
स्वेदापदेशान्मकरन्दबिन्दून्॥

With her hands, she lifted the lotus, offering its dew (pollen) into his mouth. A sensuous gesture depicted poetically, blending devotion and desire.

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करैर्वा प्रमितैर्ग्रामैर् वत्सरे प्रबलं रिपुम्।
तोषयेत् तद्धि दानं स्याद् यथायोगेषु शत्रुषु॥

A king may win a strong enemy by offering him small villages as gifts—it is considered true generosity when directed appropriately.

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