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काणो निमग्नविषमोन्नतदृष्टिरेकः
शक्तो विरागजनने जननातुराणाम्।
यो नैव कस्यचिदुपैति मनःप्रियत्वम् आलेख्यकर्म
लिखितोऽपि किमु स्वरूपः॥

A misdrawn eye, unfit even in art, cannot attract attention. What then of a real one so flawed? The shloka metaphorically critiques people with distur...

imperfection (7) symbolism (947) deformity (3) unattractiveness (2) appearance (60) art (73) realism (46) judgment (94) rejection (86) character (259)

कातरताकेकरित-
स्मरलज्जारोषमसृणमधुराक्षी।
योक्तुं न मोक्तुमथवा वलतेऽसावर्थलब्धरतिः॥

The maiden’s eyes, sweet yet shy with desire, betrayal, and love, flutter in hesitation. She cannot utter nor retreat — a perfect capture of emotional...

hesitation (45) romance (506) desire (898) shame (67) maiden (32) passion (501) eye play (2) expression (146) first love (4) sweetness (104)

कातर्यं केवला नीतिः शौर्यं श्वापदचेष्टितम्।
अतः सिद्धिं समेताभ्याम् उभाभ्यामन्वियेष सः॥

Cowardice disguised as policy, bravery as beastly instinct — true success lies in a balanced blend of both. The verse exposes the failures of extremes...

cowardice (16) bravery (52) policy (20) balance (185) wisdom (1611) leadership (279) action (258) strength (359) ethics (803) duality (134)

कातर्यं तु न कार्मणं न न परं दम्भो न किं
योषितां यच्चित्ता तनुचापलं मधुविधुद्बेषस् तनुत्वं तनोः।
अस्माकं सखि पश्य संप्रति तनू रोमापि वक्रायते सद्यः
प्रोषित नाथयाभिनवया पान्थस्त्रियो हासिताः॥

Our arms grow slender in his absence, and even body hairs curl in despair. Fickle-mindedness is not vice, for separation has reduced us to a laughings...

separation (258) longing (690) irony (348) fickle mind (2) bodily signs (2) mockery (46) emotion (652) poetry (588) love (1567) female voice (1)

कातर्यं दुर्विनीतत्वं कार्पण्यमविवेकता।
सर्वं मार्जन्ति कवयः शालीनां मुष्टिकिंकराः॥

Shyness, rudeness, ignorance — all these the poet cleanses with his art. For refined poets, even the smallest gestures elevate into greatness.

poetry (588) refinement (55) ignorance (301) cleansing (26) artistry (14) wisdom (1611) sensitivity (27) expression (146) correction (11) elegance (171)

का तव काग्ता कस्ते पुत्रः संसारोऽयमतीव विचित्रः।
कस्य त्वं वा कुत आयातस् तत् त्वं
चिन्तय तदिदं भ्रातः॥

Who are you? Who is your father? Where are you from? Questions of existence emerge, pointing to the strange, illusionary world. The verse calls for ex...

identity (65) introspection (83) illusion (355) family (165) existence (10) samsara (74) questioning (27) philosophy (290) mystery (83) detachment (573)

का तारैर्मम गर्जितैरुपरता धाराम्बुभिः का
हता का मोहं गमिता वियोगविधुरा का वा कदम्बानिलैः।
नीता का च विलोलतां मदकलैः केकारबैर्बर्हिणाम् इत्थं
पान्थगृहेषु पश्यति घनो विद्युत्प्रदीपैरिव॥

Amid thunder, winds, and cries of peacocks, the sky watches the earth's response with flashes of lightning, as if taking stock. A brilliant monsoon sc...

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कात्यायनीकुसुमकामनया किमर्थं
कान्तारकुक्षिकुहरं कुतुकाद् गतासि।
पश्य स्तनस्तबकयोस् तव कण्टकाङ्कं गोपः
सुकण्ठि बत पश्यति जातकोपः॥

Drawn by desire, a girl enters the woods to meet her lover, only to be discovered by a cowherd who jealously inspects her thorn-pricked chest. A tale ...

desire (898) secrecy (61) forest (145) love (1567) lover (13) thorn (10) chest (8) jealousy (88) cowherd (4) passion (501)

कात्र श्रीः श्रोणिबिम्बे स्रवदुदरपुरावस्तिखद्वारवाच्ये
लक्ष्मीः का कामिनीनां कुचकलशयुगे मांसपिण्डस्वरूपे।
का कान्तिर्नेत्रयुग्मे जलकलुषजुषि श्लेष्मरक्तादिपूर्णे का
शोभावर्तगर्ते निगदत यदहो मोहिनस्ताः स्तुवन्ति॥

Where is beauty in decaying bodies — the hips, breasts, or eyes filled with mucus? The verse critiques blind infatuation and urges the seeker to rejec...

illusion (355) desire (898) body (170) decay (115) philosophy (290) beauty (1797) rejection (86) infatuation (3) wisdom (1611) critique (50)

का त्वं कामिनि जाह्नवी, किमिह ते, भर्ता हरो
नन्वसाव् अम्भस्त्वं किल वेत्सि मन्मथकलां, जानात्ययं ते पतिः।
स्वामिन् सत्यमिदं, नहि प्रियतमे सत्यः कुतः कामिनां
इत्येवं हरजाह्नवीगिरिसुतासंजल्पितं पातु वः॥

Śiva, Ganga, and Pārvatī engage in witty conversation on fidelity, love, and divine romance. Ganga teases, claiming to be his beloved, while Pārvatī c...

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