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कान्ते विलासिनि कलावति पद्मनेत्रे
नित्यं त्वयि प्रियतमे रमते मनो मे।
इत्थं भवन्तमुरुभावनया वदन्तं श्रीकृष्ण
मां बुधजना अपि हा हसन्ति॥

Though deeply in love, the speaker becomes the subject of laughter for declaring romantic devotion to Krishna — a divine yet human sentiment ridiculed...

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कान्ते सागसि कञ्चुकस्पृशि तया साचीकृतग्रीवया
मुक्ताः कोपकषायमन्मथशरत्क्रूराः कटाक्षाङ्कुराः।
साकूतं दरहासकेसरवचोमाध्वीकधारालसा प्रीतिः
कल्पलतेव काचन महादानीकृता सुभ्रुवा॥

Even in slight anger, her half-smile, tender voice, and teasing glances seem like divine nectar. The beloved's expression grants boundless joy, like a...

anger (185) smile (132) glance (185) voice (36) sweetness (104) passion (501) divine love (53) emotion (652) charm (252) femininity (225)

कान्ते सागसि काचिदन्तिकगते निर्भर्त्स्य
रोषारुणैर् भ्रूभङ्गीकृटिलैरपाङ्गवलनैरालोकमान् आ मुहुः।
बध्वा मेखलया सपत्नरमणीपादाब्जलाक्षाङ्कितं
लीलानीलसरोरुहेण निटिलं हन्ति स्म रोषाकुला॥

Though angry, the beloved uses her anklet and lotus-like hand to strike the lover gently — a dramatic mix of fury and affection, play and pain.

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कान्ते सागसि यापिते प्रियसखीवेषं विधायागते
भ्रान्त्यालिङ्ग्य मया रहस्यमुदितं तत्संगमाकाङ्क्षया।
मुग्धे दुष्करमेतदित्यतितरामुक्त्वा सहासं बलाद् आलिङ्ग्य
च्छलितास्मि तेन कितवेनाद्य प्रदोषागमे॥

Mistaking her friend for the lover, she eagerly embraces him — only to realize it was a ploy. She feels tricked but laughs, caught between anger and d...

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कान्ते स्नेहनिधौ समीयुषि मधौ जित्वा श्रियं
शैशिरीं विश्लेषादिव तस्य पाण्डिमभृतामालीलतानामियम्।
कर्तुं नूतनचित्रपत्ररचनां किं काननश्रीरिमां प्राचीनां
पवनाञ्चलेन परितः पत्रावलीं लुम्पति॥

Even spring’s artistry seems dull compared to the beloved’s fading charm in separation. The winds scatter the leaves like a painter undoing an old mas...

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कान्ते हन्त सुकोमला बत मता प्राग् व्यर्थमेव
भ्रमात् किंतु त्वं भुवि निष्ठुरा निरुपमा पश्यस्यपीमं न माम्।
तस्माद् वक्षसि ते पयोधरमिषाद् धात्रा निखायार्पितौ
शैलेन्द्राविति सांप्रतं न हि चिरं सौख्यं परक्लेशितुः॥

The lover laments that her softness once cherished now causes indifference. Her breasts, once a source of comfort, become like hard mountains — a bitt...

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कान्तो नर्मणि नैपुणेन विदितस्त्वं शैशवद्वेषिणी
क्रीडाशैलशिरोमणिर्गृहमिदं रम्यो वसन्तोत्सवः।
सख्यः कामकथोपचारचतुराः संभोगकालेऽधुना मानो वा
कलहोऽथवा यदि कदा तच्चेतसो निर्वृतिः॥

Though the beloved excels in playful speech, affection, and artistic expression, true joy for the lover lies not in quarrels or games, but in soul’s p...

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कान्तो यास्यति दूरदेशमिति मे चिन्ता परं
जायते लोकानन्दकरो हि चन्द्रवदने वैरायते चन्द्रमाः।
किं चायं वितनोति कोकिलकलालापो विलापोदयं प्राणानेव
हरन्ति हन्त नितरामाराममन्दानिलाः॥

As her lover departs for a faraway land, the gentle breeze that once gave pleasure now snatches away life, and the cuckoo’s song becomes a cry of grie...

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कान्तोऽसि नित्यमधुरोऽसि रसाकुलोऽसि
किं चासि पञ्चशरकार्मुकमद्वितीयम्।
इक्षो तवास्ति सकलं परमेकमूनं यत्
सेवितो भजसि नीरसतां क्रमेण॥

Though sweet and charming like Cupid, the beloved slowly becomes indifferent. Like sugarcane that loses taste with overuse, even passion can fade when...

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कान्त्या काञ्चनकान्तया परिमलैर्भाग्यैकभोग्यैस्
तथा सौन्दर्येण च साधुनैव कुसुमं हा हन्त न त्वत्समम्।
अक्रोधं शृणु किन्तु दूषणमिव त्वय्यस्ति किञ्चित् पुनस्
तत्त्वज्ञैर्यदचुम्बितं त्वमसि रे चाम्पेय पुष्पन्धयैः॥

You possess unmatched beauty, fragrance, and fortune, yet sages do not kiss you — a veiled jab at vanity, praising substance over surface.

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