All Shlokas | Sanskrit.Today

कामक्रोधौ मद्यतमौ नियोक्तव्यौ यथोचितम्।
कामः प्रजापालने च क्रोधः शत्रुनिबर्हणे॥

Lust and anger, though generally considered enemies, may serve constructive purposes when wisely controlled—lust for nurturing subjects, and anger to ...

controlled anger (1) desire (898) governance (214) righteous action (5) emotions (40) ethics (803) kingly duties (1) channeling instincts (1) discipline (380) protection (293)

कामक्रोधौ विनिर्जित्य किमरण्यैः करिष्यति।
अन्नेन धार्यंते देहः कुलं शीलेन धार्यते॥

What use is the forest if one hasn't conquered desire and anger? The body is sustained by food, but lineage is upheld only by character.

self-conquest (5) renunciation (267) forest (145) desire (898) anger (185) food (101) virtue (726) family honor (3) ethics (803) discipline (380)

कामक्रोधौ हि पुरुषम् अर्थेभ्यो व्यपकर्षतः।
तौ तु शत्रू विनिर्जित्य राजा विजयते महीम्॥

Lust and anger draw a man away from virtue and wealth. Only by conquering these enemies can a king truly win over the world.

inner enemies (4) self-control (91) king (200) victory (118) lust (89) anger (185) ethics (803) governance (214) dharma (540) success (142)

कामघ्नाद् विषमदृशो
भूत्यवलिप्ताद् भुजङ्गसङ्गरुचेः।
को भृङ्गीव न शुष्यति वाञ्छ न फलमीश्वरादगुणात्॥

Who doesn’t suffer like the honeybee when misled by desire, beauty, wealth, or charm of the harmful? Desire never yields fruit when based on unworthin...

illusion (355) honeybee metaphor (1) desire (898) deception (224) beauty (1797) danger (229) wealth (447) unworthy attraction (1) wisdom (1611) delusion (175)

कामजं मृगया द्यूतं स्त्रियः पानं तथैव च।
व्यसनं व्यसनार्थज्ञैश् चतुर्विधमुदाहृतम्॥

Hunting, gambling, women, and liquor—born of desire—are the four recognized vices by the wise. They bring downfall when indulged in without restraint.

vices (9) desire-born (1) gambling (12) liquor (4) women (268) hunting (11) downfall (265) restraint (226) wisdom (1611) ethics (803)

काम जानामि ते मूलं संकल्पात् किल जायसे।
न त्वां संकल्पयिष्यामि समूलो न भविष्यसि॥

Desire arises from thought; knowing this, I shall not imagine you again. Without root, you shall not sprout again—declares a disciplined mind.

desire (898) thought (27) resolution (14) self-control (91) mind (176) renunciation (267) discipline (380) root cause (4) awareness (73) detachment (573)

कामजेषु प्रसक्तो हि व्यसनेषु महीपतिः।
वियुज्यतेऽर्थधर्माभ्यां क्रोधजेष्वात्मनैव तु॥

A king engrossed in sensual pleasures loses both virtue and wealth, while anger brings about self-destruction. Desire and anger thus ruin rulers.

ruler (55) downfall (265) desire (898) anger (185) ethics (803) wealth loss (3) virtue (726) temptation (79) destruction (292) governance (214)

कामतन्त्रेषु निपुणः क्रुद्धानुनयकोविदः।
स्फुरितेऽनादरे किंचिद् दयिताया विरज्यति॥

He who is expert in handling love and calming the angry beloved becomes disenchanted even at a slight show of neglect by her.

romance (506) love dynamics (2) neglect (55) emotional intelligence (4) disappointment (42) relationships (94) detachment (573) lover’s quarrel (1) reaction (24) subtle signs (1)

कामतो रूपधारित्वं शस्त्रास्त्राश्माम्बुवर्षणम्।
तमोऽनिलोऽचलो मेधा इति माया ह्यमानुषी॥

Desire enables illusion to take many forms—beauty, weapons, storms, darkness. It is said to be a non-human force manipulating perception.

maya (36) illusion (355) desire (898) metaphor (1632) mind (176) manipulation (21) cosmic play (16) beauty (1797) power (396) illusionary forms (1)

जघान कीचकं भीम आश्रितः स्त्रीसरूपताम्।
चिरं प्रच्छन्नरूपोऽभूद् दिव्यया मायया नलः॥

Bhima slew Keechaka while disguised as a woman; King Nala remained hidden through divine illusion. Disguise often enables divine purpose.

disguise (39) strategy (222) divine illusion (1) heroism (93) bhima (7) nala (6) mahabharata (41) protection (293) maya (36) strength (359)