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कान्ते काञ्चुलिकावलोकिनि कलावत्या नमन्त्या
स्थितं तस्मिन् कोमलकाकुभाषिणि तया स्पन्दी निरुद्धोऽधरः।
उत्थायाथ करस्पृशि प्रियतमे यूनोर्नवे संगमे
काञ्चीकूजितकैतवेन मदनो द्यौःशान्तिमभ्यस्यति॥

As the beloved looks bashfully, her tender voice touches the lover, sparking divine passion — even Cupid learns peace from such meetings.

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कान्ते कथय कथं वा गच्छसि पानीयशालिकामेका।
अङ्गमनङ्गं नितराम् अङ्कुरयति
पङ्कजाक्षि वयोऽपि तव॥

Why walk alone to fetch water, dear? Your youth is blooming like a bud — even your movements awaken passion.

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कान्ते किं कुपितासि, कः परजने प्राणेश कोपो भवेत्
कोऽयं सुभ्रु पर, स्त्वमेव, दयिते दासोऽस्मि किं ते परः।
इत्युक्त्वा प्रणतः प्रियः क्षितितलादुत्थाप्य सानन्दया
नेत्राम्भःकणिकाङ्किते स्तनतटे तन्व्या समारोपितः॥

“Why angry, my dear? I am your servant, not a stranger.” Speaking thus, he lifts her joyfully, as her tear-streaked eyes smile.

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कान्ते कुटिलमालोक्य कर्णकण्डूयनेन किम्।
कामं कथय कल्याणि किङ्करः करवाणि यत्॥

“Why that crooked glance, dear? Tell me your wish and I’ll fulfill it,” he says humbly, soothing her teasing demeanor.

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कान्ते गृहाण त्वमिमां
स्वमालाम् अकारणं किं कलहं करोषि।
यत्पूर्वपादं मनुषेऽत्र शुद्धं तत्
तथ्यमेवास्ति न चेदिदं स्यात्॥

“Take back your garland and stop quarreling unnecessarily. This step was pure — let’s not tarnish it with false accusations.” A plea for peace.

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कान्ते घोरकृतान्तवक्रकुहरात् त्वं पुण्यपुञ्जेन
मे मुक्ता कृन्त तदर्जनश्रमभरं प्रत्यङ्गमालिङ्ग्य माम्।
इत्याकर्ण्य निमीलितार्धनयनं स्मेरं शनैरानतं सोल्लासं
वदनाम्बुजं मृगदृशः स्वैरं चुचुम्ब प्रियः॥

As the beloved pleads for deliverance from the terrifying jaws of death, offering herself in embrace, the lover, seeing her with half-closed, smiling ...

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कान्ते जग्मुषि ताम्रचूडरटितं श्रुत्वा प्रबुद्धा
जवात् किंचिद् वासवदिङ्मुखं प्रविकसद् दृष्ट्वा गवाक्षाध्वना।
संत्रासेन समीरिता प्रियतमप्रेम्णावरुद्धा शनैर्
उत्थानोपनिवेशनानि कुरुते तल्पे मुहुः पांसुला॥

Upon hearing the parrot’s cry, she awakens and, filled with anxious love, peeks from the window. Scared and shy, she repeatedly rises and sits, leavin...

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कान्ते तथा कथमपि प्रथितं
मृगाक्ष्या चातुर्यमुद्धतमनोभवया रतेषु।
तत्कूजितान्यनुवदद्भिरनेकवारं शिष्यायितं
गृहकपोतशतैर्यथा स्यात्॥

The lover’s skill in amorous acts was so refined and playful that even the household pigeons seemed to imitate their passionate sounds in chorus — a c...

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कान्ते तल्पमुपागते विगलिता नीवी स्वयं तत्क्षणात्
तद्वासः श्लथमेखलागुणधृतं किंचिन्नितम्बे स्थितम्।
एतावत् सखि वेद्मि केवलमहं तस्याङ्गसङ्गे पुनः कोऽसौ कास्मि
रतं तु किं कथमिति स्वल्पापि मे न स्मृतिः॥

She remembers only the initial intimacy as her garments loosened naturally in his presence. So intense was the union that she recalls nothing of what ...

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कान्तेत्युत्पललोचनेति विपुलश्रोणीभरेत्युन्नमत्-
पीनोत्तुङ्गपयोधरेति सुमुखाम्भोजेति सुभ्रूरिति।
दृष्ट्वा माद्यति मोदतेऽभिरमते प्रस्तौति विद्वानपि
प्रत्यक्षाशुचिपुत्रिकां स्त्रियमहो मोहस्य दुश्चेष्टितम्॥

Though aware that the woman is impure, the man still delights in praising her beauty. Even the learned are deluded by lust — a reflection on love’s ov...

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