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काञ्चीं काञ्ची न धत्ते कलयति न दृशा केरली केलितल्पं
सिन्दूरं दूर एव क्षिपति करतलन्यस्तमान्ध्री पुरन्ध्री।
सौराष्ट्री मार्ष्टि भूयः सपदि नयनयो रक्तयो रक्तिमानं कार्णाटी
कर्णिकायां मलिनयति मनो मानसिंहप्रयाणे॥

Women of different regions exhibit diverse customs — Kerala women reject vermilion, Saurashtra women avoid red, Karnataka women tarnish inner thoughts...

women (268) region (7) customs (10) culture (39) prince (1) beauty (1797) contrast (206) vermilion (6) diversity (15) poetic comparison (12)

काञ्चीकलक्वणितकोमलनाभिकान्ति
पारावतध्वनितचित्रितकण्ठपालिम्।
उद्भ्रान्तलोचनचकोरमनङ्गरङ्गम् आशास्महे
कमपि वारविलासवत्याः॥

Hopes arise to experience the erotic elegance of a courtesan whose body glows with jingling ornaments, fragrant throat, and deer-like eyes — creating ...

desire (898) courtesan (27) beauty (1797) kama (47) jingling (3) elegance (171) seduction (89) poetry (588) ornamentation (21) longing (690)

काञ्ची कांचिदियं चकार जघनन्यस्ता गतेर्मन्दतां
गाढं बद्धमिदं च कञ्चुकमदादुच्छ्रूनतां वक्षसः।
नेत्रप्रान्तमथाकुलं कलयति श्रोत्रावतंसद्वयं तत्कोऽयं
बत मत्प्रसाधनविधौ सख्यैषमस् त्वत्क्रमः॥

A woman tightens her girdle and dress, rearranges her hair, adjusts her jewelry, and blames her friend for the disarray — though it was done to charm ...

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कान्चीगुणग्रथितकाञ्चनचेलदृश्य-
चण्डातपांशुकविभापरभागशोभि।
पर्यङ्कमण्डलपरिष्करणं पुरारेर् ध्यायामि
ते निखिलमम्ब नितम्बबिभ्बम्॥

The divine seat of Lord Śiva (on Goddess’s hips) is visualized as radiant with golden fabric, jeweled ornaments, and full splendor. A vivid descriptio...

divine (346) feminine (63) hips (14) beauty (1797) ornaments (49) shiva (328) goddess (297) golden fabric (1) splendor (24) visualization (3)

काञ्चीगुणैः काञ्चनरत्नचित्रैर्
नो भूषयन्ति प्रमदा नितम्बम्।
न नूपुरैहंसरुतं भजद्भिः
पादाम्बुजान्यम्बुजकान्तिभाञ्जि॥

Some women, despite not adorning their hips or ankles, shine with natural beauty, equaling lotus-like grace. The verse distinguishes innate charm from...

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काञ्चीगुणैर्विरचिता जघनेषु लक्ष्मीर्
लब्धा स्थितिः स्तनतटेषु च रत्नहारैः।
नो भूषिता वयमितीव नितम्बिनीनां कार्श्य
निरर्गलमधार्यत मध्यभागैः॥

Some women’s hips shine with jeweled girdles and breasts with necklaces, yet they feel incomplete — so they expose their thin waists as if showcasing ...

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काञ्चीदामकबन्धनं सललिता कर्णोत्पलैस् ताडना
हेलालिङ्नविघ्नमाहितरुषा मौनेन निर्भर्त्सनम्।
किं पूर्वोचितमेतदत्र सहसा विस्मृत्य मन्योर्भरान्-
मय्युत्कण्ठमनस्यदर्शनपथं यातास्यहो कोपने॥

A woman’s signs of anger — striking with earrings, silence, harsh looks, and tighter dress — suggest a playful quarrel with her beloved. Even her fury...

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काञ्चीदाम दृढं विधाय कवरीमाबध्य गाढं गुणैर्
वक्षोजादपसार्य हारमसकृद् व्याधूय कर्णोत्पलम्।
दूरोत्सारितकङ्कणा विधुमुखी सोत्प्रासहासं हठात् कण्ठे
कस्य करोति हन्त दयिताश्लेषाय दोर्बन्धनम्॥

A woman ties her dress, adjusts hair, moves her necklace aside, and unexpectedly embraces her beloved. The playful restraint ends in loving surrender.

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काञ्चीदाम निवेशयन् वितनुते वासः श्लथं
सुभ्रुवो हारं वक्षसि योजयन् करतलं धत्ते कुचाम्भोरुहे।
जल्पंश्चाटुवचोऽधरं धयति यत् प्रेयान् कुतो विस्मयः पांसुं
चक्षुषि विक्षिपन् यदि धनं गृह्णासि पाटच्चरः॥

A lover, while adjusting his beloved’s jewelry and whispering sweet words, slyly steals her money. A humorous portrayal of flirtation mixed with thiev...

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काञ्चीसीमनि कापि काञ्चनमयी निश्रेणिका
राजते तामासाद्य रणोत्सवेन महता केनापि धीर त्वया।
सद्यः कण्टकशालिना करयुगेनाक्रम्य शैलद्वयं
तस्योपान्तनिवासिनश्च शशिनः स्फीता सुधा लप्स्यते॥

A woman's golden waist becomes a shining stairway. A daring lover climbs it like a mountain and receives the moon's nectar — a metaphor for union and ...

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