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कलमाः पाकविनम्रा मूलतलाघ्रातसुरभिकल्हाराः।
पवनाकम्पितशिरसः प्रायः कुर्वन्ति परिमलश्लाघाम्॥

The soft, wind-swayed kalama reeds, fragrant from their roots, quietly boast their scent like modest scholars.

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From the end of a pen’s ink drop, the queen’s fortune is robbed by sly scribes—she weeps like a wronged woman.

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O poet! Describe the beauty of beloveds in crystal forests with lotus hands touching their mirrored cheeks.

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She compares her eyes to lotuses and speech to nectar—but her patience is the true flaw that led to pain.

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A tree always bears fruit generously because it knows not even enemies are excluded from its shade—pure selflessness.

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Her curled glances string together like blue-lotus garlands; her lips, delicate as leaf play, reveal the moon of her artful grace.

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Passion burns like fire, transforming heart and body into a smoldering bed, while desire clouds the eyes—Manmatha torments me.

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Let the foolish crane mimic the elegant swan’s gait, but it lacks the wisdom to separate milk from water.

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Adorn your braided hair with garlands, apply musk on your cheeks, dear friend—your beloved arrives at dawn.

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Why study sweet grammar now, friend? Let us spar in witty wordplay and defeat one another with clever repartee.

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