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कस्यानित्येष्वनित्यस्य स्नेहो भवितुमर्हति।
येन जन्मसहस्राणि द्रष्टव्यो न पुनः प्रियः॥

Why form attachments to the impermanent when the beloved may not be seen again for thousands of births? True wisdom lies in recognizing the fleeting n...

impermanence (242) detachment (573) rebirth (102) wisdom (1611) samsara (74) separation (258) love (1567) soul (76) renunciation (267) suffering (358)

कस्यानिमेषवितते नयने दिवौको-
लोकादृते जगति ते अपि वै गृहीत्वा।
पिण्डे प्रसारितमुखेन तिमे किमेतद् दृष्टं
न बालिश विशद्बडिशं त्वयान्तः॥

Even the gods can be tempted — your eyes are like bait, and my heart like a fish caught on the hook. O beautiful one, your innocent gaze conceals dead...

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कस्यापि कोऽपि कुरुते न सुखं दुःखं न दैवमपहाय।
विदधाति वृथा गर्वं खलोऽहमहितस्य हन्तेति॥

No one truly causes happiness or sorrow; not even fate. Yet the wicked proudly boast, “I destroyed my enemy.” Such arrogance is vain and baseless.

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कस्यापि कोऽप्यतिशयोऽस्ति स तेन लोके
ख्यातिं प्रयाति न हि सर्वविदस् तु सर्वे।
किं केतकी फलति किं पनसः सुपुष्पः किं
नागवल्ल्यपि च पुष्पफलैरुपेता॥

Some excel in one trait, others in another. No one is perfect. The ketakī may smell sweet but bears no fruit; the jackfruit may not bloom but gives sw...

uniqueness (49) limitation (28) diversity (15) humility (596) self-worth (35) perfection (22) metaphor (1632) wisdom (1611) comparison (402) nature (950)

कस्यापि चाग्रतो नैव प्रकाश्यः स्वगुणः स्वयम्।
अतुच्छत्वेन तुच्छोऽपि वाच्यः परगुणः पुनः॥

One should not praise one’s own virtues publicly, but even the smallest good of another must be acknowledged. This shloka teaches humility and generos...

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कस्यामोदं कमलं वदनमिदं ते प्रिये न संतनुयात्।
अवलम्ब्य मित्रमेकं विकसति न यदन्यथा जातु॥

Whose face is not made radiant by a single loyal friend? A lotus doesn’t bloom alone — likewise, beauty flourishes only in the presence of companionsh...

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कस्याश्चित् सुभग इति श्रुतश्चिरं
यस् तं दृष्ट्वाधिगतरतेर्निमीलिताक्ष्याः।
निस्पन्दं वपुरवलोक्य सौविदल्लाः
सन्तेपुर्विधुरधियो निशान्तवध्वाः॥

A man long praised for beauty appears dull to women once desire fades. The moon is no delight to one with a broken heart — poetic expression of emotio...

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कस्याश्चिन् मुखमनु धौतपत्रलेखं
व्यातेने सलिलभरावलम्बिनीभिः।
किञ्जल्कव्यतिकरपिञ्जरान्तराभिश्
चित्रश्रीरलमलकाग्रवल्लरीभिः॥

A woman’s face, adorned with delicate features and glistening tears, resembles a lotus covered with soft dew and pollen-rich tendrils — poetic imagery...

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कस्यास्ति नाशो मनसो वितत्या
क्व सर्वथा नास्ति भयं विमुक्तौ।
शल्यं परं किं निजमूर्खतैव के के
ह्युपास्या गुरवश्च सन्तः॥

Who is free from delusion or fear? Only the wise can overcome the enemy called ignorance — which resides not in the world, but within one’s own foolis...

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कस्येदं भवनं, ममैव, भवती का सुभ्रु, लाटाङ्गना
केर्य, मुग्धतरा सखी मम, पतिर्गेहेऽस्ति किं, तेन वा।
इत्थं पान्थवचो दिनान्तसमये गूढार्थमाकर्ण्य वै
मन्दान्दोलितकुण्डलस्तबकया तन्व्यावधूतं शिरः॥

As a traveler hears women speaking with uncertainty — "Whose house is this?" or "Is this your husband’s?" — a subtle poetic moment reveals unspoken in...

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