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मनो हि हेतुः सर्वेषाम् इन्द्रियाणां प्रवर्तने।
शुभाशुभास्ववस्थासु तच्च मे सुव्यवस्थितम्॥

The mind is the root of all sensory action, good or bad. My mind, however, is well-established and steadfast.

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कामं न पश्यति दिदृक्षत एव भूम्ना
नोक्तापि जल्पति विवक्षति चादरेण।
लज्जास्मरव्यतिकरेण मनोऽधिनाथे बाला
रसान्तरमिदं ललितं बिभर्ति॥

She doesn’t look, yet longs to see. She doesn’t speak, yet yearns to. Embarrassed by love and modesty, she hides her feelings — a delicate emotional b...

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कामं निष्करुणं वेत्सि वेत्सि तं बहुवल्लभम्।
दूति चूताङ्कुरखरा दिशो वेत्सि न वेत्सि किम्॥

You know that he is heartless, yet beloved. You know the directions, yet don’t know where he’s gone. The koel calls, but you still hope — love blinds.

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कामं नृपाः सन्तु सहस्रशोऽन्ये
राजन्वतीमाहुरनेन भूमिम्।
नक्षत्रताराग्रहसंकुलापि ज्योतिष्मती
चान्द्रमसैव रात्रिः॥

There may be countless kings, but just as many stars fail to replace the moon, one true ruler shines alone.

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कामं परमिति ज्ञात्वा देवोऽपि हि पुरन्दरः।
गौतमस्य मुनेः पत्नीम् अहल्यां चकमे पुरा॥

Even Indra, the king of gods, once fell for Ahalyā, sage Gautama’s wife. Thus, none are immune to the power of desire.

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कामं प्रत्यादिष्टां स्मरामि
न परिग्रहं मुनेस् तनयान्।
बलवत् तु दूयमानं प्रत्याययतीव मे हृदयम्॥

Though I never claimed her, I remember her fondly. My heart still aches, as if pulling me toward what I never possessed.

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कामं प्रदीपयति रूपमभिव्यनक्ति
सौभाग्यमावहति वक्त्रसुगन्धितां च।
ऊर्जं करोति कफजाश्च निहन्ति रोगांस्
ताम्बूलमेवमपरांश्च गुणान् करोति॥

Betel leaf (tambūla) enhances beauty, reveals fortune, emits fragrance, builds strength, removes phlegm, and cures diseases — a metaphor for things th...

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युक्तेन चूर्णेन करोति
रागं रागक्षयं पूगफलातिरिक्तम्।
चूर्णाधिकं वक्त्रविगन्धकारि
पत्राधिकं साधु करोति गन्धम्॥

When betel leaf is mixed rightly with areca and other powders, it excites passion or destroys it, depending on the balance — a poetic chemistry.

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पत्राधिकम् निशि हितं सफलं दिवा
च प्रोक्तान्यथाकरणमस्य विडम्बनैव।
कक्कोलपूगलवलीफलपारिजातैर् आमोदितं
मदमुदा मुदितं करोति॥

When taken at night with proper ingredients like cardamom and jasmine, it delights the senses and uplifts mood — culinary delight as emotional alchemy...

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कामं प्रदोषतिमिरेण न दृश्यसे
त्वं सौदामिनीव जलदोदरसंधिलीना।
त्वां सूचयिष्यति तु माल्यसमुद्भवोऽयं
गन्धश्च भीरु मुखराणि च नूपुराणि॥

Though hidden in night’s darkness like lightning inside clouds, your presence is revealed by your scent, ornaments, and the soft sounds of anklets — t...

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