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कामिनश् चरितैरेभिः कुर्वन्तो निशि जागरम्।
कुर्वन्त्यप्रियमात्मानं केचिन्मूढाः प्रिया अपि॥

Some foolish lovers spend nights imitating others’ acts, harming themselves despite their beloved’s affection, chasing illusions.

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कामिनां कामिनीनां च सङ्गात् कामी भवेत् पुमान्।
देहान्तरे ततः क्रोधी लोभी मोही च जायते॥

Association with lustful men or women turns one into a lustful being. In later lives, this ripens into anger, greed, and delusion—repeating the cycle.

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कामिनामसकलानि विभुग्नैः
स्वेदवारिमृदुभिः करजाग्रैः।
अक्रियन्त कठिनेषु कथंचित् कामिनीकुचतटेषु पदानि॥

The hard chest of the beloved bore faint marks from the gentle fingernails of the lover, softened by sweat and passion—expressing love’s delicate impa...

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कामिनीं प्रथमयौवनान्वितां
मन्दवल्गुमृदुपीडितस्वनाम्।
उत्स्तनीं समवलम्ब्य या रतिः सा न
धातृभवनेऽस्ति मे मतिः॥

Rapture with a maiden in her first bloom of youth, trembling and moaning with passion—such carnal desire, says the speaker, has no place in a divine c...

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कामिनीकायकान्तारे कुचपर्वतदुर्गमे।
मा संचर मनःपान्थ तत्रास्ते स्मरतस्करः॥

O wandering mind! Don't tread the enchanting wilderness of a woman’s body—the mountain pass of her bosom hides the bandit Cupid.

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कामिनीजनविलोचनपाता-
नुन्मिषत्कलुषान् प्रतिगृह्णन्।
मन्दमन्दमुदितः प्रययौ खं भीतभीत इव शीतमयूखः॥

The moon, receiving the glances of sensual women, rises timidly into the sky, as if fearful of their passionate intensity.

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कामिनीनयनकज्जलपङ्काद् उत्थितो मदनमत्तवराहः।
कामिमानसवनान्तरचारी मूलमुत्खनति मानलतायाः॥

A boar intoxicated with desire emerges from the kohl-pools of her eyes, digging at the roots of pride in the forest of the lover’s heart.

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कामिनीवदननिर्जितकान्तिः
शोभितुं न हि शशाक शशाङ्कः।
लज्जयेव विमलं वपुराप्तुं शीधुपूर्णचषकेषु ममज्ज॥

The moon, defeated by the beauty of a woman’s face, seems to shy away, hiding its pure form in wine cups like an embarrassed lover.

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कामिनीवर्गसंसर्गैर् न कः संक्रान्तपातकः।
नाश्नाति स्नाति हा मोहात् कामक्षामव्रतं जगत्॥

Who hasn't sinned by consorting with sensual women? The world follows the dry vow of desire, foolishly mistaking it for sacred.

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कामिनीसहचरस्य कामिनस् तस्य वेश्मसु मृदङ्गनादिषु।
ऋद्धिमन्तमधिकर्द्धिरुत्तरः
पूर्वमुत्सवमपोहदुत्सवः॥

A man once rich in pleasure, now merely echoes past joys. In a rival’s house, with drums and festivities, the former lover is forgotten.

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