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कांश्चित् तुच्छयति प्रपूरयति वा कांश्चिन्नयत्युन्नतिं
कांश्चित् पातविधौ करोति च पुनः कांश्चिन्नयत्याकुलान्।
अन्योन्यं प्रतिपक्षसंहतिमिमां लोकस्थितिं बोधयन्न् एष
क्रीडति कूपयन्त्रघटिकान्यायप्रसक्तो विधिः॥

Fate, like a well-wheel mechanism, raises some, lowers others, and causes confusion among some. This reflects the mutual opposition and dynamic nature...

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कांश्चिदर्थान् नरः प्राज्ञो लघुमूलान् महाफलान्।
क्षिप्रमारभते कर्तुं न विघ्नयति तादृशान्॥

A wise person quickly undertakes tasks that have small investment but large reward. Such efforts proceed smoothly without obstacles. This is a mark of...

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कांसीकृतासीत् खलु मण्डलीन्दोः
संसक्तरश्मिप्रकरा स्मरेण।
तुला च नाराचलता निजैव मिथोनुरागस्य समीकृतौ वाम्॥

The moon in Libra joined with Venus creates a symbol of mutual attraction, equating the union of romantic forces to celestial harmony. A poetic descri...

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कांस्यस्वन इवाभाति यस्मिन् खड्गहते ध्वनिः।
खङ्गोत्तमं तं वदति गिरिशः शुभवर्धनम्॥

Just as a bell rings clearly when struck, so too does a superior sword emit a distinguished sound when tested. Lord Shiva names such a sword "Shubhava...

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कां हरिरभरत् सूकररूपः कामरिरहितामिच्छति भूपः।
केनाकारि च मन्मथजननं केन विराजति तरुणीवदनम्॥

Who bore the earth as a boar? Vishnu. Why do kings desire barren lands? Who created Kama (desire)? Who graces a young woman’s face? These rhetorical q...

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काकः काञ्चनपञ्जरे विनिहितः पद्माकरे कौशिकः
श्राद्धे श्वा विनियोजितो हुतवहे हव्यः पलाण्डुः कृतः।
सर्वं तेन कृतं किमत्र बहुना मद्यं महाशान्तये
येनाज्ञानवता महीयसि पदे नीचः समारोपितः॥

A crow in a golden cage, a dog used in sacred rites — misplacement of roles leads to chaos. This satire mocks the elevation of the ignorant into prest...

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काकः कृष्णः पिकः कृष्णः को भेदः पिककाकयोः।
वसन्तसमये प्राप्ते काकः काकः पिकः पिकः॥

Both the crow and the cuckoo are black, but only in spring does one distinguish the cuckoo’s sweet song from the harsh cawing of the crow. Appearances...

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काकः कोकिलमुन्नमय्य कुरुते चूते फलास्वादनं
भुङ्क्ते राजशुकं निवार्य कुररः क्रीडापरो दाडिमम्।
घूको बर्हिणमास्य शाखिशिखरे शेते सजानिः सुखं हा जातं
विपरीतमद्य विपिने श्येने परोक्षं गते॥

In the forest, disorder reigns: the crow enjoys mangoes, the parrot is driven away, and the owl rests atop trees. Good people suffer silently as the w...

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काकः पक्षबलेन भूपतिगृहे ग्रासं यदि प्राप्तवान्
किं वा तस्य महत्त्वमस्य लघुता पञ्चाननस्यागता।
येनाक्रम्य करीन्द्रगण्डयुगलं निर्भिद्य हेलालवाल् लब्ध्वा
ग्रासवरं वराटकधिया मुक्तागणस्त्यज्यते॥

The crow grabs food through trickery, while the noble Garuda, though capable, is abandoned. Society often favors mediocrity over greatness, neglecting...

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काकः पक्षिषु चाण्डालः स्मृतः पशुषु गर्दभः।
नराणां कोऽपि चाण्डालः स्मृतः सर्वेषु निन्दकः॥

Among birds, the crow is despised; among animals, the donkey. But among humans, the worst is the constant fault-finder. Habitual criticism pollutes ch...

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