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कर्ता कारयिता चैव यश्चैवमनुमन्यते।
शुभं वा यदि वा पापं तेषामपि समं फलम्।

Whether an act is good or bad, those who do, instigate, or consent all share the same result.

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कर्ता द्यूतच्छलानां जतुमयशरणोद्दीपनः सोऽतिमानी
कृष्णाकेशोत्तरीयव्यपनयनमरुत् पाण्डवा यस्य दासाः।
राजा दुःशासनादेर्गुरुरनुजशतस्याङ्गराजस्य मित्रं क्वास्ते
दुर्योधनोऽसौ कथयत न रुषा द्रुष्टुमभ्यागतौ स्वः॥

Duryodhana, master of deception and gambling, misled the Pāṇḍavas. Who dares call him a noble king?

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कर्तुं त्रिलोचनादन्यो न पार्थविजयं क्षमः।
तदर्थः शक्यते द्रष्टुं लोचनद्वयिभिः कथम्॥

Only the three-eyed Lord (Shiva) could bestow Arjuna’s victory. Mortal eyes cannot perceive such greatness.

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कर्तुमकर्तुं शक्तः सकलं जगदेतदन्यथाकर्तुम्।
यस्तं विहाय रामं कामं मा धेहि मानसान्यस्मिन्॥

Only Rāma has the power to do, undo, or alter this world. Do not place your desires on anyone else.

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कर्तुमिष्टमनिष्टं वा कः प्रभुर्विधिना विना।
कर्तारमन्यमारोप्य लोकस् तुष्यति कुप्यति॥

Without divine will, who can achieve even good or bad deeds? The world blames or praises based on surface acts.

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कर्दमवदात्मवैभवम् उल्लास्य
च मानवीं प्रजां सुचिरम्।
तपनोत्तापप्लुष्टं स्ववपुः कृत्वा गतं सरसा॥

Kardama shone in divine splendor, created progeny, and left his body scorched by penance—returning to calm waters.

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कर्पासबीजमज्जानां चूर्णं तैलेन पाचयेत्।
तेन संजायते पुष्पं युवतीनां चिराद् गतम्॥

An ancient formula to restore lost menstruation using cottonseed extract and oil—part of traditional women’s remedies.

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कर्पासभस्मतक्रास्थिवर्जं सर्वं सितं शुभम्।
गोवाजिगजदेवर्षिवर्जं कृष्णं तु निन्दितम्॥

All white things are auspicious except burnt cotton, buttermilk, and bones—suggesting symbolic purity in contrast.

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कर्पासास्थिप्रचयनिचिता निर्धनश्रोत्रियाणां
येषां वात्याप्रविततकुटीप्राङ्गणान्ता बभूवुः।
तत्सौधानां परिसरभुवि त्वत्प्रसादादिदानीं
क्रीडायुद्धच्छिदुरयुवतीहारमुक्ताः पतन्ति॥

Once poor Brahmins lived with cotton-bone heaps; now, your grace brings pearl-strewn courtyards and joy.

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कर्पूरं चन्दनं कुष्ठं तुलसी सर्जसंभवम्।
मुस्तं शिलारसं चैव धत्तूरमगुरुस् तथा॥

Camphor, sandal, tulsi, resin, and more—ingredients from nature listed for medicinal or ritual use.

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