Bhartruhari Sataka Trisati - Srungaara Satakam - Assamese

ভর্তৃহরি is celebrated for the শতক-ত্রিশতি - three collections of roughly a hundred verses each: নীতি শতকম্, শৃংগার শতকম্, and বৈরাগ্য শতকম্. These are among the most quoted সুভাষিতানি in Sanskrit literature because each শ্লোক is compact, memorable, and psychologically sharp.

শৃংগার শতকম্ explores শৃংগার (love/beauty/romance) in many shades: the first spark of attraction, playful conversation, the language of glances, union (সংভোগ), separation (বিরহ), and the way desire can both uplift and unsettle the mind. It is not only about physical beauty; it is also a study of longing, imagination, vulnerability, pride, and reconciliation - the inner choreography of relationship.

The text remains timeless because the emotions it depicts are timeless. The setting may be a palace or a forest-grove, but the dynamics are familiar: how a half-smile can change a conversation, how uncertainty magnifies small signals, how distance reshapes memory, and how seasons mirror moods. Verses like সমস্তভাবৈঃ খলু বংধনং স্ত্রিযঃ, স্মৃতা ভবতি তাপায, and তাবদেবামৃতমযী are remembered and quoted because they capture these patterns with precision.

A good way to read শৃংগার শতকম্ is as a mirror for চিত্ত (mind): notice what in the verse is about the beloved, and what is actually about the observer's own projections, cravings, and sensitivities. When relevant, some verses also hint at বিবেক (discernment) - seeing how attachment forms and how it can be handled with maturity.

শংভুস্বযংভুহরযো হরিণেক্ষণানাং
যেনাক্রিযংত সততং গৃহকুংভদাসাঃ ।
বাচাং অগোচরচরিত্রবিচিত্রিতায
তস্মৈ নমো ভগবতে মকরধ্বজায ॥ 2.1 ॥

ছংদঃ (বসংততিলকা): This is in বসংততিলকা (সম-বৃত্ত) Chandas/Meter: 4 পাদাঃ, 14 অক্ষরাঃ per পাদ; লঘু/গুরু pattern (per পাদ) is `GGLGLLLGLLGLGG`.

Meaning (পদার্থ):
শংভুঃ - Shiva
স্বযংভুঃ - Brahma (self-born)
হরিঃ - Vishnu
শংভুস্বযংভুহরযো - Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu (sandhi: শংভুঃ + স্বযংভুঃ + হরিঃ)
হরিণ - deer; doe
ঈক্ষণ - eye; glance
হরিণেক্ষণাঃ - doe-eyed women (in verse: হরিণেক্ষণানাং)
যেন - by whom
আক্রিযংত - were made; were compelled to become
যেনাক্রিযংত - were made by whom (sandhi: যেন + আক্রিযংত)
সততং - always; constantly
গৃহ - house; household
কুংভ - (water-)pot
দাসঃ - servant; one made to do errands
গৃহকুংভদাসাঃ - household pot-servants; domestic errand-runners
বাচাং - of speech; of words
অগোচরঃ - beyond reach; not accessible
চরিত্রং - conduct; deeds; "play" of action
বিচিত্রিতা - wondrous; astonishing; variegated
অগোচরচরিত্রবিচিত্রিতায - to him whose wondrous deeds are beyond speech (compound)
তস্মৈ - to him
নমঃ - salutations
ভগবতে - to the Lord; the glorious one
মকর - the মকর (sea-creature motif)
ধ্বজঃ - banner; sign
মকরধ্বজঃ - Cupid ("whose banner is the মকর"); in verse: মকরধ্বজায

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Salutations to Cupid, whose wondrous play is beyond words - he by whom even Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu are made ceaseless household errand-servants for doe-eyed women.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
ভর্তৃহরি opens with a deliberate exaggeration to set the theme: কাম (desire) is not "a small weakness" but a power that can bend even the mightiest. In everyday life, the same truth appears when highly capable people become irrational for the sake of attention, validation, or infatuation - a senior leader making poor decisions to impress, a student derailing studies for a relationship, or someone compromising values to keep a fragile bond. The practical অনুসংধান is not to fear love, but to add বিবেক (discernment) and সংযম (self-restraint): keep boundaries, avoid secrecy, and check whether your actions are serving your deeper priorities or merely serving a moment of fascination.

One more layer is this: Let beauty become reverence rather than grasping. আদি শংকরাচার্য opens সৌংদর্য লহরী with শিবঃ শক্ত্যা যুক্তো যদি ভবতি শক্তঃ প্রভবিতুম্, hinting that beauty and power are inseparable from awareness. Seen that way, admiration can refine the heart. When respect is present, beauty uplifts; when entitlement is present, beauty binds.

স্মিতেন ভাবেন চ লজ্জযা ভিযা
পরাণ্মুখৈরর্ধকটাক্ষবীক্ষণৈঃ ।
বচোভিরীর্ষ্যাকলহেন লীলযা
সমস্তভাবৈঃ খলু বংধনং স্ত্রিযঃ ॥ 2.2 ॥

ছংদঃ (বংশস্থ): This is in বংশস্থ (সম-বৃত্ত) Chandas/Meter: 4 পাদাঃ, 12 অক্ষরাঃ per পাদ; লঘু/গুরু pattern (per পাদ) is `LGLGGLLGLGLG`.

Meaning (পদার্থ):
স্মিতেন - by a smile
ভাবেন - by an emotion; by an expressive mood
চ - and
লজ্জযা - by modesty; by bashfulness
ভিযা - by fear; by coy apprehension
পরাণ্মুখৈঃ - with faces turned away; with an averted look
অর্ধ - half
কটাক্ষ - sidelong glance
বীক্ষণ - seeing; look
অর্ধকটাক্ষবীক্ষণৈঃ - with half-sidelong glances
বচোভিঃ - by words; by speech
ঈর্ষ্যা - jealousy
কলহেন - by quarrel; by playful dispute
লীলযা - by play; by teasing sport
সমস্ত - all; entire
ভাবৈঃ - by moods; by emotional states
খলু - indeed; surely
বংধনং - bondage; a binding snare; an entanglement
স্ত্রিযঃ - women

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
By smiles and moods, by modesty and coy fear, by averted faces and half-sidelong glances, by words, jealousy, quarrels, and playful teasing - by all these moods indeed women become a binding snare for the mind.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This verse is a compact psychology of attraction: not a single "weapon", but a whole spectrum of signals - smile, silence, shyness, irritation, reconciliation - that keeps attention captured. In modern relationships too, much of bonding happens through micro-signals: a delayed reply, a sudden warmth, a playful argument, a half-compliment that invites reassurance. The practical lesson is বিবেক (discernment): notice when your peace is being outsourced to another person's changing expressions. Healthy love deepens steadiness; unhealthy attachment creates dependency on emotional fluctuations. A simple practice is to communicate clearly, interpret charitably, and keep your core routines intact, so that affection enriches life instead of hijacking it.

A helpful way to apply this is: Timing matters. Do not try to resolve everything at peak emotion. Pause, cool down, then speak. When you repair quickly and gently, love becomes a place of safety; when you turn small quarrels into ego battles, romance becomes exhaustion. Let the verse nudge you toward calmer repair.

ভ্রূচাতুর্যাত্কুষ্চিতাক্ষাঃ কটাক্ষাঃ
স্নিগ্ধা বাচো লজ্জিতাংতাশ্চ হাসাঃ ।
লীলামংদং প্রস্থিতং চ স্থিতং চ
স্ত্রীণাং এতদ্ভূষণং চাযুধং চ ॥ 2.3 ॥

ছংদঃ (শালিনী): This is in শালিনী (ত্রিষ্টুভ্ class) Chandas/Meter: 4 পাদাঃ, 11 অক্ষরাঃ per পাদ; লঘু/গুরু pattern (per পাদ) is `GGGG GLGGLGG`; যতি (pause) is after the 4th syllable in each পাদ (and sometimes also after 7).

Meaning (পদার্থ):
ভ্রূ - eyebrow
চাতুর্য - cleverness; skill; dexterity
ভ্রূচাতুর্যাত্ - from/through clever eyebrow-play
কুচিত - bent; slightly contracted
অক্ষ - eye
কুষ্চিতাক্ষাঃ - with slightly contracted eyes
কটাক্ষাঃ - sidelong glances
স্নিগ্ধাঃ - tender; affectionate; warm
বাচঃ - words; speech (in verse: বাচো)
লজ্জিত - bashful; modest
অংতঃ - ending; concluded
লজ্জিতাংতাঃ - ending in bashfulness (as of a smile or laugh)
হাসাঃ - laughter; smiles
লীলা - play; graceful sport
মংদং - slowly; gently
প্রস্থিতং - (their) going forth; gait; walking
স্থিতম্ - (their) standing; posture
স্ত্রীণাং - of women
এতত্ - this
ভূষণং - ornament; adornment
চ - and
আযুধং - weapon

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Sidelong glances shaped by clever eyebrow-play and slightly contracted eyes, affectionate speech, laughter that ends in modesty, and a gentle playful gait - whether walking or standing - these are for women both ornament and weapon.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse highlights "soft power": charm is not only beauty, but timing, expression, and presence. In modern settings, this can be seen in how a well-placed look, a warm tone, or a playful pause can change a tense conversation more effectively than arguments. The ethical point is important: the same skills can heal or manipulate. If you have influence, use it as দযা (kindness) and সত্য (honesty), not as control. If you are on the receiving side, remember that attraction can cloud judgment; take decisions (commitments, money, boundaries) when the mind is calm, not when it is intoxicated by charm.

To carry this wisely: Charm is power, so bring অহিম্সা (non-harm) into speech. Teasing can be sweet, but sarcasm and manipulation create long shadows. Choose words that leave the other person with dignity. That is how attraction matures into intimacy.

ক্বচিত্সভ্রূভংগৈঃ ক্বচিদপি চ লজ্জাপরিগতৈঃ
ক্বচিদ্ভূরিত্রস্তৈঃ ক্বচিদপি চ লীলাবিললিতৈঃ ।
কুমারীণাং এতৈর্মদনসুভগৈর্নেত্রবলিতৈঃ
স্ফুরন্নীলাব্জানাং প্রকরপরিকীর্ণা ইব দিশঃ ॥ 2.4 ॥

ছংদঃ (শিখ্হরিনী): This is in শিখ্হরিনী (সম-বৃত্ত) Chandas/Meter: 4 পাদাঃ, 17 অক্ষরাঃ per পাদ; লঘু/গুরু pattern (per পাদ) is `LGGGGG LLLLL GGLLLG`; যতি (pause) is after the 6th and 11th syllables in each পাদ.

Meaning (পদার্থ):
ক্বচিত্ - somewhere; at times
স - with
ভ্রূ - eyebrow
ভংগ - bend; arch; movement
সভ্রূভংগৈঃ - with eyebrow-bends
ক্বচিদপি - somewhere/at times also (sandhi: ক্বচিদপি = ক্বচিত্ + অপি)
অপি - also
লজ্জা - modesty; shyness
পরিগত - surrounded by; accompanied by
লজ্জাপরিগতৈঃ - accompanied by modesty
ভূরি - much; greatly
ত্রস্ত - frightened; startled
ভূরিত্রস্তৈঃ - greatly frightened (looks)
লীলা - play; grace
বিললিত - sportive; playfully moving
লীলাবিললিতৈঃ - with playful movements
কুমারীণাং - of young maidens
এতৈঃ - by these
মদন - Cupid; love
সুভগ - auspicious; pleasing; attractive
মদনসুভগৈঃ - pleasing to Cupid; love-stirring
নেত্র - eye
বলিত - rolling; moving; turning
নেত্রবলিতৈঃ - with rolling eyes; with eye-movements
স্ফুরত্ - flashing; shining
নীল - blue
অব্জ - lotus
নীলাব্জ - blue lotus
নীলাব্জানাং - of blue lotuses
প্রকরপরিকীর্ণাঃ - scattered with clusters
ইব - as if; like
দিশঃ - the directions; quarters

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
With eyebrow-bends, with modesty, with startled innocence, and with playful grace - with these love-stirring movements of the maidens' rolling eyes - the very directions seem as though they are strewn with clusters of flashing blue lotuses.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The poetic image is vivid: eyes like blue lotuses "scatter" across the world because the observer's attention keeps following them. In today's relationships, this is how fascination works: the mind keeps returning to a single stimulus and begins to color the whole environment with it. A practical use of this insight is to recognize সংস্কার (impressions) forming in real-time: repeated attention strengthens a groove. If you want love to be healthy, let admiration be paired with respect and restraint; if you sense obsession, widen your focus deliberately - work, friends, sleep, and values - so that beauty remains a joy, not a captivity.

A mature reading suggests: From an inner standpoint, remember that the rush is a wave in the mind. আদি শংকরাচার্য reminds us in আত্ম ষটকম্, মনো বুদ্ধ্যহংকার চিত্তানি নাহম্ (I am not the mind, intellect, ego, or mind-stuff). Returning to that witness does not kill love; it makes love workable, so you can act with dignity instead of being driven.

বক্ত্রং চংদ্রবিকাসি পংকজপরীহাসক্ষমে লোচনে
বর্ণঃ স্বর্ণং অপাকরিষ্ণুরলিনীজিষ্ণুঃ কচানাং চযঃ ।
বক্ষোজাবিভকুংভবিভ্রমহরৌ গুর্বী নিতংবস্থলী
বাচাং হারি চ মার্দবং যুবতীষু স্বাভাবিকং মংডনম্ ॥ 2.5 ॥

ছংদঃ (শার্দূলবিক্রীডিতম্): This is in শার্দূলবিক্রীডিতম্ (সম-বৃত্ত) Chandas/Meter: 4 পাদাঃ, 19 অক্ষরাঃ per পাদ; লঘু/গুরু pattern (per পাদ) is `GGGLLGL GLLLG GGLGGLG`; যতি (pause) is after the 7th and 12th syllables in each পাদ.

Meaning (পদার্থ):
বক্ত্রং - face
চংদ্র - moon
বিকাসি - blooming; expanding; shining forth
চংদ্রবিকাসি - moon-blooming; blooming like the moon
পংকজ - lotus
পরীহাস - mockery; playful superiority
ক্ষমে - capable of; able to
লোচনে - eyes
পংকজপরীহাসক্ষমে - capable of "mocking" the lotus (outshining it)
বর্ণঃ - complexion; color
স্বর্ণং - gold
অপাকরিষ্ণুঃ - stealing away; removing; eclipsing
অলিনী - a swarm of bees; black bees
জিষ্ণুঃ - conquering; surpassing
কচানাং - of the hair
চযঃ - mass; collection
অলিনীজিষ্ণুঃ কচানাং চযঃ - a mass of hair that surpasses the bees (in blackness and beauty)
বক্ষোজ - breast
অবিভক্ত - unseparated; paired
কুংভ - jar; pot
বিভ্রম - bewilderment; delusion; astonishment
হরৌ - removing; taking away
বক্ষোজাবিভকুংভবিভ্রমহরৌ - (her) paired breasts like jars that steal away the mind's composure
গুর্বী - heavy; weighty
নিতংব - hips; buttocks
স্থলী - region; place
নিতংবস্থলী - the hip-region
বাচাং - of speech
হারি - captivating; charming
চ - and
মার্দবং - softness; gentleness
যুবতীষু - in young women
স্বাভাবিকং - natural; innate
মংডনং - ornament; adornment

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
In young women, the natural adornment is this: a face blooming like the moon; eyes that outshine the lotus; a complexion that eclipses gold; hair that surpasses the swarm of bees; paired breasts like jars that bewilder the heart; a weighty curve of the hips; and speech whose softness captivates.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse is classic শৃংগার: it celebrates beauty through comparisons to nature - moon, lotus, gold, bees - and shows how perception is shaped by imagery. In real-world settings, it reminds us that attraction is partly sensory and partly imaginative: the mind overlays meaning on what it sees. The mature way to carry this is মর্যাদা (respectful boundaries): admiration should not become objectification, and poetic praise should not become entitlement. If you are in love, let appreciation make you more considerate and more responsible, not more impulsive. If you are admired, remember that charm is power; use it with সত্য (truthfulness) and অহিম্সা (non-harm), not as a way to toy with another's emotions.

If you want this verse to uplift you: Enjoy beauty without losing balance. Keep the basics steady: sleep, work, friendships, and self-respect. If attraction is mutual, clarity and pace protect it; if it is not, restraint protects you. This is how the verse becomes practical wisdom instead of mere description.

স্মিতকিংচিন্মুগ্ধং সরলতরলো দৃষ্টিবিভবঃ
পরিস্পংদো বাচাং অভিনববিলাসোক্তিসরসঃ ।
গতানাং আরংভঃ কিসলযিতলীলাপরিকরঃ
স্পৃশংত্যাস্তারুণ্যং কিং ইব ন হি রম্যং মৃগদৃশঃ ॥ 2.6 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
স্মিত - smile
কিংচিত্ - a little; slight
মুগ্ধং - innocent; charmingly naive
স্মিতকিংচিন্মুগ্ধং - a slightly innocent smile
সরল - simple; straight; uncontrived
তরলঃ - trembling; restless; moving
সরলতরলঃ - simple and restless
দৃষ্টি - gaze; sight
বিভবঃ - wealth; splendor; richness
দৃষ্টিবিভবঃ - richness of the gaze
পরিস্পংদঃ - quiver; tremor; subtle vibration
বাচাং - of speech
অভিনব - new; fresh
বিলাস - graceful play; charm
উক্তি - utterance; phrase
সরসঃ - juicy; delightful
অভিনববিলাসোক্তিসরসঃ - delightful with fresh playful speech
গতানাং - of movements; of gait
আরংভঃ - beginning; start
কিসলযিত - tender like a sprout; budding
লীলা - play; grace
পরিকরঃ - paraphernalia; set of gestures/expressions
কিসলযিতলীলাপরিকরঃ - a budding set of playful gestures
স্পৃশংত্যাঃ - of one who is touching; approaching (in verse: স্পৃশংত্যাস্তারুণ্যং)
তারুণ্যং - youth
কিং ইব ন হি রম্যং - what indeed is not lovely?
মৃগদৃশঃ - of the doe-eyed girl

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
An innocent smile, a simple yet restless richness of gaze, a tremor in speech that is sweet with fresh playful phrases, the first budding start of movements and gestures - when youth touches the doe-eyed maiden, what is there that is not lovely?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This verse captures the freshness of early youth - not "perfect beauty", but the charm of newness: slightly awkward smiles, quick glances, and spontaneous speech. In lived experience, it reminds us that connection often grows through authenticity more than polish. When you stop performing and let your natural warmth show, relationships become easier and more real. The caution is also implicit: youth is powerful and fragile; it deserves রক্ষণ (protection) and সৌশীলয (gentle respect), not exploitation. Admiration should increase responsibility: be mindful of consent, context, and emotional impact, so that affection becomes a blessing, not a wound.

From a broader perspective: Let beauty become reverence rather than grasping. আদি শংকরাচার্য opens সৌংদর্য লহরী with শিবঃ শক্ত্যা যুক্তো যদি ভবতি শক্তঃ প্রভবিতুম্, hinting that beauty and power are inseparable from awareness. Seen that way, admiration can refine the heart. When respect is present, beauty uplifts; when entitlement is present, beauty binds.

দ্রষ্টব্যেষু কিং উত্তমং মৃগদৃশঃ প্রেমপ্রসন্নং মুখং
ঘ্রাতবেষ্বপি কিং তদ্আস্যপবনঃ শ্রব্যেষু কিং তদ্বচঃ ।
কিং স্বাদ্যেষু তদ্ওষ্ঠপল্লবরসঃ স্পৃশ্যেষু কিং তদ্বপুর্ধ্যেযং
কিং নবযৌবনে সহৃদযৈঃ সর্বত্র তদ্বিভ্রমাঃ ॥ 2.7 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
দ্রষ্টব্যেষু - among things to be seen
কিং - what?
উত্তমং - best; highest
মৃগদৃশঃ - of the doe-eyed maiden
প্রেম - love
প্রসন্নং - clear; bright; serene; pleased
মুখং - face
ঘ্রাতবেষু - among things to be smelled
অপি - also
তত্ - that; her
আস্য - mouth
পবনঃ - breath; breeze
তদ্আস্যপবনঃ - her mouth-breath (the verse uses for a join; read as তদাস্যপবনঃ)
শ্রব্যেষু - among things to be heard
তদ্বচঃ - her words; her speech
স্বাদ্যেষু - among things to be tasted
তদ্ওষ্ঠ - her lips (read as তদোষ্ঠ)
পল্লব - fresh sprout; tender bud
রসঃ - taste; juice; essence
ওষ্ঠপল্লবরসঃ - the "sprout-juice" of her lips (tender sweetness)
স্পৃশ্যেষু - among things to be touched
তদ্বপুঃ - her body
ধ্যেযং - to be meditated on; contemplated
নবযৌবনে - in fresh/new youth
সহৃদযৈঃ - by the tender-hearted; sensitive people
সর্বত্র - everywhere
তদ্বিভ্রমাঃ - her graces; her charming gestures

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Of all things to be seen, what is best? - the doe-eyed beloved's face, bright with love. Of all scents, what? - her breath. Of all sounds? - her words. Of all tastes? - the sweetness of her lips. Of all touch? - her body. And what is to be contemplated? - her fresh youth; for the tender-hearted, her graces are "best" everywhere.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This is romantic hyperbole: when love is young, the beloved becomes the "best of everything." It is beautiful as poetry, and it also reveals a psychological pattern: the mind concentrates value on one object and then tastes the whole world through it. In ordinary situations, this can be healthy devotion or unhealthy obsession. The practical balance is মধ্যমতা (the middle way): cherish the relationship, but keep your self-respect, friendships, work, and inner stability intact. When you notice compulsive thinking, bring in বিবেক (discernment): ask whether your attention is coming from love or from insecurity and craving. Love that matures moves from "I need you to feel whole" to "I choose you, and I can still stand steady within myself."

On a subtler level: Poetry delights, but real love must go beyond features. If you feel enchanted, translate it into care: listen well, keep promises, and honor consent. Admiration that becomes service is ennobling; admiration that becomes possession is painful. Use the verse to remember dignity - yours and the other's.

এতাশ্চলদ্বলযসংহতিমেখলোত্থঝংকার
নূপুরপরাজিতরাজহংস্যঃ ।
কুর্বংতি কস্য ন মনো বিবশং তরুণ্যো
বিত্রস্তমুগ্ধহরিণীসদৃশৈঃ কটাক্ষৈঃ ॥ 2.8 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
এতাঃ - these
চলত্ - moving; trembling; swaying
বলয - bangle; bracelet
সংহতি - collection; cluster
মেখলা - girdle; waist-belt
উত্থ - arising from
ঝংকার - jingling sound
চলদ্বলযসংহতিমেখলোত্থঝংকার - jingling arising from swaying bangles and girdle
নূপুর - anklet
পরাজিত - surpassed; defeated
রাজ - royal; noble
হংস - swan
নূপুরপরাজিতরাজহংস্যঃ - whose (gait/sound) surpasses the royal swan because of anklets
কুর্বংতি - make; render
কস্য ন - whose (mind) not?; whom do they not?
মনঃ - mind
বিবশং - helpless; overpowered
তরুণ্যঃ - young women
বিত্রস্ত - frightened
মুগ্ধ - innocent; artless
হরিণী - doe
সদৃশৈঃ - resembling; like
কটাক্ষৈঃ - with sidelong glances

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
With jingling from swaying bangles and girdle, with anklets whose music outshines the royal swan, and with sidelong glances like frightened innocent doe - which mind do these young women not overpower?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
ভর্তৃহরি shows how attraction is multisensory: sound (anklets, bangles), movement (gait), and sight (glances) work together to flood attention. In practical terms, "presence" works similarly: tone of voice, body language, and timing often matter more than literal words. If you want to build healthy relationships, use this insight to become more attentive and considerate: listen well, show warmth, and be mindful of how you show up. And if you feel overpowered by someone's charm, pause and return to your own center - sleep, food, and routine - because a tired mind is easier to capture than a steady one.

A gentle practice is: Notice the role of attention. What you repeatedly contemplate becomes your inner landscape. So train attention not only on appearance but also on character - kindness, steadiness, truthfulness. This keeps romance from becoming fragile, because it is rooted in values, not only in sensation.

কুংকুমপংককলংকিতদেহা
গৌরপযোধরকংপিতহারা ।
নূপুরহংসরণত্পদ্মা
কং ন বশীকুরুতে ভুবি রামা ॥ 2.9 ॥

ছংদঃ (মাত্রা-চংদস্): This is in a মাত্রা-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed অক্ষর-count বৃত্ত): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 16 + 16 + 14 + 16 মাত্রাঃ (total 62); treat লঘু=1 মাত্রা and গুরু=2 মাত্রাঃ, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse দংড with internal যতি).

Meaning (পদার্থ):
কুংকুম - saffron; vermilion
পংক - paste; clay; smear
কলংকিত - marked; stained; adorned (lit. "spotted")
দেহা - body; having a body (fem.)
কুংকুমপংককলংকিতদেহা - whose body is streaked/marked with saffron paste
গৌর - fair; white
পযোধর - breast (lit. "water-bearer")
কংপিত - trembling; shaken
হারা - necklace
গৌরপযোধরকংপিতহারা - whose necklace trembles on her fair breasts
নূপুর - anklet
হংস - swan
রণত্ - ringing; tinkling
পদ্মা - lotus(-like); having lotus(-feet) (fem.)
নূপুরহংসরণত্পদ্মা - whose lotus-feet ring with anklets like swans
কং - whom?
ন - not
বশীকুরুতে - brings under control; enchants; subdues
ভুবি - on earth
রামা - a lovely woman; beloved

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
With her body streaked with saffron paste, her necklace trembling on her fair breasts, and her lotus-feet ringing with anklets like swans - whom on earth does such a lovely woman not enchant?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This is a celebration of beauty as a lived, moving experience: fragrance and color, the rhythm of ornament, the music of footsteps. In the way we live now, the verse can be read as an insight into "aura": people are drawn not just to looks, but to the total atmosphere - grooming, confidence, and grace. Used well, this becomes self-care and artistry; used poorly, it becomes manipulation through appearances. The mature takeaway is to enjoy beauty without letting it override judgment: keep your promises, your priorities, and your ethical boundaries steady, even when the senses are delighted.

One more layer is this: A deeper use of শৃংগার is refinement. When something is beautiful, pause and notice the mind soften. Then let that softness turn into generosity, patience, and gratitude. In this way, beauty becomes a doorway to a better self, not a doorway to restlessness.

নূনং হি তে কবিবরা বিপরীতবাচো
যে নিত্যং আহুরবলা ইতি কামিনীস্তাঃ ।
যাভির্বিলোলিতরতারকদৃষ্টিপাতৈঃ
শক্রাদযোঽপি বিজিতাস্ত্ববলাঃ কথং তাঃ ॥ 2.10 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
নূনং - surely; indeed
হি - indeed
তে - those
কবি - poet
বরাঃ - excellent ones; "great" ones (often ironic here)
বিপরীত - contrary; reversed
বাচাঃ - words; speech (in verse: বিপরীতবাচো)
যে - who
নিত্যং - always
আহুর্ - say (sandhi: আহুঃ is base; আহুর্ before a consonant)
অবলাঃ - weak (fem. pl.)
ইতি - thus
কামিন্যঃ - women; beloveds (in verse: কামিনীস্তাঃ)
তাঃ - those (women)
যাভিঃ - by whom; with which (fem. inst. pl.)
বিলোলিত - rolling; wandering
রতারক - stars (lit. "night-lights"; in the pupils/eyes)
দৃষ্টি - sight; gaze
পাত - fall; casting (as of a glance)
বিলোলিতরতারকদৃষ্টিপাতৈঃ - with glances whose star-like pupils are playfully rolling
শক্রাদযঃ - শক্র (Indra) and others
অপি - even (verse: শক্রাদযোঽপি = শক্রাদযঃ + অপি)
বিজিতাঃ - conquered; defeated
তু - but; indeed
অবলাঃ - weak?
কথং - how?
তাঃ - those (women)

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Surely those "great poets" speak upside-down who keep calling women weak; by the playful casting of their rolling, star-like glances even Indra and the gods are conquered - how then are they weak?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse pushes back against a lazy stereotype by pointing to the reality of influence: "strength" is not only physical force, it is also charm, intelligence, and the ability to move another's mind. At home and at work, this reads as a reminder to respect emotional and social power - the ability to persuade, inspire, calm, or unsettle. It also warns us about self-deception: people who think they are "in control" can still be swayed by desire, flattery, or attention. A healthy application is to build relationships on mutual respect, and to recognize that what looks "soft" on the surface can carry real leverage underneath.

A helpful way to apply this is: Enjoy beauty without losing balance. Keep the basics steady: sleep, work, friendships, and self-respect. If attraction is mutual, clarity and pace protect it; if it is not, restraint protects you. This is how the verse becomes practical wisdom instead of mere description.

নূনং আজ্ঞাকরস্তস্যাঃ সুভ্রুবো মকরধ্বজঃ ।
যতস্তন্নেত্রসংচারসূচিতেষু প্রবর্ততে ॥ 2.11 ॥

ছংদঃ (অনুষ্টুভ্): This is in অনুষ্টুভ্ (শ্লোক) Chandas/Meter: 4 পাদাঃ, 8 অক্ষরাঃ per পাদ (32 total; commonly written/recited as two 16-syllable half-verses separated by `।`); পথ্যা cadence often ends as pAda 1/3 = `x x x x L G x G`, pAda 2/4 = `x x x x L G L G`; a common যতি (pause) is after the 4th or 5th syllable in each পাদ (separate from the natural pauses at `।` and `॥`). লক্ষণ শ্লোক: শ্লোকে ষষ্ঠং গুরু জ্ঞেযং সর্বত্র লঘুপংচমম্ । দ্বিচতুষ্পাদযোঃ হ্রস্বং সপ্তমং দীর্ঘমন্যযোঃ ॥ - this mnemonic says the 6th syllable is গুরু and the 5th is লঘু in all পাদাঃ; the 7th is লঘু in pAda 2/4 and গুরু in pAda 1/3.

Meaning (পদার্থ):
নূনং - surely; indeed
আজ্ঞা - command; order
করঃ - doer; maker; agent (here: one who executes orders)
আজ্ঞাকরঃ - command-executor; obedient servant
তস্যাঃ - of her
সু - good; beautiful
ভ্রূ - eyebrow
সুভ্রুবঃ - of the fair-browed woman
মকরধ্বজঃ - মকরধ্বজ (Cupid)
যতঃ - because; for
তত্ - her; that
নেত্র - eye
সংচার - movement; roaming
সূচিত - indicated; signaled
এষু - in these (matters)
প্রবর্ততে - proceeds; acts; sets about

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Surely Cupid is the obedient servant of that fair-browed woman, because he acts according to the signals given by the movements of her eyes.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse playfully reverses the power-dynamic: instead of Cupid commanding lovers, Cupid himself becomes the servant of the beloved's subtle cues. These days, this is a reminder of how much communication happens without words - through eye contact, pauses, posture, and micro-expressions. When attraction is mutual and respectful, such cues create tenderness; when it is not, the same cues can be misread or forced. The practical guidance is to keep সংযম (self-restraint) and clarity: do not build fantasies from ambiguous signals, and do not pressure someone into giving signals they do not mean. Let desire follow consent and honesty, not guesswork.

To carry this wisely: Treat desire as a signal, not a verdict. Attraction shows what the mind likes, but it does not decide what is right. Pause and ask: will this increase trust or reduce it; will it make tomorrow lighter or heavier? That small pause is বিবেক (discernment). When you choose transparency and boundaries early, love stays dignified and does not turn into compulsion.

কেশাঃ সংযমিনঃ শ্রুতেরপি পরং পারং গতে লোচনে
অংতর্বক্ত্রং অপি স্বভাবশুচিভীঃ কীর্ণং দ্বিজানাং গণৈঃ ।
মুক্তানাং সততাধিবাসরুচিরৌ বক্ষোজকুংভাবিমাবিত্থং
তন্বি বপুঃ প্রশাংতং অপি তেরাগং করোত্যেব নঃ ॥ 2.12 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
কেশাঃ - hair
সংযমিনঃ - of self-controlled ones; of ascetics (also: "restrained/controlled")
শ্রুতেরপি - even beyond the ear (here শ্রুতি = ear; sandhi: শ্রুতেঃ অপি)
পরং - beyond; further
পারং - far shore; limit; end
গতে - having reached (dual sense with লোচনে)
লোচনে - the two eyes
অংতর্বক্ত্রং - the inside of the mouth
অপি - even
স্বভাব - natural; innate
শুচি - pure; clean; bright
স্বভাবশুচিভীঃ - naturally pure/bright
কীর্ণং - filled; crowded
দ্বিজ - "twice-born"; in poetry: a tooth
দ্বিজানাং গণৈঃ - with rows/groups of teeth
মুক্তানাং - of pearls
সতত - always
অধিবাস - residence; dwelling
রুচিরৌ - beautiful (dual)
বক্ষোজ - breast
কুংভৌ - the two jars (dual)
বক্ষোজকুংভৌ - the two "jar-like" breasts
ইমৌ - these two
ইত্থং - thus; in this way
তন্বি - O slender one
বপুঃ - body; form
প্রশাংতং - calm; composed
অপি - even
তে - your
রাগং - passion; attachment
করোতি - creates; produces
এব - indeed
নঃ - in us; for us

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Your hair looks like that of the self-controlled; your eyes seem to extend even beyond the ear; your mouth, naturally bright, is filled with rows of teeth; your two breast-jars are ever beautified by pearls resting on them. O slender one, even though your form is composed, it still awakens passion in us.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This verse is packed with poetic shorthand: long eyes "reach the ear", teeth are called দ্বিজ (twice-born) because a second set appears, and pearls "reside" on the bosom as a necklace. The deeper point is about how the mind selects details and turns them into a story of beauty. When you look around today, we can recognize this as the power of attention: what you repeatedly notice becomes what you "live in". If you want love to be steady, train attention not only on appearance, but also on character - kindness, reliability, and respect. Otherwise, the mind becomes a slave of surface impressions and keeps generating রাগ (attachment) without grounding.

A mature reading suggests: Poetry delights, but real love must go beyond features. If you feel enchanted, translate it into care: listen well, keep promises, and honor consent. Admiration that becomes service is ennobling; admiration that becomes possession is painful. Use the verse to remember dignity - yours and the other's.

মুগ্ধে ধানুষ্কতা কেযং অপূর্বা ত্বযি দৃশ্যতে ।
যযা বিধ্যসি চেতাংসি গুণৈরেব ন সাযকৈঃ ॥ 2.13 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
মুগ্ধে - O innocent one; O charming naive girl
ধানুষ্কতা - archery; the skill of a bowman
কা - what?
ইযং - this
কেযং - what is this?
অপূর্বা - unprecedented; new; rare
ত্বযি - in you
দৃশ্যতে - is seen
যযা - by which
বিধ্যসি - you pierce; you strike
চেতাংসি - minds; hearts
গুণৈঃ - by qualities; by virtues
এব - alone; indeed
ন - not
সাযকৈঃ - by arrows

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
O innocent one, what new kind of archery is seen in you - by which you pierce hearts with your qualities alone, and not with arrows?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
Here ভর্তৃহরি praises attraction that comes from গুণ (virtue/quality) rather than force. In modern terms, this is the pull of character: sincerity, warmth, humor, competence, and emotional intelligence. The practical lesson is encouraging: if you want to be loved deeply, invest less in performance and more in genuine qualities. And if you feel "pierced" by someone, ask what exactly is drawing you - is it real গুণ, or is it your projection? This reflection prevents blind attachment and leads to healthier choices.

If you want this verse to uplift you: Notice the role of attention. What you repeatedly contemplate becomes your inner landscape. So train attention not only on appearance but also on character - kindness, steadiness, truthfulness. This keeps romance from becoming fragile, because it is rooted in values, not only in sensation.

সতি প্রদীপে সত্যগ্নৌ সত্সু তারারবীংদুষু ।
বিনা মে মৃগশাবাক্ষ্যা তমোভূতং ইদং জগথ্ ॥ 2.14 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
সতি - when present; while existing
প্রদীপে - in a lamp; in the lamp-light
সত্য - true; real; blazing
অগ্নৌ - in fire; with fire
সত্সু - when present; among existing things
তারা - stars
রবি - sun
ইংদু - moon
তারারবীংদুষু - among stars, sun, and moon
বিনা - without
মে - my
মৃগ - deer
শাবা - fawn
অক্ষি - eye
মৃগশাবাক্ষ্যা - (my beloved) with fawn-like eyes
তমোভূতং - become darkness; turned dark
ইদং - this
জগথ্ - world

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Though lamp-light, fire, stars, sun, and moon are present, without my fawn-eyed beloved this world becomes darkness to me.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse describes how love changes perception: the same world can feel bright or dark depending on inner mood. In common experience, we recognize this as emotional coloring - when you miss someone deeply, everything feels dull; when you feel connected, the same day feels luminous. The practical advice is to honor the feeling but not be ruled by it: grief and longing are natural, yet your well-being cannot depend entirely on external presence. A quiet অনুসংধান is to cultivate an inner lamp - routines, friendships, meaning, and (when relevant) contemplation of আত্মন্ (the inner light) so that external love enriches life without becoming the only source of light.

From a broader perspective: A deeper use of শৃংগার is refinement. When something is beautiful, pause and notice the mind soften. Then let that softness turn into generosity, patience, and gratitude. In this way, beauty becomes a doorway to a better self, not a doorway to restlessness.

উদ্বৃত্তঃ স্তনভার এষ তরলে নেত্রে চলে ভ্রূলতে
রাগাধিষ্ঠিতং ওষ্ঠপল্লবং ইদং কুর্বংতু নাম ব্যথাম্ ।
সৌভাগ্যাক্ষরমালিকেব লিখিতা পুষ্পাযুধেন স্বযং
মধ্যস্থাপি করোতি তাপং অধিকং রোমাবলিঃ কেন সা ॥ 2.15 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
উদ্বৃত্তঃ - raised; lifted; prominent
স্তন - breast
ভারঃ - burden; weight
স্তনভারঃ - the weight of the breasts
এষ - this
তরলে - unsteady; tremulous (dual sense with নেত্রে)
নেত্রে - the two eyes
চলে - moving; dancing (plural/dual sense with brows)
ভ্রূলতে - eyebrows (lit. "brow-creepers")
রাগ - redness; passion; color
অধিষ্ঠিতং - seated on; established on
ওষ্ঠ - lip
পল্লবং - tender bud; sprout
ওষ্ঠপল্লবং - lip-bud
ইদং - this
কুর্বংতু - let (them) do; let (them) cause
নাম - indeed; surely
ব্যথাং - pain; disturbance
সৌভাগ্য - good fortune; auspiciousness
অক্ষর - letter; syllable
মালিকা - garland; string
অক্ষরমালিকা - a garland/string of letters (as in a written line)
ইব - as if; like
লিখিতা - written
পুষ্প - flower
আযুধ - weapon
পুষ্পাযুধেন - by the flower-weaponed one (কাম/Cupid)
স্বযং - himself
মধ্যস্থা - situated in the middle
অপি - even though
করোতি - causes; does
তাপং - heat; torment; burning longing
অধিকং - more; excessive
রোমাবলিঃ - the line of fine hair (on the abdomen)
কেন - why? by what?
সা - that (line)

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Let the raised weight of the breasts, the tremulous eyes, the dancing eyebrows, and the lip-bud set with color indeed cause disturbance; but why does the delicate line of abdominal hair, though placed in the middle, produce even greater burning longing - as if Cupid himself wrote it like an auspicious garland of letters?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse observes something subtle: desire does not always arise from the obvious features; sometimes a small detail becomes the strongest trigger. In contemporary life, this matches how attention works - a tiny habit, a particular laugh, a small gesture can become the "signature" that the mind fixates on. The practical lesson is to see how the mind manufactures তাপ (burning agitation) through repeated attention. If you want to enjoy beauty without losing peace, keep awareness broad and grounded; do not let one detail become an obsession that drains energy and clarity. And in relationships, remember that what you amplify in your mind becomes your reality - choose what you amplify wisely.

On a subtler level: Enjoy beauty without losing balance. Keep the basics steady: sleep, work, friendships, and self-respect. If attraction is mutual, clarity and pace protect it; if it is not, restraint protects you. This is how the verse becomes practical wisdom instead of mere description.

মুখেন চংদ্রকাংতেন মহানীলৈঃ শিরোরুহৈঃ ।
করাভ্যাং পদ্মরাগাভ্যাং রেজে রত্নমযীব সা ॥ 2.16 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
মুখেন - by the face
চংদ্র - moon
কাংত - beloved; shining; also the moonstone gem (চংদ্রকাংত)
চংদ্রকাংতেন - with moonstone-like radiance (lit. "moon-beloved")
মহা - great; deep; intense
নীল - blue; dark
মহানীলৈঃ - with deep blue (in verse: describing hair)
শিরঃ - head
রুহ - growing
শিরোরুহৈঃ - with hair (lit. "head-grown")
করাভ্যাং - with the two hands
পদ্মরাগ - ruby (lit. "lotus-color gem")
পদ্মরাগাভ্যাং - with ruby-like (hands)
রেজে - shone; appeared splendid
রত্নমযী - made of jewels
ইব - like
সা - she

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
With a moonstone-like face, deep-blue hair, and ruby-like hands, she shone as though she were fashioned from jewels.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The poet strings together colors and materials - moonstone, sapphire-blue, ruby - to suggest that beauty feels like a rare harmony of elements. In everyday life, we can read this as a reminder that attraction is often about "composition": how a person carries themselves, how they speak, how they dress, and how their presence feels as a whole. Appreciation becomes healthier when it is paired with gratitude and respect, not possession. If you admire someone, let it refine you: be more attentive, more courteous, and less reactive, so that beauty turns into better behavior rather than restless craving.

A gentle practice is: Let beauty become reverence rather than grasping. আদি শংকরাচার্য opens সৌংদর্য লহরী with শিবঃ শক্ত্যা যুক্তো যদি ভবতি শক্তঃ প্রভবিতুম্, hinting that beauty and power are inseparable from awareness. Seen that way, admiration can refine the heart. When respect is present, beauty uplifts; when entitlement is present, beauty binds.

গুরুণা স্তনভারেণ মুখচংদ্রেণ ভাস্বতা ।
শনৈশ্চরাভ্যাং পাদাভ্যাং রেজে গ্রহমযীব সা ॥ 2.17 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
গুরুণা - by something heavy; also a pun on গুরু (Jupiter)
স্তন - breast
ভার - burden; weight
স্তনভারেণ - by the weight of the breasts
মুখ - face
চংদ্র - moon
মুখচংদ্রেণ - by the moon-like face
ভাস্বতা - shining; radiant
শনৈশ্চরঃ - শনৈশ্চর (Saturn; "the slow-mover")
শনৈশ্চরাভ্যাং - with the two (things like) Saturn; here: with the two Saturn-like feet
পাদাভ্যাং - with the two feet
রেজে - shone; appeared splendid
গ্রহ - planet
মযী - made of; consisting of
গ্রহমযী - made of planets
ইব - like
সা - she

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
With the heavy "guru" of her breast-weight, with a radiant moon-like face, and with two Saturn-like feet, she appeared as though she were made of planets.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This is a playful example of শ্লেষ (double-meaning): words like গুরু, চংদ্র, and শনৈশ্চর simultaneously point to body-features and to celestial planets. In day-to-day living, this reminds us that language can hold multiple layers; what you say can carry humor, affection, and imagery together. It also hints at a practical truth: charm is not only in features, but in how a person is described and remembered. Choose your words with care in relationships - a thoughtful phrase can become a lasting ornament, while a careless one can become a lasting wound.

One more layer is this: Poetry delights, but real love must go beyond features. If you feel enchanted, translate it into care: listen well, keep promises, and honor consent. Admiration that becomes service is ennobling; admiration that becomes possession is painful. Use the verse to remember dignity - yours and the other's.

তস্যাঃ স্তনৌ যদি ঘনৌ জঘনং চ হারি
বক্ত্রং চ চারু তব চিত্ত কিং আকুলত্বম্ ।
পুণ্যং কুরুষ্ব যদি তেষু তবাস্তি বাংছা
পুণ্যৈর্বিনা ন হি ভবংতি সমীহিতার্থাঃ ॥ 2.18 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
তস্যাঃ - of her
স্তনৌ - the two breasts
যদি - if
গনৌ - compact; firm; full
জঘনং - hips; buttocks
চ - and
হারি - charming; captivating
বক্ত্রং - face
চ - and
চারু - beautiful; lovely
তব - your
চিত্ত - O mind
কিং - why?
আকুলত্বং - agitation; restlessness
পুণ্যং - merit; good fortune earned by right action
কুরুষ্ব - do; perform; cultivate
যদি - if
তেষু - toward those; in those (objects)
তব - your
অস্তি - there is
বাংছা - desire; longing
পুণ্যৈঃ - by merits (instrumental pl.)
বিনা - without
ন হি - indeed not
ভবংতি - happen; become
সমীহিত - desired
অর্থাঃ - objects; aims; outcomes
সমীহিতার্থাঃ - desired outcomes

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
O mind, if her breasts are full, her hips charming, and her face lovely, why are you so agitated? If you truly desire such things, cultivate merit - without merit, desired outcomes do not come to pass.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
Behind the romance is a grounded message: longing alone does not produce results. If you want something in life - love, stability, success - you must become worthy of it through right effort and right conduct. In modern terms, do not chase; build: improve your character, communication, health, and responsibility, so that you naturally attract what you seek. The verse also cools impulsiveness: when the mind is agitated by desire, it is easy to make foolish promises or compromises. Returning to পুণ্য (merit; right action) means returning to values.

A helpful way to apply this is: Notice the role of attention. What you repeatedly contemplate becomes your inner landscape. So train attention not only on appearance but also on character - kindness, steadiness, truthfulness. This keeps romance from becoming fragile, because it is rooted in values, not only in sensation.

ইমে তারুণ্যশ্রীনবপরিমলাঃ প্রৌঢসুরতপ্রতাপ
প্রারংভাঃ স্মরবিজযদানপ্রতিভুবঃ ।
চিরং চেতশ্চোরা অভিনববিকারৈকগুরবো
বিলাসব্যাপারাঃ কিং অপি বিজযংতে মৃগদৃশাম্ ॥ 2.19 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
ইমে - these
তারুণ্য - youth
শ্রী - beauty; splendor
তারুণ্যশ্রী - the splendor of youth
নব - new; fresh
পরিমলাঃ - fragrance; charm (lit. perfume)
তারুণ্যশ্রীনবপরিমলাঃ - bearing the fresh fragrance of youthful beauty
প্রৌঢ - mature; fully developed
সুরত - love-play; amorous union
প্রতাপ - intensity; heat
প্রারংভাঃ - beginnings; onsets
প্রৌঢসুরতপ্রতাপপ্রারংভাঃ - onsets of the intensity of mature love-play
স্মর - Cupid; love
বিজয - victory
দান - giving; grant
প্রতিভুবঃ - sources; creators; causes
স্মরবিজযদানপ্রতিভুবঃ - sources that grant victory to Cupid
চিরং - for a long time
চেতঃ - mind
চোরঃ - thief
চেতশ্চোরাঃ - thieves of the mind
অভিনব - new
বিকার - transformation; emotion; change
এক - unique
গুরবঃ - teachers; masters
অভিনববিকারৈকগুরবঃ - unique teachers of new emotions/transformations
বিলাস - graceful play; charm
ব্যাপারাঃ - activities; dealings
বিলাসব্যাপারাঃ - activities of charm and play
কিং অপি - something indescribable; somehow; wondrously
বিজযংতে - triumph; prevail
মৃগদৃশাং - of doe-eyed women

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
These activities of doe-eyed women - fragrant with the fresh splendor of youth, beginning the heat of mature love-play, granting victory to Cupid, long-time thieves of the mind, and unique teachers of ever-new emotions - triumph in some indescribable way.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse names what many experience: charm is not one thing, it is a moving field of gestures and moods that keeps the mind learning "new" feelings. In today's relationships, this shows up as novelty and emotional intensity: the mind gets addicted to the freshness of experience. The practical balance is to enjoy romance without becoming a novelty-seeker; depth grows when you value steadiness, not constant stimulation. If you notice your mind becoming a চেতশ্চোর (thief of itself), repeatedly stolen by the same triggers, bring attention back to what actually sustains relationship: trust, respect, and consistency.

To carry this wisely: From an inner standpoint, remember that the rush is a wave in the mind. আদি শংকরাচার্য reminds us in আত্ম ষটকম্, মনো বুদ্ধ্যহংকার চিত্তানি নাহম্ (I am not the mind, intellect, ego, or mind-stuff). Returning to that witness does not kill love; it makes love workable, so you can act with dignity instead of being driven.

প্রণযমধুরাঃ প্রেমোদ্গারা রসাশ্রযতাং গতাঃ
ফণিতিমধুরা মুগ্ধপ্রাযাঃ প্রকাশিতসম্মদাঃ ।
প্রকৃতিসুভগা বিস্রংভার্দ্রাঃ স্মরোদযদাযিনী
রহসি কিং অপি স্বৈরালাপা হরংতি মৃগীদৃশাম্ ॥ 2.20 ॥

ছংদঃ (হরিণী): This is in হরিণী (সম-বৃত্ত) Chandas/Meter: 4 পাদাঃ, 17 অক্ষরাঃ per পাদ; লঘু/গুরু pattern (per পাদ) is `LLLLLG GGGG LGLLGLG`; যতি (pause) is after the 6th and 10th syllables in each পাদ.

Meaning (পদার্থ):
প্রণয - affection; intimate love
মধুরাঃ - sweet
প্রণযমধুরাঃ - sweet with affection
প্রেম - love
উদ্গারাঃ - outpourings; expressions
প্রেমোদ্গারাঃ - expressions of love
রস - taste; aesthetic flavor; emotional essence
আশ্রযতাং - having taken refuge in; resting upon
গতাঃ - gone; become
রসাশ্রযতাং গতাঃ - having become full of রস
ফণিতি - speech; utterance
মধুরাঃ - sweet
ফণিতিমধুরাঃ - sweet in speech
মুগ্ধ - innocent; naive
প্রাযাঃ - mostly; for the most part
মুগ্ধপ্রাযাঃ - mostly innocent
প্রকাশিত - displayed; revealed
সম্মদঃ - delight; joyful excitement
প্রকাশিতসম্মদাঃ - showing delight
প্রকৃতি - nature; innate disposition
সুভগাঃ - charming; pleasing
প্রকৃতিসুভগাঃ - naturally charming
বিস্রংভ - trust; confidential ease
আর্দ্রাঃ - moist; tender; softened
বিস্রংভার্দ্রাঃ - softened by trust
স্মর - Cupid; love
উদয - arising
দাযিনী - giving; producing
স্মরোদযদাযিনী - producing the rise of love
রহসি - in private; in secrecy
কিং অপি - something indescribable
স্বৈর - free; unrestrained
আলাপাঃ - conversation; talk
স্বৈরালাপাঃ - free private talk
হরংতি - steal away; captivate
মৃগীদৃশাং - of doe-eyed women

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Sweet with affection, rich in outpourings of love and the flavor of emotion; sweet in speech and mostly innocent; naturally charming and softened by trust - the free private conversations of doe-eyed women kindle love and steal the heart.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This verse points to something timeless: intimacy grows through private conversation - unguarded talk where trust is felt. In modern relationships, the practical application is simple: make space for genuine, unhurried dialogue (without phones, without performance). When বিস্রংভ (trustful ease) is present, love naturally deepens; when it is absent, even grand gestures feel hollow. The caution is also there: do not outsource your self-worth to another's attention; let conversation be a bridge, not a drug. Build trust through consistency and kindness, and keep romance aligned with respect.

A mature reading suggests: Enjoy beauty without losing balance. Keep the basics steady: sleep, work, friendships, and self-respect. If attraction is mutual, clarity and pace protect it; if it is not, restraint protects you. This is how the verse becomes practical wisdom instead of mere description.

বিশ্রম্য বিশ্রম্য বনদ্রুমাণাং
ছাযাসু তন্বী বিচচার কাচিত্ ।
স্তনোত্তরীযেণ করোদ্ধৃতেন
নিবারযংতী শশিনো মযূখান্ ॥ 2.21 ॥

ছংদঃ (উপজাতি): This is in উপজাতি Chandas/Meter: 4 পাদাঃ, 11 অক্ষরাঃ per পাদ; this meter commonly mixes ইংদ্রবজ্রা (`GGLGGLLGLGG`) and উপেংদ্রবজ্রা (`LGLGGLLGLGG`) patterns across পাদাঃ.

Meaning (পদার্থ):
বিশ্রম্য - having rested; resting
বিশ্রম্য বিশ্রম্য - resting again and again
বন - forest
দ্রুম - tree
বনদ্রুমাণাং - of forest trees
ছাযাসু - in the shades
তন্বী - a slender woman
বিচচার - wandered; moved about
কাচিত্ - a certain (woman)
স্তন - breast
উত্তরীয - upper cloth; shawl
স্তনোত্তরীযেণ - with the upper cloth (at the bosom)
কর - hand
উদ্ধৃত - lifted; raised
করোদ্ধৃতেন - raised by the hand
নিবারযংতী - warding off; shielding
শশিনো - of the moon (শশিন্)
মযূখান্ - rays

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
A slender woman wandered, resting again and again in the shade of forest trees, shielding herself from the moon's rays with an upper cloth raised by her hand.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
In শৃংগার poetry, the moon is not always "cool": for a love-struck mind, moonlight can intensify longing and feel like heat. So the beloved tries to reduce stimulation by seeking shade and by covering herself. In lived experience, this resembles emotional self-regulation: when you are vulnerable - missing someone, overwhelmed, or anxious - even gentle triggers (a song, a place, a memory) can hurt. The practical takeaway is compassionate pacing: take breaks, change environment, and choose what you consume (music, media, conversations) so your mind can settle rather than spiral.

If you want this verse to uplift you: Let beauty become reverence rather than grasping. আদি শংকরাচার্য opens সৌংদর্য লহরী with শিবঃ শক্ত্যা যুক্তো যদি ভবতি শক্তঃ প্রভবিতুম্, hinting that beauty and power are inseparable from awareness. Seen that way, admiration can refine the heart. When respect is present, beauty uplifts; when entitlement is present, beauty binds.

অদর্শনে দর্শনমাত্রকামা
দৃষ্ট্বা পরিষ্বংগসুখৈকলোলা ।
আলিংগিতাযাং পুনরাযতাক্ষ্যামাশাস্মহে
বিগ্রহযোরভেদম্ ॥ 2.22 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
অদর্শনে - in not-seeing; in absence
দর্শন - seeing; sight
মাত্র - merely; only
কামা - desiring (fem.)
দর্শনমাত্রকামা - desiring only a sight
দৃষ্ট্বা - having seen
পরিষ্বংগ - embrace
সুখ - happiness; pleasure
এক - only
লোলা - eager; restless for
পরিষ্বংগসুখৈকলোলা - eager only for the pleasure of an embrace
আলিংগিতাযাং - when (she is) embraced
পুনর্ - again
আযতাক্ষী - the long-eyed woman (in verse: আযতাক্ষ্যাম্)
আশাস্মহে - we hope for; we long for
বিগ্রহযোঃ - of the two bodies
অভেদং - non-separation; non-difference; complete union

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
When we cannot see her, we long only for a sight; once we see her, we long only for the pleasure of an embrace; and when embraced, we again long for the complete non-separation of the two bodies.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse traces the escalation of desire: the mind moves from "just one look" to "just one touch" to "never let there be distance." This is a gentle warning as well as a romantic truth: the appetite of attachment can be endless. In ordinary situations, we can use this as বিবেক (discernment): notice when love is becoming hunger and when closeness is becoming control. A mature relationship honors intimacy and also honors space; it does not treat separation as a threat. From an অদ্বৈত (non-duality) angle, the longing for "no difference" can also be read as the soul's deeper thirst for wholeness - and that wholeness ultimately has to be found inwardly, not demanded from another person.

From a broader perspective: Poetry delights, but real love must go beyond features. If you feel enchanted, translate it into care: listen well, keep promises, and honor consent. Admiration that becomes service is ennobling; admiration that becomes possession is painful. Use the verse to remember dignity - yours and the other's.

মালতী শিরসি জৃংভণং মুখে
চংদনং বপুষি কুংকুমাবিলম্ ।
বক্ষসি প্রিযতমা মদালসা
স্বর্গ এষ পরিশিষ্ট আগমঃ ॥ 2.23 ॥

ছংদঃ (রথোদ্ধতা): This is in রথোদ্ধতা (ত্রিষ্টুভ্ class) Chandas/Meter: 4 পাদাঃ, 11 অক্ষরাঃ per পাদ; লঘু/গুরু pattern (per পাদ) is `GLGLLLGLGLG`.

Meaning (পদার্থ):
মালতী - jasmine (a fragrant flower)
শিরসি - on the head
জৃংভণং - blooming; opening (also: a blossoming smile)
মুখে - on the face
চংদনং - sandal paste
বপুষি - on the body
কুংকুম - saffron; vermilion
আবিলং - mixed with; tinged; smeared
কুংকুমাবিলং - tinged with saffron
বক্ষসি - on the chest
প্রিযতমা - the beloved woman
মদালসা - intoxicated and languid; pleasantly drowsy
স্বর্গঃ - heaven
এষ - this
পরিশিষ্টঃ - remaining; leftover
আগমঃ - arrival; attainment; what is to come

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Jasmine on the head, a blooming smile on the face, sandal paste on the body tinged with saffron, and the beloved lying languid on the chest - this is heaven; anything "to come" is only the remainder.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse is a bold claim: paradise is not somewhere else; it is the lived sweetness of love, fragrance, and closeness in the present. In practical terms, this can be read as an invitation to stop postponing happiness into an abstract future and to learn to honor simple moments of togetherness. At the same time, maturity asks for balance: do not confuse fleeting pleasure with lasting well-being. Let love become a source of gratitude, gentleness, and responsibility - then even ordinary days carry a touch of "heaven" without making you careless or addicted.

On a subtler level: Notice the role of attention. What you repeatedly contemplate becomes your inner landscape. So train attention not only on appearance but also on character - kindness, steadiness, truthfulness. This keeps romance from becoming fragile, because it is rooted in values, not only in sensation.

প্রাঙ্মাং এতি মনাগনাগতরসং জাতাভিলাষাং ততঃ
সব্রীডং তদনু শ্লথোদ্যমং অথ প্রধ্বস্তধৈর্যং পুনঃ ।
প্রেমার্দ্রং স্পৃহণীযনির্ভররহঃ ক্রীডাপ্রগল্ভং ততো
নিঃসংগাংগবিকর্ষণাধিকসুখরম্যং কুলস্ত্রীরতম্ ॥ 2.24 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
প্রাঙ্মাং - forward; toward the front
এতি - goes; moves
মনাগ - a little; slightly
নাগত - attained; arrived at (here: "just reached")
রসং - taste; emotional flavor
মনাগনাগতরসং - having just begun to taste রস
জাতা - arisen; born
অভিলাষা - desire; longing
জাতাভিলাষাং - with desire awakened
ততঃ - then
স - with
ব্রীডা - bashfulness; modesty
সব্রীডং - with bashfulness
তদনু - after that
শ্লথ - slack; loosened
উদ্যমং - effort; attempt
শ্লথোদ্যমং - effort slackened
অথ - then
প্রধ্বস্ত - destroyed; shaken down
ধৈর্যং - courage; steadiness
প্রধ্বস্তধৈর্যং - courage collapsed
পুনঃ - again
প্রেম - love
আর্দ্রং - softened; tender
প্রেমার্দ্রং - tender with love
স্পৃহণীয - desirable; worth longing for
নির্ভর - intense; overflowing; abundant
রহঃ - secrecy; private moment
স্পৃহণীযনির্ভররহঃ - a deeply desirable, intense private moment
ক্রীডা - play; sport
প্রগল্ভং - bold; confident
ক্রীডাপ্রগল্ভং - bold in playful sport
ততঃ - then
নিঃসংগ - without attachment; detached
অংগ - limb
বিকর্ষণ - drawing back; pulling away
নিঃসংগাংগবিকর্ষণ - detached teasing withdrawal of limbs
অধিক - greater
সুখ - pleasure; ease
রম্যং - delightful
অধিকসুখরম্যং - delightful with increased pleasure
কুল - noble family; respectable household
স্ত্রী - woman; wife
রতং - love-play; intimacy
কুলস্ত্রীরতং - the love-play of a respectable woman

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
The love-play of a respectable woman is uniquely delightful: the mind first moves forward and just begins to taste emotion, desire arises; then bashfulness appears and effort slackens, courage collapses again; then it becomes tender with love, then an intensely desirable private moment, then bold play - and finally, playful withdrawals of the limbs that heighten delight.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This is not merely description; it is an observation about pacing. Intimacy often becomes deeper when there is trust, modesty, and a natural rhythm of approach and retreat, rather than rush and demand. In the way we live now, the practical application is to prioritize safety and consent: let comfort lead, communicate clearly, and respect pauses without taking them as rejection. When affection is patient, it creates room for genuine closeness; when it is impatient, it creates pressure and anxiety. Read this verse as a reminder that the most satisfying connection is not forceful but mutually tuned.

A gentle practice is: A deeper use of শৃংগার is refinement. When something is beautiful, pause and notice the mind soften. Then let that softness turn into generosity, patience, and gratitude. In this way, beauty becomes a doorway to a better self, not a doorway to restlessness.

উরসি নিপতিতানাং স্রস্তধম্মিল্লকানাং
মুকুলিতনযনানাং কিংচিদ্উন্মীলিতানাম্ ।
উপরি সুরতখেদস্বিন্নগংডস্থলানামধর
মধু বধূনাং ভাগ্যবংতঃ পিবংতি ॥ 2.25 ॥

ছংদঃ (মালিনী): This is in মালিনী (সম-বৃত্ত) Chandas/Meter: 4 পাদাঃ, 15 অক্ষরাঃ per পাদ; লঘু/গুরু pattern (per পাদ) is `LLLLLLGG GLGGLGG`; যতি (pause) is after the 8th syllable in each পাদ.

Meaning (পদার্থ):
উরসি - on the chest
নিপতিত - fallen; lying down upon
উরসি নিপতিতানাং - of those who have fallen on the chest
স্রস্ত - loosened; fallen apart
ধম্মিল্ল - a braided/bound hair-knot; hair arrangement
স্রস্তধম্মিল্লকানাং - of those whose hair-knots are loosened/disheveled
মুকুলিত - closed like a bud; shut
নযন - eye
মুকুলিতনযনানাং - of those with closed eyes
কিংচিত্ - slightly
উন্মীলিত - opened
কিংচিদ্উন্মীলিতানাং - of those with eyes slightly opened (read as কিংচিদুন্মীলিতানাং)
উপরি - above; on top
সুরত - love-play; amorous union
খেদ - fatigue; weariness
স্বিন্ন - sweating; perspiring
গংডস্থল - cheek-region
সুরতখেদস্বিন্নগংডস্থলানাং - of those whose cheeks are moist with the fatigue of love-play
অধর - lower lip
মধু - honey; nectar
অধর্ মধু - the honey of the lips
বধূনাং - of young women; brides
ভাগ্যবংতঃ - fortunate ones
পিবংতি - drink

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
The fortunate drink the honey of the lips of women who lie upon their chest, hair disheveled, eyes closed yet slightly opening, cheeks moist with the fatigue of love-play.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This verse focuses less on action and more on tenderness after intensity - the closeness, the softness, the quiet satisfaction. At home and at work, this points to the importance of aftercare: affection that continues after passion, through gentle touch, kind words, and presence. Relationships become safer and happier when intimacy is not treated as a transaction but as a shared experience that includes care and respect. The deeper teaching is simple: love is not only excitement; it is also warmth, protection, and attentiveness in the quiet moments.

One more layer is this: Enjoy beauty without losing balance. Keep the basics steady: sleep, work, friendships, and self-respect. If attraction is mutual, clarity and pace protect it; if it is not, restraint protects you. This is how the verse becomes practical wisdom instead of mere description.

আমীলিতনযনানাং যঃ
সুরতরসোঽনু সংবিদং ভাতি ।
মিথুরৈর্মিথোঽবধারিতমবিতথম্
ইদং এব কামনির্বর্হণম্ ॥ 2.26 ॥

ছংদঃ (মাত্রা-চংদস্): This is in a মাত্রা-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed অক্ষর-count বৃত্ত): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 14 + 16 + 21 + 16 মাত্রাঃ (total 67); treat লঘু=1 মাত্রা and গুরু=2 মাত্রাঃ, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse দংড with internal যতি).

Meaning (পদার্থ):
আমীলিত - half-closed; shut (as the eyes)
নযন - eye
আমীলিতনযনানাং - of those whose eyes are half-closed
যঃ - which; that (thing)
সুরত - love-play; amorous union
রসঃ - taste; রস (aesthetic flavor)
সুরতরসঃ - the flavor of love-play
অনু - along with; in accordance with; after (verse: সুরতরসোঽনু = সুরতরসঃ + অনু)
সংবিদং - mutual understanding; shared inner communication
ভাতি - shines; appears; becomes evident
মিথুনৈঃ - by couples; by pairs
মিথো - mutually; between each other (verse: মিথোঽবধারিতং = মিথো + অবধারিতং)
অবধারিতং - determined; ascertained
অবিতথং - true; not false
ইদং - this
এব - alone; indeed
কাম - desire; love
নির্বর্হণং - completion; fulfilment; bringing to full measure
কামনির্বর্হণং - fulfilment of desire/love

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
That which shines as the shared, unspoken understanding within love-play - when eyes are half-closed - and which couples mutually recognize as true: this alone is the fulfilment of love.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse points to a subtle dimension of intimacy: beyond words, there is সংবিদ্ (shared understanding), a quiet mutual attunement that only the two involved can fully know. These days, this translates to emotional presence: listening, responding, and being sensitive to comfort and consent. The practical takeaway is that love is not merely performance; it is mutuality. When communication is honest and respectful, closeness becomes nourishing; when it is absent, even outward romance can feel empty.

A helpful way to apply this is: Treat desire as a signal, not a verdict. Attraction shows what the mind likes, but it does not decide what is right. Pause and ask: will this increase trust or reduce it; will it make tomorrow lighter or heavier? That small pause is বিবেক (discernment). When you choose transparency and boundaries early, love stays dignified and does not turn into compulsion.

ইদং অনুচিতং অক্রমশ্চ পুংসাং
যদিহ জরাস্বপি মন্মথা বিকারাঃ ।
তদপি চ ন কৃতং নিতংবিনীনাং
স্তনপতনাবধি জীবিতং রতং বা ॥ 2.27 ॥

ছংদঃ (মাত্রা-চংদস্): This is in a মাত্রা-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed অক্ষর-count বৃত্ত): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 18 + 19 + 16 + 19 মাত্রাঃ (total 72); treat লঘু=1 মাত্রা and গুরু=2 মাত্রাঃ, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse দংড with internal যতি).

Meaning (পদার্থ):
ইদং - this
অনুচিতং - improper; not fitting
অক্রমঃ - out of order; not appropriate to the stage
চ - and
পুংসাং - for men; of men
যদি - if
ইহ - here; in this world
জরাসু - in old age; in aging (loc. pl.)
অপি - even
মন্মথা - of মন্মথ (Cupid); of desire
বিকারাঃ - changes; stirrings; transformations
তদপি - even so; nevertheless
চ - and
ন - not
কৃতং - done; applied; (here) "not so"
নিতংবিনীনাং - of women with shapely hips
স্তন - breast
পতন - falling; drooping
অবধি - limit; until
স্তনপতনাবধি - until the breasts droop (a sign of age)
জীবিতং - life
রতং - love-play; delight; attachment
বা - or; indeed

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
It is improper and out of order for men if the stirrings of desire persist even in old age; yet, for women of shapely hips it is not said to be so - as though their life remains love and delight until the signs of age appear.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This verse reflects an old poetic voice and the social assumptions of its time, so it should be read with caution rather than as a universal judgment. A useful modern reading is to notice the broader theme: desire does not simply obey age, and society often polices it differently for different people. The healthier approach is মর্যাদা (dignity and boundaries) and mutual respect: affection and intimacy can exist at any age when there is consent, care, and responsibility. When a verse carries a biased lens, we can still extract বিবেক (discernment) by separating cultural stereotype from the underlying psychological observation.

To carry this wisely: Poetry delights, but real love must go beyond features. If you feel enchanted, translate it into care: listen well, keep promises, and honor consent. Admiration that becomes service is ennobling; admiration that becomes possession is painful. Use the verse to remember dignity - yours and the other's.

রাজস্তৃষ্ণাংবুরাশের্ন হি জগতি গতঃ কশ্চিদেবাবসানং
কো বার্থোঽর্থৈঃ প্রভূতৈঃ স্ববপুষি গলিতে যৌবনে সানুরাগে ।
গচ্ছামঃ সদ্ম যাবদ্বিকসিতনযনেংদীবরালোকিনীনামাক্রম্যাক্রম্য
রূপং ঝটিতি ন জরযা লুপ্যতে প্রেযসীনাম্ ॥ 2.28 ॥

ছংদঃ (স্রগ্ধরা): This is in স্রগ্ধরা (সম-বৃত্ত) Chandas/Meter: 4 পাদাঃ, 21 অক্ষরাঃ per পাদ; লঘু/গুরু pattern (per পাদ) is `GGGGLGG LLLLLLG GLGGLGG`; যতি (pause) is after the 7th and 14th syllables in each পাদ.

Meaning (পদার্থ):
রাজঃ - royal splendor; power; worldly glory
তৃষ্ণা - thirst; craving
অংবু - water
রাশিঃ - heap; mass; ocean-like expanse
রাজস্তৃষ্ণাংবুরাশিঃ - the ocean of craving for royal/worldly splendor
ন হি - indeed not
জগতি - in the world
গতঃ - gone; reached
কশ্চিত্ - anyone
এব - ever
অবসানং - end; limit
কঃ - what?
অর্থঃ - meaning; use
অর্থৈঃ - with wealth; with riches
প্রভূতৈঃ - abundant; plentiful
স্ব - one's own
বপুষি - in the body
গলিতে - slipping away; decaying; melting down
যৌবনে - when youth is present (or: when youth is passing)
সানুরাগে - with passion; with love present
গচ্ছামঃ - let us go
সদ্ম - house; home
যাবত্ - while; as long as
বিকসিত - opened; blossomed
নযন - eye
এংদীবর - blue lotus
আলোকিনীনাং - of those who look; the lotus-eyed women
আক্রাম্য - approaching; stepping into; going to
আক্রাম্য আক্রাম্য - again and again; repeatedly
রূপং - beauty; form
ঝটিতি - quickly
ন - not
জরযা - by old age
লুপ্যতে - is destroyed; is lost
প্রেযসীনাং - of beloved women

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
There is no end, in this world, to the ocean of craving for power and splendor. What is the use of abundant wealth when youth and passion slip away from the body? Let us go, again and again, to the homes of lotus-eyed beloveds while their beauty is not yet quickly taken away by old age.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This is "carpe diem" শৃংগার: it reminds us that youth is fleeting, so the mind argues for enjoyment now. A mature reading keeps both sides: yes, impermanence is real; and yes, chasing pleasure without বিবেক can create suffering. In daily interactions, the wiser application is to value what youth enables - health, learning, meaningful work, and loving relationships - without reducing life to endless consumption. Let the awareness of time passing produce gratitude and urgency toward what is wholesome, not reckless indulgence.

A mature reading suggests: Notice the role of attention. What you repeatedly contemplate becomes your inner landscape. So train attention not only on appearance but also on character - kindness, steadiness, truthfulness. This keeps romance from becoming fragile, because it is rooted in values, not only in sensation.

রাগস্যাগারং একং নরকশতমহাদুঃখসংপ্রাপ্তিহেতুর্মোহস্যোত্পত্তি
বীজং জলধরপটলং জ্ঞানতারাধিপস্য ।
কংদর্পস্যৈকমিত্রং প্রকটিতবিবিধস্পষ্টদোষপ্রবংধং
লোকেঽস্মিন্ন হ্যর্থব্রজকুলভবনযৌবনাদন্যদস্তি ॥ 2.29 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
রাগস্য - of passion; of attachment
আগারং - house; abode
একং - one; only
নরক - hell
শত - hundred
মহা - great
দুঃখ - suffering; sorrow
সংপ্রাপ্তি - attainment; coming upon
হেতুঃ - cause
নরকশতমহাদুঃখসংপ্রাপ্তিহেতুঃ - cause of many hell-like great sufferings
মোহস্য - of delusion
উত্পত্তি - origin; birth
বীজং - seed
মোহস্যোত্পত্তিবীজং - the seed of delusion's birth
জলধর - cloud
পটলং - mass; layer
জলধরপটলং - a mass of clouds
জ্ঞান - knowledge
তারাধিপ - lord of stars (moon)
জ্ঞানতারাধিপস্য - of the "moon" of knowledge (poetic image)
কংদর্পস্য - of Cupid; of desire
এক - one; sole
মিত্রং - friend
কংদর্পস্যৈকমিত্রং - Cupid's sole friend
প্রকটিত - manifest; revealed
বিবিধ - various
স্পষ্ট - clear; evident
দোষা - faults; defects
প্রবংধং - chain; connected series
প্রকটিতবিবিধস্পষ্টদোষপ্রবংধং - a connected chain of clearly evident faults
লোকে - in the world
অস্মিন্ - in this
হি - indeed
অর্থ - wealth
ব্রজ - crowd; retinue; multitude
কুল - family; clan
ভবন - house; home
যৌবন - youth
অন্যত্ - other
অস্তি - exists
অর্থব্রজকুলভবনযৌবনাদ্ অন্যদ্ অস্তি - there is something other than wealth, retinue, family, home, and youth (used in the verse to say: there is nothing else)

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Youth is the sole abode of passion; the cause of countless hell-like sufferings; the seed from which delusion is born; a mass of clouds that hides the moon of wisdom; Cupid's closest friend; and a chain of clearly visible faults. Indeed, in this world people seem to know nothing beyond wealth, retinue, family, home, and youth.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This verse flips the romantic lens and shows youth as a double-edged power: it fuels joy and also fuels মোহ (delusion). In common experience, we see this in the way youth can intensify comparison, impulsiveness, and identity built on appearances. The practical takeaway is not cynicism but বিবেক: use youth for what lasts - learning, skill, health, and relationships grounded in respect - rather than being swept away by রাগ (attachment) and status-hunger. When the verse says "clouds hide the moon of knowledge", it is pointing to a timeless pattern: desire can dim clarity unless we consciously protect it.

If you want this verse to uplift you: From an inner standpoint, remember that the rush is a wave in the mind. আদি শংকরাচার্য reminds us in আত্ম ষটকম্, মনো বুদ্ধ্যহংকার চিত্তানি নাহম্ (I am not the mind, intellect, ego, or mind-stuff). Returning to that witness does not kill love; it makes love workable, so you can act with dignity instead of being driven.

শৃংগারদ্রুমনীরদে প্রসৃমরক্রীডারসস্রোতসি
প্রদ্যুম্নপ্রিযবাংধবে চতুরবাঙ্মুক্তাফলোদন্বতি ।
তন্বীনেত্রচকোরপাবনবিধৌ সৌভাগ্যলক্ষ্মীনিধৌ
ধন্যঃ কোঽপি ন বিক্রিযাং কলযতি প্রাপ্তে নবে যৌবনে ॥ 2.30 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
শৃংগার - romance; love; beauty
দ্রুম - tree
নীরদ - cloud (lit. "water-giver")
শৃংগারদ্রুমনীরদে - in the raincloud of the love-tree (poetic image for youth)
প্রসৃমর - spreading; flowing forth
ক্রীডা - play; sport
রস - flavor; emotional essence
স্রোতসি - in the stream
প্রসৃমরক্রীডারসস্রোতসি - in the stream of flowing playful রস
প্রদ্যুম্ন - প্রদ্যুম্ন (associated with Cupid in tradition)
প্রিয - dear
বাংধব - relative; friend; ally
প্রদ্যুম্নপ্রিযবাংধবে - dear friend/kinsman of প্রদ্যুম্ন (i.e., of Cupid; love)
চতুর - clever; skillful
বাক্ - speech
মুক্তা - pearl
ফল - fruit
উদন্বতি - abounding; like an ocean (lit. "watery")
চতুরবাঙ্মুক্তাফলোদন্বতি - an ocean abounding in the pearl-fruits of clever speech
তন্বী - slender woman
নেত্র - eye
চকোর - the চকোর bird (mythically drinks moonlight)
পাবন - purifying
বিধি - rite; method
তন্বীনেত্রচকোরপাবনবিধৌ - as if the rite that refreshes/purifies the চকোর of a slender woman's eyes (poetic image)
সৌভাগ্য - fortune; good luck
লক্ষ্মী - prosperity; beauty
নিধৌ - in the treasure
সৌভাগ্যলক্ষ্মীনিধৌ - in the treasure-house of fortune and beauty
ধন্যঃ - blessed; fortunate
কঃ অপি - anyone at all
ন - not
বিক্রিযাং - change; transformation; agitation
কলযতি - experiences; produces
প্রাপ্তে - when attained; when it arrives
নবে - new; fresh
যৌবনে - in youth

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
When fresh youth arrives - like a raincloud nourishing the tree of romance, like a stream overflowing with playful delight, like an ocean rich with pearl-like clever speech, like a treasure-house of fortune and beauty - who, even among the blessed, does not undergo a transformation?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This verse acknowledges an obvious truth: youth alters everyone. It changes how we speak, how we dream, what we chase, and what we fear. In contemporary life, this can be used wisely: channel youth's energy into skills, creativity, and meaningful relationships rather than wasting it in constant distraction. The poet's lush metaphors also hint at responsibility: what is abundant now will not remain forever, so use it well. When you treat youth as a resource to cultivate বিবেক (discernment) and character, it becomes a blessing rather than a storm.

From a broader perspective: Enjoy beauty without losing balance. Keep the basics steady: sleep, work, friendships, and self-respect. If attraction is mutual, clarity and pace protect it; if it is not, restraint protects you. This is how the verse becomes practical wisdom instead of mere description.

সংসারেঽস্মিন্নসারে কুনৃপতিভবনদ্বারসেবাকলংকব্যাসংগ
ব্যস্তধৈর্যং কথং অমলধিযো মানসং সংবিদধ্যুঃ ।
যদ্যেতাঃ প্রোদ্যদ্ইংদুদ্যুতিনিচযভৃতো ন স্যুরংভোজনেত্রাঃ
প্রেংখত্কাংচীকলাপাঃ স্তনভরবিনমন্মধ্যভাজস্তরুণ্যঃ ॥ 2.31 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
সংসারে - in worldly life; in সংসার (the cycle of becoming)
অস্মিন্ - in this (verse: সংসারেঽস্মিন্ = সংসারে + অস্মিন্)
অসারে - without essence; tasteless
কু - bad; base
নৃপতি - king; ruler
কুনৃপতি - a petty/bad ruler (lit. কু + নৃপতি)
ভবন - house; palace
দ্বার - door; gate
সেবা - service; attendance
কুনৃপতিভবনদ্বারসেবা - humiliating service at the gate of a petty ruler's palace
কলংক - stain; disgrace
ব্যাসংগ - strong attachment; clinging
কলংকব্যাসংগ - disgraceful clinging (to such service)
ব্যস্ত - scattered; disordered
ধৈর্যং - courage; steadiness
ব্যস্তধৈর্যং - with courage scattered
কথং - how
অমল - pure; stainless
ধিযাঃ - minds/intellects; the discerning (verse: ধিযো = ধিযাঃ)
অমলধিযাঃ - the pure-minded; the discerning (verse: অমলধিযো = অমলধিযাঃ)
মানসং - mind
সংবিদধ্যুঃ - would compose; would set in order
যদি - if
এতাঃ - these (women)
প্রোদ্যদ্ইংদু - rising moon (the verse uses for a join; read as প্রোদ্যদিংদু)
দ্যুতি - radiance
নিচয - heap; multitude
ভৃতঃ - bearing; possessing (verse: ভৃতো = ভৃতঃ)
প্রোদ্যদ্ইংদুদ্যুতিনিচযভৃতঃ - bearing a heap of radiance like a newly risen moon
অংভোজ - lotus
নেত্রাঃ - eyes
অংভোজনেত্রাঃ - lotus-eyed
প্রেঙঃঅত্ - swaying; moving about
কাংচী - girdle (often with bells)
কলাপঃ - cluster; collection
প্রেঙঃঅত্কাংচীকলাপাঃ - with swaying, tinkling girdles
স্তন - breast
বর - burden; weight
বিনমত্ - bent down
মধ্য - waist; middle
ভাজঃ - possessing; having
স্তনভরবিনমন্মধ্যভাজঃ - having waists gently bent by the weight of the breasts
তরুণ্যঃ - young women
ন স্যুঃ - were not; did not exist

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
In this essence-less world, tainted by humiliating service at the gates of petty rulers, how could the minds of the pure-hearted ever stay composed - if these young women did not exist: lotus-eyed, shining like a newly risen moon, their girdles swaying, their waists gently bent beneath youthful fullness?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The poet calls সংসার (worldly life) অসার (without lasting essence) because it can demand compromise, flattery, and the slow scattering of ধৈর্য (steadiness). Yet he admits that beauty and affection keep people engaged with life: love can make hardship bearable. In everyday life, this can be noble (working hard to support a family and build a home together), but it can also become corrosive if attraction pushes us into কলংক (loss of integrity) - staying in environments that erode self-respect just to please someone. The practical অনুসংধান is to let love inspire effort while letting বিবেক (discernment) guard boundaries and values.

On a subtler level: Many of these verses describe the dance of closeness and distance. In real relationships, small signals carry meaning, but they are often ambiguous. Replace assumption with conversation. When pride arises, soften it with kindness; when fear arises, address it with honesty. Clarity makes love lighter.

সিদ্ধাধ্যাসিতকংদরে হরবৃষস্কংধাবরুগ্ণদ্রুমে
গংগাধৌতশিলাতলে হিমবতঃ স্থানে স্থিতে শ্রেযসি ।
কঃ কুর্বীত শিরঃ প্রণামমলিনং ম্লানং মনস্বী জনো
যদ্বিত্রস্তকুরংগশাবনযনা ন স্যুঃ স্মরাস্ত্রং স্ত্রিযঃ ॥ 2.32 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
সিদ্ধ - the accomplished; perfected beings
অধ্যাসিত - inhabited; occupied
কংদরে - in the cave
সিদ্ধাধ্যাসিতকংদরে - in a cave inhabited by সিদ্ধs
হর - শিব
বৃষ - bull
স্কংধ - shoulder
অবরুগ্ণ - broken; rubbed down; battered
দ্রুমে - on the tree
হরবৃষস্কংধাবরুগ্ণদ্রুমে - on trees battered by the shoulders of Shiva's bull
গংগা - the river গংগা
ধৌত - washed; cleansed
শিলা - rock; stone
তলং - surface; ground
গংগাধৌতশিলাতলে - on rock-surfaces washed by the গংগা
হিমবতঃ - of the Himalaya
স্থানে - in the place
স্থিতে - situated
শ্রেযসি - auspicious; excellent
কঃ - who
কুর্বীত - would do; would make
শিরঃ - head
প্রণাম - bowing; salutation; prostration
মলিনং - soiled; dirty
প্রণামমলিনং - soiled by prostrations
ম্লানং - wilted; drooping
মনস্বী - spirited; high-minded
জনঃ - person
বিত্রস্ত - frightened
কুরংগ - deer
শাব - fawn
নযনা - eyes (f.)
কুরংগশাবনযনা - having eyes like a frightened fawn
স্মরাস্ত্রং - Cupid's weapon; love's arrow
স্ত্রিযঃ - women
ন স্যুঃ - were not

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Even in a most auspicious Himalayan retreat - caves inhabited by spiritual adepts, rocks washed by the river Ganga, and forest traces of Shiva's bull - what spirited person would let the head be soiled by repeated bowing and the mind droop, if women with frightened-fawn eyes were not Cupid's weapons?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse is a reminder that changing place does not automatically change the mind. Even in sacred, quiet surroundings, attraction can make us bend, plead, and lose inner brightness. In day-to-day living, this shows up when we think a new city, a new job, or even a retreat will fix restlessness - but the same tendencies (বাসনা, latent habits) travel with us. The antidote is inner training: সংযম (self-restraint) and ধ্যান (steady attention) so that a moment of fascination does not collapse dignity. Outer purity helps, but true freedom is an inside skill.

A gentle practice is: Poetry delights, but real love must go beyond features. If you feel enchanted, translate it into care: listen well, keep promises, and honor consent. Admiration that becomes service is ennobling; admiration that becomes possession is painful. Use the verse to remember dignity - yours and the other's.

সংসার তব পর্যংতপদবী ন দবীযসী ।
অংতরা দুস্তরা ন স্যুর্যদি তে মদিরেক্ষণাম্ ॥ 2.33 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
সংসার - worldly life; the cycle of becoming
তব - your; for you
পর্যংত - end; limit
পদবী - path; road
দবীযসী - far; distant
ন - not
অংতরা - in between; the interval
দুস্তরা - hard to cross; difficult to pass through
ন স্যুঃ - would not be
যদি - if
তে - your
মদিরা - wine; intoxication
ঈক্ষণং - look; glance; eyes
মদিরেক্ষণা - wine-eyed (voc.); one whose glance intoxicates

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
The road through this worldly life does not feel long, and the stretch in between does not feel hard to cross, if your intoxicating eyes are with me.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
Companionship changes the felt weight of time. Hard journeys become lighter when there is affection, shared laughter, and a sense of being seen. In our daily routines, even tedious responsibilities - commuting, caregiving, building a career - can feel meaningful when there is a loving partner at the center. At the same time, the verse hints at how powerful a "glance" can be: attraction can make us underestimate difficulties. The practical অনুসংধান is to let love encourage endurance, while still planning realistically and not letting romance erase prudence.

One more layer is this: Notice the role of attention. What you repeatedly contemplate becomes your inner landscape. So train attention not only on appearance but also on character - kindness, steadiness, truthfulness. This keeps romance from becoming fragile, because it is rooted in values, not only in sensation.

দিশ বনহরিণীভ্যো বংশকাংডচ্ছবীনাং
কবলং উপলকোটিচ্ছিন্নমূলং কুশানাম্ ।
শকযুবতিকপোলাপাংডুতাংবূলবল্লীদলম্
অরুণনখাগ্রৈঃ পাটিতং বা বধূভ্যঃ ॥ 2.34 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
দিশ - give; offer; grant
বন - forest
হরিণী - doe (female deer)
বন-হরিণীভ্যঃ - to the forest does
বংশ - bamboo
কাংড - stalk; stem
চ্চবি - color; appearance
বংশকাংডচ্ছবি - having the color of a bamboo-stalk
কবলং - a mouthful; morsel
উপল - stone
কোটি - edge; tip
চ্ছিন্ন - cut
মূলং - root
কুশানাং - of কুশ grass
উপলকোটিচ্ছিন্নমূলং - with roots cut by the edge of a stone
শক - শক (name of a people, used poetically)
যুবতি - young woman
কপোল - cheek
পাংডু - pale
তাংবূল - betel; betel-leaf
বল্লী - creeper
দলং - leaf
শকযুবতিকপোলাপাংডুতাংবূলবল্লীদলম্ - a betel-leaf pale like the cheeks of শক maidens
অরুণ - reddish
নখাগ্র - nail-tip
অরুণনখাগ্রৈঃ - with reddish nail-tips
পাটিতং - torn; split
বা - or
বধূভ্যঃ - to brides; to young women

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
To deer, offer a morsel of sacred grass, pale as bamboo-stalks and with roots cut clean by stone; to brides, offer a betel-leaf, pale as a maiden's cheek and torn by the reddish tips of nails.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
ভর্তৃহরি's শৃংগার often works by letting the same object be seen in two worlds at once: the natural world (deer, grass, bamboo) and the human world (cheeks, nails, betel). Love sharpens perception and association - you start noticing small details, and ordinary things begin to echo a beloved's features. In today's relationships, this is the psychology of memory: a color, a scent, or a song becomes a "hook" that brings someone to mind instantly. The verse invites us to appreciate that poetic sensitivity, while also remembering that strong associations can both enrich life and make longing sharper.

A helpful way to apply this is: A deeper use of শৃংগার is refinement. When something is beautiful, pause and notice the mind soften. Then let that softness turn into generosity, patience, and gratitude. In this way, beauty becomes a doorway to a better self, not a doorway to restlessness.

অসারাঃ সর্বে তে বিরতিবিরসাঃ পাপবিষযা
জুগুপ্স্যংতাং যদ্বা ননু সকলদোষাস্পদং ইতি ।
তথাপ্যেতদ্ভূমৌ নহি পরহিতাত্পুণ্যং অধিকং
ন চাস্মিন্সংসারে কুবলযদৃশো রম্যং অপরম্ ॥ 2.35 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
অসারাঃ - without essence; worthless
সর্বে - all
তে - those; these
বিরতি - dispassion; turning away
বিরসাঃ - tasteless; devoid of রস
পাপ - sinful; harmful
বিষযাঃ - objects (of sense); pursuits
জুগুপ্স্যংতাং - let them be detested
যদ্বা - or else; even if
ননু - indeed
সকল - all
দোষাস্পদং - a seat/abode of faults
ইতি - thus
তথাপি - even so; nevertheless
এতদ্ - on this
ভূমৌ - on earth
নহি - there is not
পরহিত - welfare of others
পুণ্যং - merit; virtue
অধিকং - greater
ন চ - nor
অস্মিন্ - in this
সংসারে - world; worldly life
কুবলয - blue lotus
দৃশঃ - eyes; the one with such eyes
কুবলযদৃশঃ - the lotus-eyed (woman)
রম্যং - delightful; beautiful
অপরং - other; different

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Let all sense-objects be declared worthless, tasteless to the dispassionate, and to be shunned as an abode of faults; yet on this earth there is no virtue greater than working for others' welfare, and in this world there is no delight greater than the eyes of a lotus-eyed beloved.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This verse offers a surprisingly balanced take: even if worldly pursuits can be পাপবিষয (harmful when misused) and empty to someone with বিরতি (dispassion), life still has two undeniable lights. One is পরহিত - acting for others' good - which becomes the highest পুণ্য (merit). The other is the intimate joy of beauty and love, symbolized by the lotus-eyed glance. In real-world settings, this reads as a wise pairing: build a life that serves (family, community, honest work) and also a life that loves (tenderness, art, relationships). From an অদ্বৈত lens, পরহিত naturally arises when the boundary between "me" and "other" softens; compassion becomes practical, not sentimental.

To carry this wisely: Enjoy beauty without losing balance. Keep the basics steady: sleep, work, friendships, and self-respect. If attraction is mutual, clarity and pace protect it; if it is not, restraint protects you. This is how the verse becomes practical wisdom instead of mere description.

এতত্কামফলো লোকে যদ্দ্বযোরেকচিত্ততা ।
অন্যচিত্তকৃতে কামে শবযোরিব সংগমঃ ॥ 2.35.1 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
এতত্ - this
কাম - love; desire
ফলং - fruit; result
লোকে - in the world
যদ্ - which; that
দ্বযোঃ - of two (people)
এক - one
চিত্ততা - one-pointedness; being of one mind
একচিত্ততা - being of one mind; mutual attunement
অন্য - other
চিত্ত - mind
কৃতে - when done; when made (i.e., directed elsewhere)
অন্যচিত্তকৃতে - when one's mind is elsewhere
কামে - in love
শবযোঃ - of two corpses
ইব - like
সংগমঃ - union; meeting

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
The real fruit of love in this world is two people becoming of one mind; when love is with someone whose mind is elsewhere, their union is like the meeting of two corpses.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
শৃংগার is not just about physical closeness; it insists on একচিত্ততা - mutual presence and attunement. A relationship where one person is emotionally absent can feel lifeless even if the outer forms remain. In our daily routines, this shows up when partners share space but not attention: one is always scrolling, always elsewhere, always "busy". The verse pushes a practical ethic: if you want love to be living, bring your mind to where your body is - and ask for the same in return through honest conversation and boundaries.

মাত্সর্যং উত্সার্য বিচার্য কার্যমার্যাঃ
সমর্যাদং ইদং বদংতু ।
সেব্যা নিতংবাঃ কিং উ ভূধরাণামত
স্মরস্মেরবিলাসিনীনাম্ ॥ 2.36 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
মাত্সর্যম্ - envy; jealousy
উত্সার্য - casting away; removing
বিচার্য - reflecting upon; considering
কার্যং - what is to be done; what is worthwhile
আর্যাঃ - the noble; cultured people
সমর্যাদং - with propriety; within bounds
ইদং - this
বদংতু - may they say
সেব্যাঃ - to be served; worthy of pursuit
নিতংবাঃ - hips; buttocks
কিং উ - whether indeed
ভূধরাণাং - of mountains
অত - or rather
স্মর - Cupid; love
স্মের - smiling
বিলাসিনীনাং - of playful, graceful women
স্মরস্মেরবিলাসিনীনাং - of women whose play is smiling with love

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Let the noble, setting aside envy and thinking clearly about what is worth pursuing, say this with propriety: are the hips we should "serve" those of mountains - or rather those of love-smiling, playful women?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse is playful, but it begins with a serious prescription: drop মাত্সর্য (jealousy) and think about what truly deserves your energy. Envy makes us chase status and comparisons; love makes us notice beauty and closeness. In lived experience, this can be read as a shift from competitive obsession to relational joy: instead of burning time proving ourselves to others, invest in the warmth of partnership, art, and a life with মর্যাদা (healthy limits). The humor also reminds us to keep desire civilized: শৃংগার should elevate, not degrade.

A mature reading suggests: Treat desire as a signal, not a verdict. Attraction shows what the mind likes, but it does not decide what is right. Pause and ask: will this increase trust or reduce it; will it make tomorrow lighter or heavier? That small pause is বিবেক (discernment). When you choose transparency and boundaries early, love stays dignified and does not turn into compulsion.

সংসারে স্বপ্নসারে পরিণতিতরলে দ্বে গতী পংডিতানাং
তত্ত্বজ্ঞানামৃতাংভঃপ্লবললিতধিযাং যাতু কালঃ কথংচিত্ ।
নো চেন্মুগ্ধাংগনানাং স্তনজঘনঘনাভোগসংভোগিনীনাং
স্থূলোপস্থস্থলীষু স্থগিতকরতলস্পর্শলীলোদ্যমানাম্ ॥ 2.37 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
সংসারে - in worldly life; in সংসার
স্বপ্ন - dream
সারে - having as its essence; resembling (verse: স্বপ্নসারে = dream-like)
পরিণতি - change; outcome; ripening
তরলে - unstable; fickle
দ্বে - two
গতী - paths; ways
পংডিতানাং - of the learned
তত্ত্ব - reality; principle
জ্ঞান - knowledge
অমৃত - nectar; immortal
অংভঃ - water
প্লব - boat; raft
ললিত - delighting in; playing in
ধিযাং - of minds/intellects
তত্ত্বজ্ঞানামৃতাংভঃপ্লবললিতধিযাং - whose minds delight in the raft-like nectar-water of truth-knowledge
যাতু - let it pass/go
কালঃ - time
কথংচিত্ - somehow; in some way
নো চেত্ - otherwise; if not
মুগ্ধ - innocent; naive
অংগনানাং - of women
স্তন - breast
জঘন - hip; buttocks
গন - mass; heaviness
ভোগ - enjoyment; fullness
সংভোগিনীনাং - of those who are enjoyed/embraced
স্থূল - broad
উপস্থ - lap; loins
স্থলীষু - in places/regions
স্থগিত - hidden; placed
কর-তল - palm of the hand
স্পর্শ - touch
লীলা - play
উদ্যমানাং - striving; engaged in

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
In this dream-like and ever-shifting world, the learned have only two meaningful ways for time to pass: either through minds delighting in truth-knowledge - a raft of nectar - or else (if not that) amid the intimate play of innocent young women, rich in youthful abundance.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
ভর্তৃহরি draws a sharp line: in a world that is স্বপ্নসার (dream-like) and তরল (unstable), do not waste your limited কাল (time) on trivialities. Choose depth - either the depth of তত্ত্বজ্ঞান (knowledge of what is real), or the depth of committed love. In ordinary situations, this reads as a call to stop living in scattered half-attention: either cultivate inner clarity (study, meditation, honest self-inquiry) or cultivate a relationship with presence and devotion. The verse is not telling everyone to renounce; it is asking everyone to be intentional.

If you want this verse to uplift you: Poetry delights, but real love must go beyond features. If you feel enchanted, translate it into care: listen well, keep promises, and honor consent. Admiration that becomes service is ennobling; admiration that becomes possession is painful. Use the verse to remember dignity - yours and the other's.

আবাসঃ ক্রিযতাং গংগে পাপহারিণি বারিণি ।
স্তনদ্বযে তরুণ্যা বা মনোহারিণি হারিণি ॥ 2.38 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
আবাসঃ - dwelling; residence
ক্রিযতাং - let it be made
গংগে - in the গংগা
পাপ - sin; impurity
হারিণি - removing; stealing away
পাপহারিণি - that which removes sin
বারিণি - in water; in the waters
স্তনদ্বযে - in the pair of breasts
তরুণ্যাঃ - of a young woman
বা - or
মনস্ - mind
হারিণি - stealing; captivating
মনোহারিণি - stealing the mind; captivating

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Let your dwelling be made either in the sin-removing waters of the river Ganga, or in the mind-stealing bosom of a young woman.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse plays with a deliberately provocative equivalence: two kinds of refuge. One is sacred and purifying, the other intimate and emotionally absorbing. In modern terms, we all seek "places" where the mind rests - in prayer, in nature, in art, or in a trusted relationship. The practical অনুসংধান is to choose refuges that actually cleanse rather than agitate: affection that increases kindness and steadiness is closer to পাপহারিণি (removing impurity), while obsession that makes us restless does the opposite.

From a broader perspective: Notice the role of attention. What you repeatedly contemplate becomes your inner landscape. So train attention not only on appearance but also on character - kindness, steadiness, truthfulness. This keeps romance from becoming fragile, because it is rooted in values, not only in sensation.

কিং ইহ বহুভিরুক্তৈর্যুক্তিশূন্যৈঃ প্রলাপৈর্দ্বযম্
ইহ পুরুষাণাং সর্বদা সেবনীযম্ ।
অভিনবমদলীলালালসং সুংদরীণাং
স্তনভরপরিখিন্নং যৌবনং বা বনং বা ॥ 2.39 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
কিম্ - what (use) is
ইহ - here; in this world
বহুভিঃ - with many
উক্তৈঃ - words; sayings
যুক্তি - reasoning; good sense
শূন্যৈঃ - empty of; devoid of
যুক্তিশূন্যৈঃ প্রলাপৈঃ - pointless chatter devoid of reason
দ্বযম্ - two things
পুরুষাণাং - for men; of people
সর্বদা - always
সেবনীযং - worthy of pursuit; to be embraced
অভিনব - fresh; new
মদ - intoxication; passion
লীলা - play
লালসং - eager; craving
সুংদরীণাং - of beautiful women
স্তন - breast
বর - burden; weight
পরিখিন্নং - wearied; bent
যৌবনং - youth
বনং - forest (life of seclusion)
বা ... বা - either ... or

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Why so much senseless talk? In this world, there are only two pursuits that people truly cling to: either the fresh, passionate youth of beautiful women, or the solitude of the forest.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This is another "two-paths" verse: stop justifying and pick a direction. Some choose ভোগ (worldly enjoyment); some choose বন (simplicity, restraint, inner work). The problem is not which path you choose; the problem is drifting in প্রলাপ (aimless chatter) and indecision while time slips away. In the way we live now, this can mean: either build a committed relationship and household life, or deliberately make space for solitude and study - but do not pretend to choose one while feeding the other in secret.

On a subtler level: A deeper use of শৃংগার is refinement. When something is beautiful, pause and notice the mind soften. Then let that softness turn into generosity, patience, and gratitude. In this way, beauty becomes a doorway to a better self, not a doorway to restlessness.

সত্যং জনা বচ্মি ন পক্ষপাতাল্
লোকেষু সপ্তস্বপি তথ্যং এতত্ ।
নান্যন্মনোহারি নিতংবিনীভ্যো
দুঃখৈকহেতুর্ন চ কশ্চিদন্যঃ ॥ 2.40 ॥

ছংদঃ (ইংদ্রবজ্রা): This is in ইংদ্রবজ্রা (ত্রিষ্টুভ্ class) Chandas/Meter: 4 পাদাঃ, 11 অক্ষরাঃ per পাদ; লঘু/গুরু pattern (per পাদ) is `GGLGGLLGLGG`.

Meaning (পদার্থ):
সত্যং - truly
জনাঃ - people
বচ্মি - I say
ন - not
পক্ষপাতাত্ - out of bias; partiality
লোকেষু - in worlds
সপ্ত - seven
অপি - even
তথ্যং - true
এতত্ - this
ন অন্যত্ - nothing else
মনোহারি - mind-stealing; captivating
নিতংবিনীভ্যঃ - from women with shapely hips (lit. "hip-possessors")
দুঃখ - sorrow; pain
এক - single; only
হেতুঃ - cause
ন চ - and not
কশ্চিত্ অন্যঃ - any other

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
People, I say this truly and without bias: across all the seven worlds, there is no other single cause of sorrow than captivating women.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
Taken literally, the verse sounds like blame; read more carefully, it is really about রাগ (attachment) and how it manufactures দুঃখ (sorrow). Beauty is not a problem by itself - the problem is when the mind makes it "the one thing without which I cannot be happy". At home and at work, heartbreak, jealousy, and distraction often come less from a person and more from our own unexamined stories and expectations. ভর্তৃহরি's hyperbole is a nudge toward বিবেক: enjoy শৃংগার without surrendering inner freedom.

A gentle practice is: Enjoy beauty without losing balance. Keep the basics steady: sleep, work, friendships, and self-respect. If attraction is mutual, clarity and pace protect it; if it is not, restraint protects you. This is how the verse becomes practical wisdom instead of mere description.

কাংতেত্যুত্পললোচনেতি বিপুলশ্রোণীভরেত্যুন্নমত্পীনোত্তুংগ
পযোধরেতি সমুখাংভোজেতি সুভ্রূরিতি ।
দৃষ্ট্বা মাদ্যতি মোদতেঽভিরমতে প্রস্তৌতি বিদ্বানপি
প্রত্যক্ষাশুচিভস্ত্রিকাং স্ত্রিযং অহো মোহস্য দুশ্চেষ্টিতম্ ॥ 2.41 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
কাংতা - beloved
ইতি - thus (as a form of address)
উত্পল - blue lotus
লোচন - eyes
উত্পললোচন - lotus-eyed (address)
বিপুল - broad; large
শ্রোণী - hips; waist
ভরঃ - load; heaviness
বিপুলশ্রোণীভরা - broad-hipped (address; verse: বিপুলশ্রোণীভরেতি)
উন্নমত্ - raised; uplifted
পীন - full; firm
উত্তুংগ - lofty; high
পযোধরা - breasts (lit. "milk-holders")
উন্নমত্পীনোত্তুংগপযোধরা - with high, full, lofty breasts
সমুখ - well-faced; charming
অংভোজ - lotus
সমুখাংভোজ - lotus-like face (address; verse: সমুখাংভোজেতি)
সুভ্রূ - beautiful-browed
দৃষ্ট্বা - seeing
মাদ্যতি - becomes intoxicated; loses sobriety
মোদতে - rejoices
অভিরমতে - delights (verse: মোদতেঽভিরমতে = মোদতে + অভিরমতে)
প্রস্তৌতি - praises
বিদ্বান্ - learned man; scholar
অপি - even
প্রত্যক্ষ - directly visible
অশুচি - impure
বস্ত্রিকা - bag; skin-bag
প্রত্যক্ষাশুচিভস্ত্রিকা - a plainly visible bag of impurities
স্ত্রিযং - the woman
অহো - alas!
মোহ - delusion
দুশ্চেষ্টিতং - bad conduct; distorted action

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Calling her "beloved", "lotus-eyed", "broad-hipped", "high and full-breasted", "lotus-faced", "beautiful-browed" - merely seeing her, even a scholar becomes intoxicated, rejoices, delights, and praises, though she is plainly a bag of impurities. Alas, what a mischief of delusion!

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This verse is not a denial of beauty; it is a diagnosis of মোহ (delusion) - the mind's habit of projecting permanence, purity, and "ultimate value" onto what is visibly a changing body. আদি শংকরাচার্য often points to the same mechanism as অধ্যাস (superimposition): we overlay our fantasies onto what we see, then suffer when reality does not cooperate. These days, the effect is amplified by filters, curated images, and comparison-culture: the "look" becomes a story, and the story becomes obsession. The practical অনুসংধান is to enjoy শৃংগার with বিবেক - appreciate the form without letting the mind forget impermanence, boundaries, and the deeper qualities that sustain love.

স্মৃতা ভবতি তাপায দৃষ্টা চোন্মাদকারিণী ।
স্পৃষ্টা ভবতি মোহায সা নাম দযিতা কথম্ ॥ 2.42 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
স্মৃতা - remembered
ভবতি - becomes
তাপ - heat; burning; torment
তাপায - for torment
দৃষ্টা - seen
চ - and
উন্মাদ - madness; frenzy
কারিণী - causing (f.)
উন্মাদকারিণী - causing frenzy
স্পৃষ্টা - touched
মোহ - delusion; bewilderment
মোহায - for delusion
সা - she
নাম - indeed; by name
দযিতা - beloved
কথং - how

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Remembered she burns; seen she drives one into frenzy; touched she bewilders. How then is she called a "beloved"?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse describes how obsession works: memory becomes তাপ (inner heat), sight becomes agitation, and touch becomes মোহ (bewilderment). When you look around today, the same pattern appears with a "crush" that hijacks attention: you replay messages, interpret every glance, and lose calm. The practical অনুসংধান is not to suppress love, but to keep it integrated with life: do your duties, keep your friendships, sleep well, and do not let a single person become the only axis of meaning.

A helpful way to apply this is: Poetry delights, but real love must go beyond features. If you feel enchanted, translate it into care: listen well, keep promises, and honor consent. Admiration that becomes service is ennobling; admiration that becomes possession is painful. Use the verse to remember dignity - yours and the other's.

তাবদেবামৃতমযী যাবল্লোচনগোচরা ।
চক্ষুষ্পথাদতীতা তু বিষাদপ্যতিরিচ্যতে ॥ 2.43 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
তাবত্ - so long; until then
এব - only
অমৃতমযী - full of nectar; like nectar
যাবত্ - as long as
লোচন - eye
গোচরা - within range; accessible
লোচনগোচরা - within the range of sight
চক্ষুঃ - eye
পথঃ - path
অতীতা - gone beyond
চক্ষুষ্পথাতীতা - gone beyond the path of the eyes (out of sight)
তু - but
বিষ - poison
অপি - even than
বিষাদ্ অপি - even than poison
অতিরিচ্যতে - exceeds; becomes greater

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
She is nectar only as long as she remains within sight; once she goes beyond the eyes' reach, she becomes worse than poison (through the pain of longing).

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This is a crisp description of attachment: presence feels sweet, absence feels toxic. The same object that delighted you becomes a source of agitation when it is out of reach. In daily interactions, this plays out in long-distance relationships, unanswered messages, and the anxiety of "not knowing". The practical অনুসংধান is to build steadiness that does not depend entirely on proximity: cultivate trust, communicate clearly, and keep your mind anchored in work and inner practice rather than constant rumination.

To carry this wisely: Notice the role of attention. What you repeatedly contemplate becomes your inner landscape. So train attention not only on appearance but also on character - kindness, steadiness, truthfulness. This keeps romance from becoming fragile, because it is rooted in values, not only in sensation.

নামৃতং ন বিষং কিংচিদেতাং মুক্ত্বা নিতংবিনীম্ ।
সৈবামৃতলতা রক্তা বিরক্তা বিষবল্লরী ॥ 2.44 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
ন - not
অমৃতং - nectar
ন - not
বিষং - poison
কিংচিত্ - anything at all
এতাং - this
মুক্ত্বা - leaving aside; except
নিতংবিনীং - the hip-bearing woman; the beloved
সা - she
এব - indeed
অমৃত-লতা - a creeper of nectar
রক্তা - attached; affectionate (also "red")
বিরক্তা - detached; indifferent
বিষ-বল্লরী - a creeper of poison

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Except for this beloved, nothing is really nectar or poison: when she is affectionate she is a vine of nectar, and when she turns indifferent she becomes a vine of poison.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse points to how relationship "weather" is experienced: affection tastes like অমৃত (nectar), coldness feels like বিষ (poison). In common experience, this can become a trap if we outsource our emotional stability to someone else's mood. A mature অনুসংধান is to build two things at once: emotional self-reliance (so you do not collapse when someone is distant) and skillful communication (so distance is addressed, not hidden). Love becomes steadier when it is less about mood and more about mutual values and care.

A mature reading suggests: A deeper use of শৃংগার is refinement. When something is beautiful, pause and notice the mind soften. Then let that softness turn into generosity, patience, and gratitude. In this way, beauty becomes a doorway to a better self, not a doorway to restlessness.

আবর্তঃ সংশযানাং অবিনযভুবনং পট্টণং সাহসানাং
দোষাণাং সন্নিধানং কপটশতমযং ক্ষেত্রং অপ্রত্যযানাম্ ।
স্বর্গদ্বারস্য বিঘ্নো নরকপুরমুখ সর্বমাযাকরংডং
স্ত্রীযংত্রং কেন সৃষ্টং বিষং অমৃতমযং প্রাণিলোকস্য পাশঃ ॥ 2.45 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
আবর্তঃ - whirlpool; vortex
সংশযানাং - of doubts; of indecision
অবিনয - lack of discipline; impropriety
ভুবনং - world; realm
পট্টণং - city
সাহসানাং - of rash acts; ventures
দোষাণাং - of faults
সন্নিধানং - storehouse; constant presence
কপট - deceit
শতং - a hundred
মযং - full of; made of
ক্ষেত্রং - field
অপ্রত্যযানাং - of distrust; of unreliability
স্বর্গ - heaven; higher state
দ্বারস্য - of the gate
বিঘ্নঃ - obstacle
নরক - hell; suffering
পুর - city
মুখং - mouth; entrance
সর্ব - all
মাযা - illusion; the power of appearance
করংডং - basket; container; hive-like store
সর্বমাযাকরংডং - a container of every illusion
স্ত্রীযংত্রং - the "woman-device" (a metaphor for overwhelming fascination)
কেন - by whom
সৃষ্টং - created
বিষং - poison
অমৃতমযং - appearing like nectar; made of nectar
প্রাণিলোকস্য - of the world of living beings
পাশঃ - noose; snare

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Who created this "woman-device" - a whirlpool of doubts, a realm of indiscipline, a city of rashness, an abode of faults, a field made of a hundred deceits, an obstacle at heaven's gate and the doorway to hell, a basket of every illusion - a poison that appears as nectar, a snare for living beings?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This is one of ভর্তৃহরি's fiercest outbursts. If we read it as hatred of women, we miss the deeper target: uncontrolled fascination and the chaos it can create - doubt, rash action, secrecy, and loss of direction. The verse uses মাযা (the power of appearance) deliberately: what seems like অমৃত (nectar) can behave like বিষ (poison) when pursued without বিবেক. In contemporary life, the same pattern appears in any seductive fixation - an affair that destroys trust, an addiction that ruins health, or a "too good to be true" promise that becomes a trap. The practical অনুসংধান is to honor attraction with ethics and boundaries, so that love becomes nourishment rather than a snare.

If you want this verse to uplift you: A simple daily practice is to check intention: am I trying to connect, or am I trying to win? The verse reminds us that relationship is built by small choices - listening, truthfulness, and respect for boundaries. When those are steady, even strong emotions become beautiful instead of chaotic.

নো সত্যেন মৃগাংক এষ বদনীভূতো ন চেংদীবরদ্বংদ্বং
লোচনতাং গত ন কনকৈরপ্যংগযষ্টিঃ কৃতা ।
কিংত্বেবং কবিভিঃ প্রতারিতমনাস্তত্ত্বং বিজানন্নপি
ত্বঙ্মাংসাস্থিমযং বপুর্মৃগদৃশাং মংদো জনঃ সেবতে ॥ 2.46 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
নো সত্যেন - not truly
মৃগাংকঃ - the moon
এষঃ - this
বদনী - face (as in "having a face")
ভূতঃ - has become
ন চ - nor
ইংদীবর - blue lotus
দ্বংদ্বং - pair
লোচন - eye
তাং গতং - has become
ন - not
কনকৈঃ অপি - even with gold
অংগযষ্টিঃ - the body; the figure
কৃতা - made
কিংতু - but
এবং - thus
কবিভিঃ - by poets
প্রতারিত - deceived; tricked
মনাঃ - mind
তত্ত্বং - reality
বিজানন্ অপি - even knowing
ত্বক্ - skin
মাংস - flesh
অস্থি - bone
মযং - made of
বপুঃ - body
মৃগদৃশাং - of deer-eyed women
মংদঃ - dull; undiscerning
জনঃ - person
সেবতে - serves; clings to; worships

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Truly, the moon has not become her face; nor have blue lotuses become her eyes; nor is her body made of gold. Yet the dull person, though knowing reality, still clings to the deer-eyed woman's body made of skin, flesh, and bone - his mind deceived by poets.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse exposes poetic exaggeration as a mirror for our own self-deception. We know, at some level, that the body is ত্বক্-মাংস-অস্থি (skin-flesh-bone), yet we let language and imagery turn it into "moon", "lotus", and "gold". In everyday life, this is the same mechanism behind glamour and branding: a curated surface becomes "truth" in the mind. অদ্বৈত texts call this kind of mis-seeing অধ্যাস (superimposition): we project and then get bound by what we projected. The practical অনুসংধান is to enjoy poetry and beauty while staying anchored in reality - and to value character, kindness, and steadiness more than metaphor.

লীলাবতীনাং সহজা বিলাসাস্ত
এব মূঢস্য হৃদি স্ফুরংতি ।
রাগো নলিন্যা হি নিসর্গসিদ্ধস্তত্র
ভ্রম্ত্যেব বৃথা ষড্অংঘ্রিঃ ॥ 2.47 ॥

ছংদঃ (মাত্রা-চংদস্): This is in a মাত্রা-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed অক্ষর-count বৃত্ত): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 20 + 16 + 22 + 14 মাত্রাঃ (total 72); treat লঘু=1 মাত্রা and গুরু=2 মাত্রাঃ, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse দংড with internal যতি).

Meaning (পদার্থ):
লীলাবতীনাং - of playful women
সহজাঃ - natural; inborn
বিলাসাঃ - graces; coquetries; playful gestures
ত এব - those alone
মূঢস্য - of the fool
হৃদি - in the heart
স্ফুরংতি - flash forth; appear vividly
রাগঃ - redness; passion; attachment
নলিন্যাঃ - of the lotus
হি - indeed
নিসর্গ - nature
সিদ্ধঃ - established; inherent
নিসর্গসিদ্ধঃ - naturally inherent
তত্র - there; in that
ভ্রম্ত্যা - by delusion
ইব - as if
বৃথা - in vain; futilely
ষড্অংঘ্রিঃ - the bee (lit. "six-footed"; the verse uses for a join; read as ষডংঘ্রিঃ)

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
In a fool's heart, the inborn graces of playful women alone keep flashing. The lotus's redness is natural; still the six-footed bee, deluded, buzzes about it in vain.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The analogy is subtle: the lotus does not become red because of the bee; the redness is নিসর্গসিদ্ধ (inherent). Likewise, a charming person's gestures may be natural, not targeted - yet the infatuated mind reads them as special signals. In day-to-day living, this is the common misreading of friendliness as intimacy, or charisma as a private invitation. The practical অনুসংধান is to check projections: observe behavior over time, seek clarity through respectful communication, and do not let রাগ (attachment) write stories faster than reality.

সংমোহযংতি মদযংতি বিডংবযংতি
নির্ভর্ত্স্যংতি রমযংতি বিষাদযংতি ।
এতাঃ প্রবিশ্য সদযং হৃদযং নরাণাং
কিং নাম বামনযনা ন সমাচরংতি ॥ 2.47.1 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
সংমোহযংতি - they delude; they bewilder
মদযংতি - they intoxicate
বিডংবযংতি - they mock; they deceive
নির্ভর্ত্স্যংতি - they scold; they rebuke
রমযংতি - they delight; they please
বিষাদযংতি - they sadden; they cause despondency
এতাঃ - these (women)
প্রবিশ্য - entering
সদযং - tender; compassionate; soft
হৃদযং - heart
নরাণাং - of men; of people
কিং নাম - what indeed
বাম - beautiful; pleasing
নযনাঃ - eyes (f. pl.)
বামনযনাঃ - beautiful-eyed women
ন - not
সমাচরংতি - do; perform

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
They bewilder, intoxicate, deceive, scold, delight, and sadden - once these beautiful-eyed women enter a man's tender heart, what is it that they do not do?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse captures the emotional range that intimate relationships can evoke: joy and hurt can alternate, sometimes within the same day. The poet is not listing "faults" so much as naming the power of closeness over the psyche. In lived experience, the lesson is not cynicism but maturity: if you let someone into the হৃদয (heart), you must also develop communication, patience, and ক্ষমা (forbearance), otherwise normal fluctuations feel like chaos. Love becomes stable not by eliminating emotion, but by learning to hold it wisely.

যদেতত্পূর্ণেংদুদ্যুতিহরং উদারাকৃতি পরং
মুখাব্জং তন্বংগ্যাঃ কিল বসতি যত্রাধরমধু ।
ইদং তত্কিং পাকদ্রুমফলং ইদানীং অতিরসব্যতীতেঽস্মিন্
কালে বিষং ইব ভবিষ্য্ত্যসুখদম্ ॥ 2.48 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
যত্ - which
এতত্ - this
পূর্ণ - full
ইংদু - moon
দ্যুতি - radiance
হরং - stealing; taking away
পূর্ণেংদুদ্যুতিহরং - stealing the radiance of the full moon
উদার - expansive; noble
আকৃতি - form; shape
পরং - excellent
মুখ - face
অব্জং - lotus
মুখাব্জং - lotus-face
তন্বী - slender woman
অংগী - the woman with limbs (a poetic term for the beloved)
তন্বংগী - the slender beloved
তন্বংগ্যাঃ - of the slender beloved
কিল - indeed
বসতি - dwells
যত্র - where
অধর - lip
মধু - honey
অধরমধু - the honey of the lips
ইদং - this
তত্ - that
কিম্ - what
পাক - ripe; cooked
দ্রুম - tree
ফলং - fruit
পাকদ্রুমফলং - a ripe fruit of a tree
ইদানীং - now
অতিরস - excessive sweetness; intense flavor
ব্যতীতে - when passed; after it has gone
অস্মিন্ - in this (verse: ব্যতীতেঽস্মিন্ = ব্যতীতে + অস্মিন্)
কালে - in time
বিষং ইব - like poison
ভবিষ্যতি - will become
অসুখ-দং - causing unhappiness

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
This splendid lotus-face of the slender beloved, stealing the shine of the full moon, where the honey of her lips resides - is it not a ripe fruit? Yet when its excessive sweetness has passed with time, it will turn, as it were, into poison and bring pain.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse is a meditation on impermanence inside pleasure. What is sweet now can become bitter later - not because beauty is "wrong", but because time changes everything, and clinging turns change into suffering. In our daily routines, the same is true of novelty: the first phase of attraction is intense, but if the relationship is built only on অতিরস (over-sweetness), the later phases can feel like poison when reality arrives. The practical অনুসংধান is to deepen love beyond the first sweetness: build trust, shared values, and a capacity to face change together.

উন্মীলত্ত্রিবলীতরংগনিলযা প্রোত্তুংগপীনস্তনদ্বংদ্বেনোদ্গত
চক্রবাকযুগলা বক্ত্রাংবুজোদ্ভাসিনী ।
কাংতাকারধরা নদীযং অভিতঃ ক্রূরাত্র নাপেক্ষতে
সংসারার্ণবমজ্জনং যদি তদা দূরেণ সংত্যজ্যতাম্ ॥ 2.49 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
উন্মীলত্ - opening; blossoming
ত্রিবলী - the three folds/lines on the belly
তরংগ - wave
নিলযা - abode; bed
উন্মীলত্ত্রিবলীতরংগনিলযা - whose bed is waves of blossoming ত্রিবলী (poetic image)
প্রোত্তুংগ - very lofty; very prominent
পীন - full; firm
স্তন - breast
দ্বংদ্বং - pair
স্তনদ্বংদ্বং - pair of breasts
উদ্গত - arisen; sprung forth
চক্রবাক - the চক্রবাক bird (a poetic emblem of lovers)
যুগলং - pair
চক্রবাকযুগলা - having a pair of চক্রবাকs (poetic image)
বক্ত্র - face
অংবুজ - lotus
উদ্ভাসিনী - shining
বক্ত্রাংবুজোদ্ভাসিনী - shining with a lotus-face
কাংতা - beloved
আকার - form; shape
ধরা - bearing
নদী - river
অযম্ - this
কাংতাকারধরা নদী - this river bearing the form of a beloved
অভিতঃ - on all sides; thoroughly
ক্রূরা - cruel
অত্র - here (verse: ক্রূরাত্র = ক্রূরা + অত্র)
ন অপেক্ষতে - does not care; does not show regard
সংসার - worldly life
অর্ণব - ocean
মজ্জনম্ - drowning
যদি - if
তদা - then
দূরেণ - from far away
সংত্যজ্যতাং - should be abandoned

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
This river shaped like a beloved - with waves like the soft lines of her waist, with a pair of love-birds rising from lofty, full breasts, shining with a lotus-like face - is cruel and shows no regard. If you wish to avoid drowning in the ocean of worldly life, abandon it from far away.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The poet turns attraction into a warning-sign: what looks enchanting can also be a current that pulls you under. The imagery is not anti-beauty; it is anti-blindness. In today's relationships, a relationship can become a "river" that drains you if it is built on compulsion, secrecy, or constant turmoil. The practical অনুসংধান is early discernment: if you see patterns that reliably lead to loss of integrity, peace, or purpose, step back while you still can - because later the pull of রাগ (attachment) makes quitting far harder.

জল্পংতি সার্ধং অন্যেন পশ্যংত্যন্যং সবিভ্রমাঃ ।
হৃদ্গতং চিংতযংত্যন্যং প্রিযঃ কো নাম যোষিতাম্ ॥ 2.50 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
জল্পংতি - they chatter; they speak
সার্ধং - with
অন্যেন - with one (person)
পশ্যংতি - they look at
অন্যং - another (person)
সবিভ্রমাঃ - with coquetry; with playful charm
হৃদ্-গতং - gone into the heart; within the heart
চিংতযংতি - they think of
অন্যং - another (person)
প্রিযঃ - dear; beloved
কঃ - who
নাম - indeed
যোষিতাং - of women

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
They chat with one, glance at another with playful charm, and think of yet another in the heart - who, indeed, is the beloved of women?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
Read as a social observation, the verse points to fickleness and divided attention - a pattern not limited to any gender. When desire is shallow, attention jumps: conversation here, fantasy there. In real-world settings, this is intensified by endless options and constant messaging, where people keep one foot in and one foot out. The practical অনুসংধান is to look for একচিত্ততা (one-mindedness): if you want trust and stability, choose relationships where attention, intention, and commitment align.

মধু তিষ্ঠতি বাচি যোষিতাং হৃদি হালাহলং এব কেবলম্ ।
অতএব নিপীযতেঽধরো হৃদযং মুষ্টিভিরেব তাড্যতে ॥ 2.51 ॥

ছংদঃ (মাত্রা-চংদস্): This is in a মাত্রা-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed অক্ষর-count বৃত্ত): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 32 + 30 মাত্রাঃ (total 62); treat লঘু=1 মাত্রা and গুরু=2 মাত্রাঃ, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse দংড with internal যতি).

Meaning (পদার্থ):
মধু - honey
তিষ্ঠতি - stays; abides
বাচি - in speech; on the tongue
যোষিতাং - of women
হৃদি - in the heart
হালাহলং - deadly poison (হালাহল, from the ocean-churning story)
এব - indeed; only
কেবলং - merely; solely
অতএব - therefore (the verse uses for a join; read as অতএব)
নিপীযতে - is drunk; is sipped (poetically: is kissed)
অধরঃ - lip (verse: নিপীযতেঽধরো = নিপীযতে + অধরঃ)
হৃদযং - heart
মুষ্টিভিঃ - with fists
তাড্যতে - is struck; is beaten

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Honey sits on women's tongues, but only poison in their hearts; therefore the lip is "drunk" (kissed), while the heart is, as it were, struck with fists.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse is deliberately harsh to make a psychological point: sweetness in words is not proof of sweetness in intention. The image of হালাহল (the deadly poison that emerged during the churning of the ocean) is a warning against being intoxicated by flattery or surface charm. In lived experience, the same caution applies in romance and in business: love-bombing, empty promises, and performative kindness can hide manipulation. The practical অনুসংধান is to measure people by consistency - speech aligned with action - and to keep boundaries so that attraction does not make you ignore red flags.

To carry this wisely: Let beauty become reverence rather than grasping. আদি শংকরাচার্য opens সৌংদর্য লহরী with শিবঃ শক্ত্যা যুক্তো যদি ভবতি শক্তঃ প্রভবিতুম্, hinting that beauty and power are inseparable from awareness. Seen that way, admiration can refine the heart. When respect is present, beauty uplifts; when entitlement is present, beauty binds.

অপসর সখে দূরাদস্মাত্কটাক্ষবিষানলাত্
প্রকৃতিবিষমাদ্যোষিত্সর্পাদ্বিলাসফণাভৃতঃ ।
ইতরফণিনা দষ্টঃ শক্যশ্চিকিত্সিতুং ঔষধৈশ্চতুর্
বনিতাভোগিগ্রস্তং হি মংত্রিণঃ ॥ 2.52 ॥

ছংদঃ (মাত্রা-চংদস্): This is in a মাত্রা-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed অক্ষর-count বৃত্ত): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 25 + 25 + 30 + 18 মাত্রাঃ (total 98); treat লঘু=1 মাত্রা and গুরু=2 মাত্রাঃ, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse দংড with internal যতি).

Meaning (পদার্থ):
অপসর - move away; withdraw
সখে - O friend
দূরাত্ - from far; far away
অস্মাত্ - from this
কটাক্ষ - side-glance
বিষ - poison
অনল - fire
কটাক্ষবিষানল - the poison-fire of a sidelong glance
প্রকৃতি - nature
বিষম - venomous; harmful
যোষিত্ - woman
সর্পঃ - snake
যোষিত্সর্পঃ - woman-snake (metaphor for dangerous fascination)
বিলাস - coquettish play; graceful charm
ফণা - hood (of a snake)
ভৃতঃ - bearing; wearing
বিলাসফণাভৃতঃ - bearing the hood of charm
ইতর - other
ফণী - snake (lit. "hooded one"; verse: ফণিনা)
দষ্টঃ - bitten
শক্যঃ - possible
চিকিত্সিতুং - to treat; to cure
ঔষধৈঃ - with medicines
চতুর্ - clever; skilled
বনিতা - woman
ভোগী - snake (lit. "coiled one")
গ্রস্তং - seized; swallowed; overpowered
হি - indeed
মংত্রিণঃ - for the expert/healer; even for the skilled one

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Move away, my friend, far from this poison-fire of a sidelong glance, from the naturally venomous woman-snake whose hood is coquettish charm. A bite from another snake can be treated with medicines, but one seized by the woman-snake cannot be cured even by the skilled.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This is hyperbolic, but the practical warning is clear: know your vulnerabilities and keep distance from what predictably burns you. Some temptations are easier to treat after the fact; others are easier only to avoid at the beginning. In ordinary situations, this can mean setting boundaries with someone who repeatedly pulls you into drama, or keeping space from environments that trigger addiction. The point is not to demonize people; it is to take responsibility for your own mind and not walk willingly into a "poison-fire" you already recognize.

বিস্তারিতং মকরকেতনধীবরেণ
স্ত্রীসংজ্ঞিতং বডিশং অত্র ভবাংবুরাশৌ ।
যেনাচিরাত্তদ্অধরামিষলোলমর্ত্য
মত্স্যান্বিকৃষ্য বিপচত্যনুরাগবহ্নৌ ॥ 2.53 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
বিস্তারিতং - spread out; cast
মকরকেতন - Cupid (মকর-bannered)
ধীবরঃ - fisherman
ধীবরেণ - by the fisherman
স্ত্রী - woman
সংজ্ঞিতং - named; called
বডিশং - fishhook
অত্র - here
ভব - becoming; worldly existence
অংবু-রাশিঃ - ocean; mass of water
ভবাংবুরাশৌ - in the ocean of worldly existence
যেন - by which
অচিরাত্ - very soon
তদ্অধর - her lip (the verse uses for a join; read as তদধর)
আমিষং - bait (lit. "meat")
লোল - greedy; eager
মর্ত্যঃ - mortal
মত্স্যান্ - fish (pl.)
বিকৃষ্য - pulling out; drawing forth
বিপচতি - cooks
অনুরাগ - passion; attachment
বহ্নিঃ - fire
অনুরাগবহ্নৌ - in the fire of passion

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Cupid, the fisherman, casts into the ocean of worldly life a hook called "woman"; with it he soon drags out the mortal fish, greedy for the bait of her lips, and cooks him in the fire of passion.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The metaphor is sharp: desire is a hook, and a small "bait" can pull a person out of balance. In practical terms, the same mechanics exist in many forms: ads designed to trigger craving, apps designed to keep you scrolling, or flirtation that pulls you into choices you later regret. The practical অনুসংধান is to notice the bait early - the thought that says "just one more" - and to regain agency before the hook sets. Attraction can be joyful, but when it becomes অনুরাগ (binding attachment), it starts cooking peace itself.

কামিনীকাযকাংতারে কুচপর্বতদুর্গমে ।
মা সংচর মনঃ পাংথ তত্রাস্তে স্মরতস্করঃ ॥ 2.54 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
কামিনী - amorous woman; beloved
কায - body
কাংতার - wilderness; forest
কামিনীকাযকাংতারে - in the wilderness of a woman's body (metaphor)
কুচ - breast
পর্বত - mountain
দুর্গমে - difficult to traverse
কুচপর্বতদুর্গমে - difficult because of the mountains of breasts (metaphor)
মা - do not
সংচর - wander; roam
মনঃ - O mind
পাংথ - traveler
তত্র - there
আস্তে - dwells
স্মর - Cupid; desire
তস্করঃ - thief; robber

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
O mind, traveler - do not wander in the wilderness of a woman's body, hard to cross with its "mountains" of breasts; for there the thief called desire lies in wait.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse speaks to the mind as a restless traveler: the real danger is not the object, but the inner thief - স্মর (desire) - that steals attention, energy, and clarity. In the way we live now, this can be seen in compulsive fantasizing that drains productivity and peace. The practical অনুসংধান is simple: do not feed thoughts that you already know will spiral. Redirect early, keep healthy routines, and remember that self-control is not repression; it is choosing where the mind should live.

From a broader perspective: Separation teaches that the root of pain is clinging, not love itself. When you broaden your identity beyond one bond, you suffer less and you love better. Keep friendships, work, and inner practices alive. This does not reduce love; it stabilizes it.

ব্যাডীর্ঘেণ চলেন বক্ত্রগতিনা তেজস্বিনা ভোগিনা
নীলাব্জদ্যুতিনাহিনা পরং অহং দৃষ্টো ন তচ্চক্ষুষা ।
দৃষ্টে সংতি চিকিত্সকা দিশি দিশি প্রাযেণ ধনার্থিনো
মুগ্ধাক্ষক্ষণবীক্ষিতস্য ন হি মে বৈদ্যো ন চাপ্যৌষধম্ ॥ 2.55 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
ব্যাড - snake
ঈর্ঘ - long
ব্যাডীর্ঘ - snake-long; very long
ব্যাডীর্ঘেণ - by the snake-long one (verse: ব্যাডীর্ঘেণ)
চলেন - moving; restless
বক্ত্র - face; head
গতি - movement
বক্ত্রগতিনা - by the head-movement
তেজস্বিনা - radiant; shining
ভোগিনা - by the serpent (lit. "coiled one")
নীল - blue
অব্জ - lotus
দ্যুতি - luster
নীলাব্জদ্যুতিনা - with the luster of a blue lotus
অহিনা - by the snake
পরং - indeed
অহং - I
দৃষ্টঃ - seen (verse: দৃষ্টো = দৃষ্টঃ)
ন - not
তত্-চক্ষুষা - by those eyes
দৃষ্টে - when seen/affected; when the case happens
সংতি - there are
চিকিত্সকাঃ - physicians
দিশি দিশি - in every direction; everywhere
প্রাযেণ - generally
ধনার্থিনাঃ - wealth-seeking; fee-seeking (verse: ধনার্থিনো = ধনার্থিনাঃ)
মুগ্ধ - innocent; simple
অক্ষ - eye
মুগ্ধাক্ষ - innocent-eyed
ক্ষণ - moment
বীক্ষিতং - a look; glance
মুগ্ধাক্ষক্ষণবীক্ষিতস্য - of the momentary glance of the innocent-eyed (girl)
ন হি - indeed not
মে - for me
বৈদ্যঃ - physician
ন চ অপি - nor also
ঔষধং - medicine

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
I have never been looked at by a radiant serpent - long, restless in its head-movement, gleaming like a blue lotus. And even if I were, physicians are found everywhere, generally seeking fees; but for the momentary glance of an innocent-eyed girl, I have neither doctor nor medicine.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse says a romantic wound can feel more incurable than a physical one. For bodily pain, we have systems - doctors, medicines, protocols. For the mind's agitation caused by a single glance, the cure is slower: time, self-restraint, and re-centering the mind. At home and at work, this is why "closure" is not a quick fix; emotional attachment is a habit-pattern. The practical অনুসংধান is to treat lovesickness like any other mental loop: reduce triggers, avoid rehearsing the fantasy, and replace it with meaningful work, friendships, and inner practice.

ইহ হি মধুরগীতং নৃত্যং এতদ্রসোঽযং
স্ফুরতি পরিমলোঽসৌ স্পর্শ এষ স্তনানাম্ ।
ইতি হতপরমার্থৈরিংদ্রিযৈর্ভ্রাম্যমাণঃ
স্বহিতকরণধূর্তৈঃ পংচভির্বংচিতোঽস্মি ॥ 2.56 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
ইহ - here; in this (world)
হি - indeed
মধুর - sweet
গীতং - song
নৃত্যং - dance
রসঃ - aesthetic flavor; pleasure
অযম্ - this
রসোঽযং - this রস (verse: রসোঽযং = রসঃ + অযম্)
স্ফুরতি - shines forth; appears vividly
পরিমলঃ - fragrance
অসৌ - that
পরিমলোঽসৌ - that fragrance (verse: পরিমলোঽসৌ = পরিমলঃ + অসৌ)
স্পর্শঃ - touch
এষঃ - this
স্তনানাং - of breasts
ইতি - thus
হত - destroyed; ruined
পরমার্থ - highest purpose; true goal
পরমার্থৈঃ - with true goals (instrumental pl.)
ইংদ্রিযৈঃ - by the senses
ভ্রাম্যমাণঃ - wandering; being deluded
স্ব-হিত - one's own welfare
করণ - doing; making
ধূর্তৈঃ - by rogues; tricksters
স্বহিতকরণধূর্তৈঃ - by rogues pretending to work for my good
পংচভিঃ - by the five
বংচিতঃ - cheated
অস্মি - I am
বংচিতোঽস্মি - I am cheated (verse: বংচিতোঽস্মি = বংচিতঃ + অস্মি)

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Here are sweet song and dance, all this delight; here is that fragrance, this touch of breasts - and so, my senses, having ruined my higher purpose, make me wander; I have been cheated by the five rogues that pretend to act for my welfare.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This is an honest confession about the senses (ইংদ্রিয): they promise happiness, but often steal time and clarity. The poet calls them ধূর্তs (rogues) because they pretend to be "for my good" while pulling the mind outward. These days, this is not only about romance; it is also about endless entertainment and distraction that feels sweet in the moment and empty afterward. The practical অনুসংধান is ইংদ্রিয-নিগ্রহ (training the senses): consciously choose what you consume, set limits, and keep a higher aim in view so that pleasure supports life rather than replacing it.

ন গম্যো মংত্রাণাং ন চ ভবতি ভৈষজ্যবিষযো
ন চাপি প্রধ্বংসং ব্রজতি বিবিধৈঃ শাংতিকশতৈঃ ।
ভ্রমাবেশাদংগে কং অপি বিদধদ্ভংগং অসকৃত্
স্মরাপস্মারোঽযং ভ্রমযতি দৃশং ঘূর্ণযতি চ ॥ 2.57 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
ন - not
গম্যঃ - reachable; curable; amenable
মংত্রাণাং - by mantras
ন চ - nor
ভবতি - becomes
ভৈষজ্য - medicine
বিষযঃ - object; domain
ভৈষজ্যবিষযঃ - a case for medicine
ন চ অপি - nor even
প্রধ্বংসং - destruction; ending
ব্রজতি - goes
বিবিধ - various
শাংতিক - pacifying rite
শতৈঃ - by hundreds
ভ্রমা - delusion
আবেশাত্ - by possession/entry
অংগে - in the body
কং অপি - someone; something
বিদধত্ - producing; causing
ভংগং - disturbance; break
অসকৃত্ - repeatedly
স্মর - Cupid; desire
অপস্মারঃ - epilepsy (used here as a metaphor)
অযম্ - this
স্মরাপস্মারোঽযং - this Cupid-epilepsy (verse: স্মরাপস্মারোঽযং = স্মরাপস্মারঃ + অযম্)
ভ্রমযতি - makes wander; makes reel
দৃশং - the sight; the eyes
ঘূর্ণযতি - makes whirl; makes spin
চ - and

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
It cannot be cured by mantras, it is not a case for medicine, and it does not go away even with hundreds of pacifying rites. Entering the body like delusion and repeatedly causing disturbance, this "Cupid-epilepsy" makes the eyes reel and whirl.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
ভর্তৃহরি uses অপস্মার (epilepsy) as a metaphor for lovesickness: the mind loses steadiness, and perception itself "spins". When you look around today, we sometimes try to treat emotional obsession with quick fixes - advice, rituals, distractions - but the deeper cure is inner work: reducing triggers, cultivating calm routines, and rebuilding self-respect and purpose. The practical অনুসংধান is to recognize when desire has become a disturbance-pattern, and to respond with disciplined care rather than drama.

জাত্য্অংধায চ দুর্মুখায চ জরাজীর্ণা খিলাংগায চ
গ্রামীণায চ দুষ্কুলায চ গলত্কুষ্ঠাভিভূতায চ ।
যচ্ছংতীষু মনোহরং নিজবপুলক্ষ্মীলবশ্রদ্ধযা
পণ্যস্ত্রীষু বিবেককল্পলতিকাশস্ত্রীষু রাজ্যেত কঃ ॥ 2.58 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
জাত্য্অংধঃ - blind from birth (the verse uses for a join; read as জাত্যংধঃ)
জাত্য্অংধায - to one blind from birth
চ - and
দুর্মুখঃ - ugly-faced
দুর্মুখায - to an ugly-faced one
জরা - old age
জীর্ণঃ - worn out
জরাজীর্ণায - to one worn out by age
খিলাংগঃ - crippled; deformed
খিলাংগায - to a crippled one
গ্রামীণঃ - rustic; uncultured
গ্রামীণায - to a rustic one
দুষ্কুলঃ - of bad/low family
দুষ্কুলায - to one of low family
গলত্ - falling; oozing
কুষ্ঠ - leprosy
অভিভূতঃ - afflicted; overcome
গলত্কুষ্ঠাভিভূতায - to one afflicted by leprosy
যচ্ছংতীষু - when (they are) giving
মনোহরং - charming; attractive
নিজ - their own
বপুঃ - body
লক্ষ্মী - beauty; splendor
লব - a small portion
শ্রদ্ধযা - with confidence; with faith
নিজবপুলক্ষ্মীলবশ্রদ্ধযা - trusting even a little in their body's beauty
পণ্য - for sale
স্ত্রীষু - among women
পণ্যস্ত্রীষু - among women for sale (courtesans)
বিবেক - discrimination; discernment
কল্পলতিকা - wish-fulfilling creeper; here: a creeper-like metaphor
শস্ত্রং - weapon; sword
শস্ত্রীষু - among those who are like weapons
বিবেককল্পলতিকাশস্ত্রীষু - among women who act like a weapon against the creeper of discernment
রাজ্যেত - would rule; would remain sovereign
কঃ - who

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
When courtesans, trusting even a little in their bodily beauty, offer charms even to the born-blind, the ugly, the age-worn, the crippled, the rustic, the low-born, and the leprous - who could remain sovereign (in self-control) before such women, like weapons that cut down discernment?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse is really about the market-power of desire and how it can erase বিবেক (discernment). When attraction becomes transactional, it can become indifferent to dignity on both sides: the buyer is driven by craving, the seller by profit, and both are reduced. In daily interactions, the same dynamic exists anywhere desire is monetized - not only in sexuality, but in any industry that profits from addiction. The practical অনুসংধান is to protect বিবেক: notice manipulation, avoid feeding compulsions, and choose relationships that honor personhood rather than treat people as objects.

বেশ্যাসৌ মদনজ্বালা
রূপেঽংধনবিবর্ধিতা ।
কামিভির্যত্র হূযংতে
যৌবনানি ধনানি চ ॥ 2.59 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
বেশ্যা - courtesan; prostitute
অসৌ - this
মদন - Cupid; desire
জ্বালা - flame
মদনজ্বালা - a flame of desire
রূপ - beauty; form
ইংধনং - fuel
রূপেঽংধন - fuel of beauty (verse: রূপেঽংধন = রূপে + ইংধন)
বিবর্ধিতা - increased; fanned
কামিভিঃ - by lovers; by the desirous
যত্র - where
হূযংতে - are offered into fire; are sacrificed
যৌবনানি - youth (pl.)
ধনানি - wealth (pl.)
চ - and

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
This courtesan is a flame of desire, fanned by the fuel of beauty; into her fire, lovers pour their youth and wealth.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse is a moral metaphor: when pleasure becomes a paid addiction, it can burn both যৌবন (youth) and ধন (wealth). In common experience, "flames" like this are not only courtesans; they can be any habit that consumes time, money, and health while promising relief. The practical অনুসংধান is to track what your pleasures cost you over months and years, not over minutes - and to redirect resources toward what builds you rather than burns you.

কশ্চুংবতি কুলপুরুষো বেশ্যাধরপল্লবং মনোজ্ঞং অপি ।
চারভটচোরচেটকনটবিটনিষ্ঠীবনশরাবম্ ॥ 2.60 ॥

ছংদঃ (মাত্রা-চংদস্): This is in a মাত্রা-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed অক্ষর-count বৃত্ত): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 31 + 27 মাত্রাঃ (total 58); treat লঘু=1 মাত্রা and গুরু=2 মাত্রাঃ, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse দংড with internal যতি).

Meaning (পদার্থ):
কঃ - who
চুংবতি - kisses
কুল - noble family; respectable lineage
পুরুষঃ - man; person
কুলপুরুষঃ - a respectable person
বেশ্যা - courtesan
অধর - lip
পল্লবং - bud; tender shoot
বেশ্যাধরপল্লবং - the bud-like lip of a courtesan
মনোজ্ঞং - charming
অপি - even
চার - spy
ভ্হট - soldier
চোর - thief
চেটক - servant
নট - actor; performer
বিট - rake; parasite
নিষ্ঠীবনং - spittle
শরাবং - bowl; dish
নিষ্ঠীবনশরাবং - a bowl of spittle (metaphor for promiscuity)

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
What respectable person would kiss even the charming, bud-like lip of a courtesan - a "spittle-bowl" for spies, soldiers, thieves, servants, actors, and rakes?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse is intentionally shocking: it tries to break romantic glamour by forcing a thought of hygiene, promiscuity, and self-respect. In contemporary life, the underlying point can be read as a warning about casual intimacy without care: it carries health risks and also emotional consequences. The practical অনুসংধান is to bring dignity and responsibility into desire: choose relationships where trust, exclusivity (if promised), and mutual respect exist - and do not let momentary craving override long-term wellbeing.

ধন্যাস্ত এব ধবলাযতলোচনানাং
তারুণ্যদর্পঘনপীনপযোধরাণাম্ ।
ক্ষামোদরোপরি লসত্ত্রিবলীলতানাং
দৃষ্ট্বাকৃতিং বিকৃতিং এতি মনো ন যেষাম্ ॥ 2.61 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
ধন্যাঃ - blessed; fortunate
তঃ - those (verse: ধন্যাস্ত = ধন্যাঃ + তঃ)
এব - indeed
ধবল - bright; white
আযত - long; wide
লোচনানাং - of eyes
ধবলাযতলোচনানাং - of women with bright, wide eyes
তারুণ্য - youth
দর্প - pride; boldness
গন - abundance; mass
পীন - full; firm
পযোধরাণাং - of breasts
তারুণ্যদর্পঘনপীনপযোধরাণাং - of women with full, firm breasts (swollen with youthful pride)
ক্ষাম - slender; thin
উদর - belly
উপরি - upon
লসত্ - shining; sporting
ত্রিবলী - the three folds/lines (on the belly)
লতা - creeper; vine
ত্রিবলীলতানাং - of vine-like triple folds
ক্ষামোদরোপরি - upon a slender belly
ক্ষামোদরোপরি লসত্ত্রিবলীলতানাং - of women whose slender bellies bear shining, vine-like triple folds
দৃষ্ট্বা - having seen
আকৃতিং - form; shape
বিকৃতিং - distortion; change; agitation
এতি - goes to; becomes
মনঃ - mind
ন - not
যেষাং - of whom

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Blessed indeed are those whose minds do not become distorted even after seeing the captivating forms of such women - bright-eyed, full with youthful pride, and slender-waisted with the triple folds on the belly shining like vines.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse praises an inner stability that is rare: the ability to see beauty without being pushed into compulsion. In everyday life, this is not only about romance - it is the same skill we need with anything that can hijack attention (social media, luxury, status, flattery). The practical অনুসংধান is সংযম (self-restraint): you can appreciate what is attractive while choosing your response deliberately. This protects both your dignity and the dignity of others.

বালে লীলামুকুলিতং অমী মংথরা দৃষ্টিপাতাঃ
কিং ক্ষিপ্যংতে বিরমবিরম ব্যর্থ এষ শ্রমস্তে ।
সংপ্রত্যন্যে বযং উপরতং বাল্যং আস্থা বনাংতে
ক্ষীণো মোহস্তৃণং ইব জগজ্জালং আলোকযামঃ ॥ 2.62 ॥

ছংদঃ (মংদাক্রাংতা): This is in মংদাক্রাংতা (সম-বৃত্ত) Chandas/Meter: 4 পাদাঃ, 17 অক্ষরাঃ per পাদ; লঘু/গুরু pattern (per পাদ) is `GGGG LLLLLG GLGGLGG`; যতি (pause) is after the 4th and 10th syllables in each পাদ.

Meaning (পদার্থ):
বালে - O young girl
লীলা - playfulness; sport
মুকুলিতং - half-closed like a bud
লীলামুকুলিতং - playfully half-closed (about the eyes/glance)
অমী - these
মংথরাঃ - slow; languid
দৃষ্টি - sight; glance
পাতাঃ - falls; castings
দৃষ্টিপাতাঃ - glances
কিম্ - why
ক্ষিপ্যংতে - are thrown/cast
বিরম - stop
বিরম - stop (repeated for emphasis)
ব্যর্থঃ - futile
এষঃ - this
শ্রমঃ - effort
তে - your
সংপ্রতি - now
অন্যে - different; other
বযং - we
উপরতং - ended; ceased
বাল্যং - childishness; immaturity
আস্থা - taking up; abiding; residence
বনাংতে - in the forest; at the forest's edge
ক্ষীণঃ - diminished; worn out
মোহঃ - delusion
তৃণং - grass; straw
ইব - like
জগত্ - world
জালং - net; web
জগজ্জালং - the world's net; worldly entanglement
আলোকযামঃ - we look upon; we behold

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
O girl, why do you keep casting these slow, playfully half-closed glances? Stop, stop - your effort is futile. We have now left childishness behind and taken up life in the forest; delusion has faded, and we behold the world's net as mere straw.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse describes a shift in priorities: when মোহ (delusion - the mind's spell of "this alone will fulfill me") weakens, the same attractions lose their grip. In day-to-day living, this can happen when someone commits to a higher aim - disciplined study, service, or spiritual practice. The practical অনুসংধান is honest boundaries: if you have chosen a path, do not keep one foot in flirtation and one foot in renunciation. Clarity is kinder than mixed signals.

ইযং বালা মাং প্রত্যনবরতং ইংদীবরদলপ্রভা
চীরং চক্ষুঃ ক্ষিপতি কিং অভিপ্রেতং অনযা ।
গতো মোহোঽস্মাকং স্মরশবরবাণব্যতিকরজ্বর
জ্বালা শাংতা তদপি ন বরাকী বিরমতি ॥ 2.63 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
ইযং - this
বালা - young girl
মাং - me
প্রতি - toward (verse: মাং প্রতি)
অনবরতং - continually; without pause
ইংদীবর - blue lotus
দল - petal
প্রভা - radiance; luster
ইংদীবরদলপ্রভা - radiance like a blue-lotus petal (about her glance/eyes)
চীরং - for a long time
চক্ষুঃ - eye; glance
ক্ষিপতি - throws; casts
কিম্ - what
অভিপ্রেতং - intended
অনযা - by her
গতঃ - gone
মোহঃ - delusion
অস্মাকং - of us (verse: মোহোঽস্মাকং = মোহঃ + অস্মাকং)
স্মর - Cupid; desire
শবর - hunter
বাণ - arrow
ব্যতিকর - crowd; shower; barrage
জ্বর - fever
জ্বালা - flame
স্মরশবরবাণব্যতিকরজ্বর - fever born of Cupid-the-hunter's shower of arrows
শাংতা - cooled; quenched
তদপি - even then
ন - not
বরাকী - the poor girl
বিরমতি - stops; ceases

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
This young girl keeps casting, again and again, her blue-lotus-petal-like gaze toward me for a long time - what does she intend? Our delusion is gone; the fever-flame born of Cupid-the-hunter's shower of arrows is quenched, and yet the poor girl does not stop.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse shows two different inner worlds meeting: one side still speaks through glances and longing, the other has moved on. In our daily routines, this mismatch happens when one person seeks attention and the other has clearly shifted priorities - or when someone continues to flirt after another person has stepped away. The practical অনুসংধান is to respond with respect: do not exploit attention, and do not shame vulnerability. Where possible, give clarity; where not, keep distance without cruelty.

On a subtler level: Let romance be powered by values, not by secrecy. What feels thrilling in the moment can become harm if it breaks সত্য (truthfulness) or trust. A practical step is to slow down the first surge: wait, reflect, and speak honestly. Love that respects truth becomes a blessing; love that hides becomes a burden.

কিং কংদর্প করং কদর্থযসি রে কোদংডটংকারিতং
রে রে কোকিল কোমলং কলরবং কিং বা বৃথা জল্পসি ।
মুগ্ধে স্নিগ্ধবিদগ্ধচারুমধুরৈর্লোলৈঃ কটাক্ষৈরলং
চেতশ্চুংবিতচংদ্রচূডচরণধ্যানামৃতং বর্ততে ॥ 2.64 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
কিম্ - why
কংদর্প - Cupid; desire-personified
করং - hand; here: Cupid's grasp/assault (a force that "handles" the mind)
কদর্থযসি - trouble; torment; abuse
রে - O! (interjection)
কোদংড - bow
টংকারিতং - made to twang/resound; ringing
রে রে - O! O!
কোকিল - cuckoo
কোমলং - soft; sweet
কলরবং - gentle sound; cooing
কিম্ - why
বা - or
বৃথা - in vain
জল্পসি - you sing/prattle
মুগ্ধে - O innocent one
স্নিগ্ধ - affectionate; smooth
বিদগ্ধ - clever; artful
চারু - lovely
মধুরৈঃ - sweet
লোলৈঃ - playful; restless
কটাক্ষৈঃ - with sidelong glances
অলং - enough!
চেতঃ - mind
চুংবিত - kissed; touched
চংদ্রচূড - moon-crested Lord Shiva
চরণ - feet
ধ্যান - meditation
অমৃতং - nectar
চেতশ্চুংবিতচংদ্রচূডচরণধ্যানামৃতং - the nectar of meditation on Shiva's feet, "kissed" by the mind
বর্ততে - remains; abides; is engaged

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Why, Cupid, do you still trouble me with your bow's twang? O cuckoo, why sing your sweet notes in vain? O innocent girl, enough with your affectionate, clever, lovely, sweet, playful side-glances - my mind abides in the nectar of meditation on the feet of moon-crested Shiva.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse points to a principle found across ভক্তি and যোগ: a lower pull weakens when a higher taste becomes real. When the mind is absorbed in ধ্যান (steady contemplation), even springtime triggers - birdsong, flirtation, the climate of desire - lose their power. In today's relationships, this is the difference between willpower and purpose: sheer resistance is exhausting, but a clear inner anchor makes restraint natural. The practical অনুসংধান is to build that anchor intentionally through daily practice.

A gentle practice is: From an inner standpoint, remember that the rush is a wave in the mind. আদি শংকরাচার্য reminds us in আত্ম ষটকম্, মনো বুদ্ধ্যহংকার চিত্তানি নাহম্ (I am not the mind, intellect, ego, or mind-stuff). Returning to that witness does not kill love; it makes love workable, so you can act with dignity instead of being driven.

বিরহেঽপি সংগমঃ খলু
পরস্পরং সংগতং মনো যেষাম্ ।
হৃদযং অপি বিঘট্টিতং চেত্
সংগী বিরহং বিশেষযতি ॥ 2.65 ॥

ছংদঃ (মাত্রা-চংদস্): This is in a মাত্রা-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed অক্ষর-count বৃত্ত): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 13 + 18 + 14 + 15 মাত্রাঃ (total 60); treat লঘু=1 মাত্রা and গুরু=2 মাত্রাঃ, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse দংড with internal যতি).

Meaning (পদার্থ):
বিরহে - in separation
অপি - even (verse: বিরহেঽপি = বিরহে + অপি)
সংগমঃ - union; meeting
খলু - indeed
পরস্পরং - mutually
সংগতং - united; joined
মনঃ - mind
যেষাং - of whom
হৃদযং - heart
অপি - even
বিঘট্টিতং - broken; shattered
চেত্ - if
সংগী - one united; a companion (one whose mind is joined)
বিরহং - separation
বিশেষযতি - makes special; intensifies; heightens

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Even in separation there is union for those whose minds are mutually united; and even if the heart is broken, that very union only heightens the poignancy of separation.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse captures a paradox: emotional closeness can make absence feel more intense. In real-world settings, this is the psychology of long-distance love - the bond remains, but the distance amplifies longing. The practical অনুসংধান is to support the bond with clear communication and shared routines (regular calls, mutual plans, trust), so that বিরহ (separation) does not become needless suffering.

One more layer is this: Longing magnifies: the mind replays memories and interprets everything through absence. Give longing a wholesome outlet - write, create, pray, or serve - so it becomes expression rather than rumination. If you are in relationship, turn longing into reliability and communication rather than suspicion.

কিং গতেন যদি সা ন জীবতি
প্রাণিতি প্রিযতমা তথাপি কিম্ ।
ইত্যুদীক্ষ্য নবমেঘমালিকাং
ন প্রযাতি পথিকঃ স্বমংদিরম্ ॥ 2.66 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
কিম্ - what (use) is
গতেন - by going; by returning
যদি - if
সা - she
ন - not
জীবতি - lives
প্রাণিতি - breathes; lives
প্রিযতমা - the beloved
তথাপি - even then
কিম্ - what (use)
ইতি - thus
উদীক্ষ্য - having looked at; having seen
নব - new
মেঘ - cloud
মালিকাং - row; garland
ন - not
প্রযাতি - goes
পথিকঃ - traveler
স্ব - own
মংদিরং - home

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Thinking, "What is the point of going back if she is not alive? And even if the beloved is alive, what then?" - on seeing a garland of fresh clouds, the traveler does not go to his home.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse portrays how longing can paralyze action: the mind spins scenarios, and even a simple return home becomes impossible. In lived experience, this is the avoidance that comes from fear - fear of rejection, change, or what we will find when we return. The practical অনুসংধান is to stop feeding hypothetical misery and take the next honest step: communicate, show up, and accept whatever truth is present rather than living inside anxious imagination.

A helpful way to apply this is: Separation teaches that the root of pain is clinging, not love itself. When you broaden your identity beyond one bond, you suffer less and you love better. Keep friendships, work, and inner practices alive. This does not reduce love; it stabilizes it.

বিরমত বুধা যোষিত্সংগাত্সুখাত্ক্ষণভংগুরাত্
কুরুত করুণামৈত্রীপ্রজ্ঞাবধূজনসংগমম্ ।
ন খলু নরকে হারাক্রাংতং ঘনস্তনমংডলং
শরণং অথবা শ্রোণীবিংবং রণন্মণিমেখলম্ ॥ 2.67 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
বিরমত - desist; refrain
বুধাঃ - O wise ones
যোষিত্ - woman
সংগাত্ - from association; from company
সুখ্হাত্ - from pleasure
ক্ষণ - moment
ভংগুর - fragile; quickly broken
ক্ষণভংগুরাত্ - fleeting; lasting only a moment
কুরুত - do; cultivate
করুণা - compassion
মৈত্রী - friendship; loving-kindness
প্রজ্ঞা - wisdom; insight
বধূ - bride (metaphor here)
জন - people
সংগমং - association; company
করুণামৈত্রীপ্রজ্ঞাবধূজনসংগমং - company of compassion, friendship, and the bride named wisdom
ন - not
খলু - indeed
নরকে - in hell
হার - necklace
আক্রাংতং - encircled; covered
ঘন - dense; heavy
স্তন - breast
মংডলং - orb; circle
ঘনস্তনমংডলং - a heavy orb of breasts (poetic)
শরণং - refuge
অথবা - or
শ্রোণী - hips
বিংবং - orb; round fruit (poetic for rounded hips)
রণন্ - jingling
মণি - jewel
মেখলা - girdle
রণন্মণিমেখলং - a jingling jeweled girdle

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Wise ones, refrain from the fleeting pleasure found in women's company; cultivate instead the company of compassion, friendship, and wisdom. For in hell, neither necklace-clad heavy bosoms nor rounded hips with jingling jeweled girdles will be your refuge.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse contrasts short-lived thrills with long-lived virtues. It uses sensual imagery as a symbol for ক্ষণিক (momentary) pleasure: when consequences arrive, beauty cannot protect you. In ordinary situations, the same pattern shows up when impulse overrides ethics - an affair, an addiction, or a dishonest shortcut. The practical অনুসংধান is to actively invest in করুণা (compassion), মৈত্রী (friendship), and প্রজ্ঞা (wisdom): these are the supports that remain when circumstances become difficult.

To carry this wisely: Timing matters. Do not try to resolve everything at peak emotion. Pause, cool down, then speak. When you repair quickly and gently, love becomes a place of safety; when you turn small quarrels into ego battles, romance becomes exhaustion. Let the verse nudge you toward calmer repair.

যদা যোগাভ্যাসব্যসনকৃশযোরাত্মমনসোরবিচ্ছিন্না
মৈত্রী স্ফুরতি কৃতিনস্তস্য কিং উ তৈঃ ।
প্রিযাণাং আলাপৈরধরমধুভির্বক্ত্রবিধুভিঃ
সনিশ্বাসামোদৈঃ সকুচকলশাশ্লেষসুরতৈঃ ॥ 2.68 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
যদা - when
যোগ - yoga
অভ্যাস - practice
ব্যসন - intense habit; absorbed pursuit
কৃশ - thin; lean (i.e., desires weakened; body/mind made light)
যোগাভ্যাসব্যসনকৃশযোঃ - of (one) made lean by intense yoga-practice
আত্ম - self
মনসোঃ - of the self and the mind (dual)
অবিচ্ছিন্না - unbroken; uninterrupted
মৈত্রী - friendship; harmony
স্ফুরতি - shines forth; appears
কৃতিনঃ - of the accomplished one
তস্য - for him
কিং উ - what indeed (need)
তৈঃ - by those
প্রিযাণাং - of loved ones
আলাপৈঃ - with conversations; talk
অধর - lip
মধু - honey
অধরমধুভিঃ - with honey of the lips
বক্ত্র - face
বিধু - moon
বক্ত্রবিধুভিঃ - with moon-like faces
নিশ্বাস - breath; exhalation
আমোদ - fragrance
সনিশ্বাসামোদৈঃ - with the fragrance of breath
কুচ - breast
কলশ - pot (metaphor for rounded breasts)
আশ্লেষ - embrace
সুরত - lovemaking; intimacy
সকুচকলশাশ্লেষসুরতৈঃ - with intimate embraces of the "pot-like" breasts

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
When, through intense meditative discipline, an unbroken harmony between the self and the mind shines in an accomplished person, what need has he of lovers' talk, honey-lips, moonlike faces, fragrant breaths, and intimate embraces?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This verse describes a shift from outward sweetness to inward fullness. When the mind becomes a friend to the আত্ম (Self), it no longer begs the world for constant stimulation. In practical terms, this shows up when someone experiences deep contentment from meditation, meaningful work, or service: external pleasures are still seen, but they are no longer necessities. The practical অনুসংধান is to build that inner friendship gradually through daily practice rather than expecting desire to disappear by mere moral effort.

A mature reading suggests: This is also an invitation to অনুসংধান (contemplative linking): notice how the same object looks different when you are agitated versus when you are calm. That observation itself is freedom. As calm grows, the world is still beautiful, but it no longer owns you.

যদাসীদজ্ঞানং স্মরতিমিরসংচারজনিতং
তদা দৃষ্টনারীমযং ইদং অশেষং জগদিতি ।
ইদানীং অস্মাকং পটুতরবিবেকাংজনজুষাং
সমীভূতা দৃষ্টিস্ত্রিভুবনং অপি ব্রহ্ম মনুতে ॥ 2.69 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
যদা - when
আসীত্ - was
অজ্ঞানং - ignorance
যদাসীদজ্ঞানং - when there was ignorance (verse join)
স্মর - Cupid; desire
তিমির - darkness
সংচার - roaming; movement
জনিতং - produced
স্মরতিমিরসংচারজনিতং - produced by the roaming darkness of desire
তদা - then
দৃষ্ট - seen
নারী - woman
মযং - made of; consisting of
দৃষ্টনারীমযং - seen as "made of woman" (everything looked like her)
ইদং - this
অশেষং - entire; without remainder
জগত্ - world
ইতি - thus
ইদানীং - now
অস্মাকং - of us
পটুতরা - very sharp
বিবেক - discernment
অংজন - collyrium; eye-ointment (metaphor: clarifying medicine for the eye of understanding)
জুষাং - of those who use/possess
পটুতরবিবেকাংজনজুষাং - of us who are anointed with sharp discernment
সমীভূতা - become even; steady; balanced
দৃষ্টিঃ - vision; way of seeing
ত্রিভুবনং - the three worlds
অপি - even
ব্রহ্ম - ব্রহ্মন্ (the Absolute)
মনুতে - considers; understands

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
When ignorance, produced by the roaming darkness of desire, prevailed, this entire world seemed nothing but the beloved - as if it were "made of woman". But now, with sharp discernment, our vision has become steady: we see even the three worlds as the one Absolute Reality.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This verse is a direct bridge to অদ্বৈত: obsession is not only an emotion, it is a filter that colors reality. When অজ্ঞান (ignorance) and স্মর (desire) dominate, everything is interpreted through one craving. When বিবেক (discernment) arises, perception becomes balanced and begins to recognize the underlying whole. In the way we live now, this is the difference between "everything reminds me of one person" and "I can see life as it is". The practical অনুসংধান is to notice when perception is being hijacked and to return to clarity through disciplined habits and self-inquiry.

If you want this verse to uplift you: Here ভর্তৃহরি hints that perception is colored by desire and clarified by বিবেক. This is central to অদ্বৈত: the mind projects, and freedom begins when projection is seen. A simple practice is to watch your own stories and ask, "What am I adding to what is happening?" That question loosens obsession.

তাবদেব কৃতিনাং অপি স্ফুরত্যেষ
নির্মলবিবেকদীপকঃ ।
যাবদেব ন কুরংগচক্ষুষাং
তাড্যতে চটুললোচনাংচলৈঃ ॥ 2.70 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
তাবত্ - so long
এব - only
কৃতিনাং - of the accomplished; the capable
অপি - even
স্ফুরতি - shines forth; appears
এষঃ - this
নির্মল - pure; stainless
বিবেক - discernment
দীপকঃ - lamp
নির্মলবিবেকদীপকঃ - the lamp of pure discernment
যাবত্ - as long as
এব - only
ন - not
কুরংগ - deer
চক্ষুষাং - of the eyes; of the deer-eyed (women)
তাড্যতে - is struck; is beaten
চটুল - fickle; playful
লোচন - eye
অংচলৈঃ - by the corners/ends (of the eyes); by glances
চটুললোচনাংচলৈঃ - by playful, darting glances

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Even in the accomplished, the lamp of pure discernment shines only so long as it is not struck by the playful, darting glances of doe-eyed women.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse is a warning about overconfidence: talent and intelligence do not automatically protect us from temptation. At home and at work, the mind gets struck not only by a glance, but by carefully designed stimuli - flirtation, attention, curated images, and praise. The practical অনুসংধান is humility and preventive discipline: reduce exposure to triggers, keep your schedule and values strong, and do not assume that being "smart" makes you immune.

From a broader perspective: আদি শংকরাচার্য's refrain চিদানংদরূপঃ শিবোঽহং শিবোঽহম্ points to the Self as awareness-bliss. When you rest even briefly in that, attraction and aversion stop being dictators. Love remains, but it is no longer desperate. Let the verse remind you to keep one foot in inner clarity.

বচসি ভবতি সংগত্যাগং উদ্দিশ্য বার্তা
শ্রুতিমুখরমুখানাং কেবলং পংডিতানাম্ ।
জঘনং অরুণরত্নগ্রংথিকাংচীকলাপং
কুবলযনযনানাং কো বিহাতুং সমর্থঃ ॥ 2.71 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
বচসি - in speech; in words
ভবতি - becomes; happens
সংগতি - association; attachment
ত্যাগঃ - abandonment; renunciation
সংগত্যাগঃ - renunciation of attachment (in verse: সংগত্যাগং)
উদ্দিশ্য - aiming at; with reference to; about
বার্তা - talk; discussion
শ্রুতি - শ্রুতি (Vedas)
মুখর - resounding; noisy
মুখানাং - of mouths
শ্রুতিমুখরমুখানাং - of those whose mouths resound with শ্রুতি
কেবলং - merely; only
পংডিতানাং - of scholars
জঘনং - hips; buttocks
অরুণ - red
রত্ন - gem
গ্রংথিকা - knot
অংচী - girdle; waist-chain
কলাপঃ - cluster; arrangement
অরুণরত্নগ্রংথিকাংচীকলাপং - a waist-girdle arrangement knotted with red gems
কুবলয - blue lotus
নযনানাং - of eyes
কুবলযনযনানাং - of lotus-eyed women
কঃ - who
বিহাতুং - to abandon; to give up
সমর্থঃ - capable; able

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Scholars whose mouths resound with the Vedas may speak of "renouncing attachments" - but who is actually capable of giving up the lotus-eyed woman's hips adorned with a waist-girdle knotted with red gems?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse points to the gap between talk and transformation. It is easy to recite lofty ideas about সংগ (attachment) and ত্যাগ (letting go) in a safe setting; it is harder when the senses are directly invited. These days, this looks like preaching minimalism while still craving status symbols, or speaking about boundaries while still chasing attention in subtle ways. The practical অনুসংধান is honesty: admit what pulls you, reduce triggers, and choose small consistent disciplines so that your actions match your words.

স্বপরপ্রতারকোঽসৌ
নিংদতি যোঽলীকপংডিতো যুবতীঃ ।
যস্মাত্তপসোঽপি ফলং
স্বর্গঃ স্বর্গেঽপি চাপ্সরসঃ ॥ 2.72 ॥

ছংদঃ (আর্যা): This is in আর্যা (মাত্রা-চংদস্) Chandas/Meter: 12+18 মাত্রাঃ in the first half (30 total) and 12+15 মাত্রাঃ in the second half (27 total); treat লঘু=1 মাত্রা and গুরু=2 মাত্রাঃ, and use the 12-মাত্রা splits as the natural যতি (pauses).

Meaning (পদার্থ):
স্ব - self
পর - others
প্রতারকঃ - deceiver; cheat
স্বপরপ্রতারকঃ - one who deceives both self and others
অসৌ - that person (verse: স্বপরপ্রতারকোঽসৌ = স্বপরপ্রতারকঃ + অসৌ)
নিংদতি - criticizes; condemns
যঃ - who (verse: যো = যঃ)
লীক - false; hypocritical
পংডিতঃ - scholar
লীকপংডিতঃ - a false scholar; hypocritical "pandit"
যুবতীঃ - young women
যস্মাত্ - because
তপস্ - austerity
ফলং - fruit; result
তপসঃ - of austerity (verse: তপসো = তপসঃ)
অপি - even
স্বর্গঃ - heaven
স্বর্গে - in heaven
চ - and
অপ্সরসঃ - অপ্সরস্ (heavenly nymphs)

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
That hypocritical "scholar" who condemns young women is a deceiver of both himself and others; for even austerity bears the fruit of heaven - and even in heaven there are celestial nymphs.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse is not defending indulgence; it is attacking hypocrisy and scapegoating. Desire does not vanish just because we speak against it, and blaming women is an easy way to avoid owning one's own কাম (desire). When you look around today, this appears as moralizing that hides private compulsions, or "virtue signaling" that collapses under pressure. The practical অনুসংধান is self-responsibility: acknowledge attraction, set clear boundaries, and practice discipline without turning it into judgment of others.

A gentle practice is: Timing matters. Do not try to resolve everything at peak emotion. Pause, cool down, then speak. When you repair quickly and gently, love becomes a place of safety; when you turn small quarrels into ego battles, romance becomes exhaustion. Let the verse nudge you toward calmer repair.

মত্তেভকুংভদলনে ভুবি সংতি ধীরাঃ
কেচিত্প্রচংডমৃগরাজবধেঽপি দক্ষাঃ ।
কিংতু ব্রবীমি বলিনাং পুরতঃ প্রসহ্য
কংদর্পদর্পদলনে বিরলা মনুষ্যাঃ ॥ 2.73 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
মত্তেব - intoxicated/maddened elephant
কুংভঃ - temple (forehead globes of an elephant)
দলনং - splitting; breaking
মত্তেভকুংভদলনে - in splitting the temples of a maddened elephant
ভুবি - on earth
সংতি - are; exist
ধীরাঃ - brave; steady
কেচিত্ - some
প্রচংড - fierce
মৃগ - beast
রাজঃ - king
মৃগরাজঃ - lion (king of beasts)
বধে - in killing
অপি - even (verse: বধেঽপি = বধে + অপি)
দক্ষাঃ - skilled; capable
কিংতু - but
ব্রবীমি - I say
বলিনাং - of the strong
পুরতঃ - in front of; in the presence of
প্রসহ্য - boldly; forcibly
কংদর্প - Cupid; desire-personified
দর্পঃ - pride; arrogance
দলনং - crushing; breaking
কংদর্পদর্পদলনে - in crushing the pride of Cupid
বিরলাঃ - rare
মনুষ্যাঃ - humans; men

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
On earth there are heroes who can split the temples of a maddened elephant, and some who are skilled even at slaying a fierce lion; but I say boldly, even before the strong: rare indeed are those who can crush the pride of Cupid.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
Outer courage is visible, but inner mastery is harder. The "pride of Cupid" is the mind's insistence: "I must have this now." In daily interactions, we may win debates, close deals, or endure hardship, yet lose to impulses - compulsive scrolling, addiction, flirtation that becomes secrecy, anger that ruins relationships. The practical অনুসংধান is to train ইংদ্রিযনিগ্রহ (sense-discipline) like any other skill: reduce triggers, build habits, and keep accountability so that desire does not quietly overthrow your values.

One more layer is this: Let romance be powered by values, not by secrecy. What feels thrilling in the moment can become harm if it breaks সত্য (truthfulness) or trust. A practical step is to slow down the first surge: wait, reflect, and speak honestly. Love that respects truth becomes a blessing; love that hides becomes a burden.

সন্মার্গে তাবদাস্তে প্রভবতি চ নরস্তাবদেবেংদ্রিযাণাং
লজ্জাং তাবদ্বিধত্তে বিনযং অপি সমালংবতে তাবদেব ।
ভ্রূচাপাকৃষ্টমুক্তাঃ শ্রবণপথগতা নীলপক্ষ্মাণ এতে
যাবল্লীলাবতীনাং হৃদি ন ধৃতিমুষো দৃষ্টিবাণাঃ পতংতি ॥ 2.74 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
সত্ - good; right
মার্গঃ - path
সন্মার্গে - on the good path
তাবত্ - so long as
আস্তে - remains; stays
প্রভবতি - prevails; is effective
চ - and
নরঃ - a man
এব - only
ইংদ্রিযাণাং - of the senses
লজ্জাং - modesty
বিধত্তে - maintains; establishes
বিনযং - humility
অপি - also
সমালংবতে - holds on to; sustains
ভ্রূ - eyebrow
চাপঃ - bow
ভ্রূচাপঃ - eyebrow-bow
আকৃষ্ট - drawn (as an arrow)
মুক্তাঃ - released; shot
শ্রবণ - ear
পথঃ - path
গতঃ - gone to; reaching
শ্রবণপথগতাঃ - reaching the path of the ear (coming into awareness)
নীল - dark/blue
পক্ষ্মাণঃ - eyelashes
নীলপক্ষ্মাণঃ - dark-lashed
এতে - these
যাবত্ - as long as
লীলাবতীনাং - of playful women
হৃদি - in the heart
ন - not
ধৃতি - firmness; steadiness
মুষঃ - stealing
দৃষ্টি - glance
বাণাঃ - arrows
দৃষ্টিবাণাঃ - arrows of glance
পতংতি - fall; strike

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
A man stays on the right path, keeps mastery of the senses, and maintains modesty and humility - only so long as the dark-lashed glance-arrows of playful women, drawn from the eyebrow-bow and released, do not strike the heart and steal away steadiness.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This is not "women are the enemy"; it is "temptation tests everyone." The poet uses the "glance-arrow" as a symbol for small stimuli that suddenly hijack attention. In common experience, the arrows can be a flirtatious message, curated images, or the thrill of being wanted - and once ধৃতি (steadiness) is stolen, people rationalize actions they would otherwise reject. The practical অনুসংধান is preventive: avoid situations that predictably weaken you, keep transparency and accountability, and let major decisions be made when the mind is calm, not when it is dazzled.

A helpful way to apply this is: Bhakti poetry often borrows romance to teach surrender. In আদি শংকরাচার্য's শিবানংদ লহরী, intensity is redirected into devotion, showing a principle: love becomes peaceful when ego stops demanding and starts giving. Apply that here by practicing gratitude, not control.

উন্মত্তপ্রেমসংরংভাদ্
আরভংতে যদ্অংগনাঃ ।
তত্র প্রত্যূহং আধাতুং
ব্রহ্মাপি খলু কাতরঃ ॥ 2.75 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
উন্মত্ত - mad; intoxicated
প্রেম - love
সংরংভঃ - impetuous outburst; agitation
উন্মত্তপ্রেমসংরংভাত্ - from an impetuous surge of mad love
আরভংতে - begin; undertake
যদা - when
অংগনাঃ - women
যদ্অংগনাঃ - when women (verse join: যদা + অংগনাঃ)
তত্র - there
প্রত্যূহং - obstacle; hindrance
আধাতুং - to place; to put
ব্রহ্মা - Brahma
অপি - even
খলু - indeed
কাতরঃ - helpless; powerless

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
When women, driven by an impetuous surge of mad love, begin something, then even Brahma is indeed helpless to place an obstacle in their way.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse praises the momentum of passion, and also warns about its force. When সংরংভ (impetuous agitation) takes over, advice and consequences feel distant. In contemporary life, this is when someone rushes into secrecy, makes promises they cannot keep, or burns bridges because the emotion feels "destined". The practical অনুসংধান is to slow the first surge: wait a day before major decisions, speak to a trusted friend, and check whether the action will still look wise when the intensity settles.

তাবন্মহত্ত্বং পাংডিত্যং
কুলীনত্বং বিবেকিতা ।
যাবজ্জ্বলতি নাংগেষু
হতঃ পংচেষুপাবকঃ ॥ 2.76 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
তাবত্ - so long
মহত্ত্বং - greatness; eminence
পাংডিত্যং - scholarship; learning
কুলীনত্বং - noble lineage; good family
বিবেকিতা - discernment; good judgment
যাবত্ - as long as
জ্বলতি - burns; blazes
ন - not
অংগেষু - in the limbs; in the body
নাংগেষু - not in the limbs (sandhi: ন + অংগেষু)
হতঃ - struck; smitten
পংচ - five
এষুঃ - arrow
পংচেষুঃ - the five-arrowed one (Cupid)
পাবকঃ - fire
পংচেষুপাবকঃ - the fire of the five-arrowed Cupid

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Greatness, scholarship, noble lineage, and discernment last only so long as the fire of the five-arrowed Cupid, once it strikes, does not blaze in one's limbs.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse is a sober observation: under strong desire, we can temporarily lose what we take pride in - judgment, reputation, and even basic decency. In everyday life, this can look like an accomplished person risking a career for a short-lived affair, or someone intelligent making reckless financial and relational choices because they feel "consumed". The practical অনুসংধান is to treat desire as fire: enjoy its warmth, but build guardrails - boundaries, transparency, and time to think - so it does not burn down what you value.

শাস্ত্রজ্ঞোঽপি প্রথিতবিনযোঽপ্যাত্মবোধোঽপি বাঢং
সংসারেঽস্মিন্ভবতি বিরলো ভাজনং সদ্গতীনাম্ ।
যেনৈতস্মিন্নিরযনগরদ্বারং উদ্ঘাটযংতী
বামাক্ষীণাং ভবতি কুটিলা ভ্রূলতা কুংচিকেব ॥ 2.77 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
শাস্ত্র - scripture
জ্ঞঃ - knower
শাস্ত্রজ্ঞঃ - knower of scripture
অপি - even (verse: শাস্ত্রজ্ঞোঽপি = শাস্ত্রজ্ঞঃ + অপি)
প্রথিত - renowned; well-known
বিনযঃ - humility; good conduct
প্রথিতবিনযঃ - renowned for humility
অপি - even (verse: প্রথিতবিনযোঽপি = প্রথিতবিনযঃ + অপি)
আত্ম - Self
বোধঃ - knowledge; awakening
আত্মবোধঃ - self-knowledge
অপি - even (verse: আত্মবোধোঽপি = আত্মবোধঃ + অপি)
বাঢং - indeed; certainly
সংসারে - in the world
অস্মিন্ - in this
সংসারেঽস্মিন্ - in this world (sandhi)
ভবতি - becomes; is
বিরলঃ - rare
ভাজনং - vessel; fit receptacle
সত্ - good
গতিঃ - path; destiny
সদ্গতীনাং - of the good path / good destinies
যেন - by which; because of which
এতস্মিন্ - in this
নিরয - hell
নগর - city
দ্বারং - gate
নিরযনগরদ্বারং - the gate of the city of hell
উদ্ঘাটযংতী - opening; unbolting
বামা - lovely; charming (also: "woman")
অক্ষী - eye
বামাক্ষীণাং - of lovely-eyed women
কুটিলা - crooked
ভ্রূ - eyebrow
লতা - creeper; vine
ভ্রূলতা - eyebrow-vine
কুংচিকা - key
ইব - like

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Even a knower of scripture, even one famed for humility, and even one established in self-knowledge is, in this world, rarely a vessel fit for the good path - because the crooked eyebrow-vine of lovely-eyed women becomes like a key that opens the gate to the city of hell.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse is hyperbole, but its point is practical: knowledge has to be assimilated, not merely collected. In অদ্বৈত, this is why জ্ঞান (knowledge) is paired with বাসনা-kShaya (wearing down latent impressions) and steady অভ্যাস (practice). In day-to-day living, you can be educated, respected, and even spiritually informed, yet still be undone by a small trigger - a flirtation, a private chat, a "harmless" secret. The practical অনুসংধান is humility and structure: treat your weak points seriously, avoid feeding them, and make your life transparent enough that your better intentions can actually win.

কৃশঃ কাণঃ খংজঃ শ্রবণরহিতঃ পুচ্ছবিকলো
ব্রণী পূযক্লিন্নঃ কৃমিকুলশতৈরাবৃততনুঃ ।
ক্ষুধা ক্ষামো জীর্ণঃ পিঠরককপালার্পিতগলঃ
শুনীং অন্বেতি শ্বা হতং অপি চ হংত্যেব মদনঃ ॥ 2.78 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
কৃশঃ - thin; emaciated
কাণঃ - one-eyed
খংজঃ - lame
শ্রবণ - ear
রহিতঃ - deprived of; without
শ্রবণরহিতঃ - without ears
পুচ্ছ - tail
বিকলঃ - deficient; missing
পুচ্ছবিকলঃ - without a tail
ব্রণী - wounded
পূয - pus
ক্লিন্নঃ - soaked; wet
পূযক্লিন্নঃ - soaked with pus
কৃমি - worm
কুলং - group; multitude
শতৈঃ - with hundreds
কৃমিকুলশতৈঃ - with hundreds of worms
আবৃত - covered
তনুঃ - body
আবৃততনুঃ - body covered
ক্ষুধা - by hunger
ক্ষামঃ - withered; emaciated
জীর্ণঃ - worn; old
পিঠরক - broken pot-shard; potsherd
কপালং - shard; bowl; skull-piece
অর্পিত - placed; fastened
গলঃ - neck
পিঠরককপালার্পিতগলঃ - whose neck is trapped/fastened in broken pot-shards
শুনীং - a female dog
অন্বেতি - follows
শ্বা - a dog
হতং - struck; destroyed
অপি - even
চ - and
হংতি - strikes; destroys
এব - indeed
মদনঃ - মদন (Cupid); desire

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Thin, one-eyed, lame, earless, tailless, wounded, oozing pus, his body covered with hundreds of worms, withered by hunger and worn with age, his neck trapped in broken pot-shards - even such a dog still follows a female dog. Thus does desire indeed destroy even one who is already destroyed.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This verse is intentionally shocking to show how blind compulsion can be. মদন here stands for craving itself, not romance: the mind runs toward a stimulus even when it is clearly painful and degrading. In our daily routines, this is any addiction-loop - pornography, gambling, substances, doom-scrolling - or any toxic relationship pattern where the same harm repeats. The practical অনুসংধান is to treat compulsion as a real problem, not as "destiny": name it, reduce access to triggers, seek support, and rebuild the mind through healthier routines.

From a broader perspective: Let romance be powered by values, not by secrecy. What feels thrilling in the moment can become harm if it breaks সত্য (truthfulness) or trust. A practical step is to slow down the first surge: wait, reflect, and speak honestly. Love that respects truth becomes a blessing; love that hides becomes a burden.

স্ত্রীমুদ্রাং কুসুমাযুধস্য জযিনীং সর্বার্থসংপত্করীং
যে মূঢাঃ প্রবিহায যাংতি কুধিযো মিথ্যাফলান্বেষিণঃ ।
তে তেনৈব নিহত্য নির্দযতরং নগ্নীকৃতা মুংডিতাঃ
কেচিত্পংচশিখীকৃতাশ্চ জটিলাঃ কাপালিকাশ্চাপরে ॥ 2.79 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
স্ত্রী - woman
মুদ্রা - seal; sign; stamp
স্ত্রীমুদ্রাং - the "seal/sign" of womanhood (metaphor for love/pleasure)
কুসুম - flower
আযুধঃ - weapon
কুসুমাযুধঃ - the flower-weaponed one (Cupid)
কুসুমাযুধস্য - of Cupid
জযিনীং - victorious; conquering
সর্ব - all
অর্থ - aims; purposes
সংপত্ - prosperity
করীং - making; producing (f.)
সর্বার্থসংপত্করীং - producing prosperity for all aims
যে - those who
মূঢাঃ - fools
প্রবিহায - abandoning; giving up
যাংতি - go
কু - bad
ধিযঃ - of intellects
কুধিযাঃ - of dull/bad understanding
মিথ্যা - false
ফলং - fruit; result
অন্বেষিণঃ - seekers
মিথ্যাফলান্বেষিণঃ - seeking false "fruits"
তে - they
তেন - by that (Cupid/desire) itself
এব - indeed
নিহত্য - striking down; destroying
নির্দযতরং - most mercilessly
নগ্নী - naked (f.)
কৃতঃ - made
নগ্নীকৃতাঃ - made naked
মুংডিতাঃ - shaved
কেচিত্ - some
পংচ - five
শিখী - tuft of hair
কৃতঃ - made
পংচশিখীকৃতাঃ - made into (ascetics) with five tufts
চ - and
জটিলাঃ - matted-haired ascetics
কাপালিকাঃ - skull-bearing ascetics
চ - and
অপরে - others

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Fools of dull understanding abandon the conquering "seal" of Cupid - womanhood, which seems to bring prosperity to all aims - and go seeking false fruits. That very force strikes them down mercilessly: some are made naked and shaved, some turned into five-tufted ascetics, others into matted-haired wanderers, and some into skull-bearing ascetics.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The target is confused renunciation: running away from desire without understanding the mind. When craving is only suppressed, it often returns as obsession, bitterness, or spiritual show. In today's relationships, this can look like someone publicly declaring detachment while privately being consumed by the same longing - or swinging between indulgence and harsh self-punishment. The practical অনুসংধান is integration: treat desire with clarity and ethics, not denial; channel it into commitment and responsibility, or consciously step back with honest self-work.

On a subtler level: From an inner standpoint, remember that the rush is a wave in the mind. আদি শংকরাচার্য reminds us in আত্ম ষটকম্, মনো বুদ্ধ্যহংকার চিত্তানি নাহম্ (I am not the mind, intellect, ego, or mind-stuff). Returning to that witness does not kill love; it makes love workable, so you can act with dignity instead of being driven.

বিশ্বামিত্রপরাশরপ্রভৃতযো বাতাংবুপর্ণাশনাস্তেঽপি
স্ত্রীমুখপংকজং সুললিতং দৃষ্ট্বৈব মোহং গতাঃ ।
শাল্যন্নং সঘৃতং পযোদধিযুতং যে ভুংজতে মানবাস্তেষাম্
ইংদ্রিযনিগ্রহো যদি ভবেদ্বিংধ্যঃ প্লবেত্সাগরে ॥ 2.80 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
বিশ্বামিত্র - বিশ্বামিত্র
পরাশর - পরাশর
প্রভৃতযঃ - and others like them
বিশ্বামিত্রপরাশরপ্রভৃতযঃ - বিশ্বামিত্র, পরাশর, and the like
বাত - air
অংবু - water
পর্ণ - leaf
আশনাঃ - eating; subsisting on
বাতাংবুপর্ণাশনাঃ - subsisting on air, water, and leaves
তে - they
অপি - even (verse: তেঽপি = তে + অপি)
স্ত্রী - woman
মুখং - face
পংকজং - lotus
স্ত্রীমুখপংকজং - a woman's lotus-face
সু - very
ললিতং - charming; graceful
দৃষ্ট্বা - having seen
এব - merely; just (verse: দৃষ্ট্বৈব = দৃষ্ট্বা + এব)
মোহং - delusion
গতাঃ - gone into; fallen into
শালি - rice
অন্নং - food
শাল্যন্নং - rice-food
স - with
ঘৃতং - ghee
সঘৃতং - with ghee
পযস্ - milk
দধি - curd
যুতং - joined with; accompanied by
পযোদধিযুতং - accompanied by milk and curd
যে - those who
ভুংজতে - eat
মানবাঃ - humans
তেষাং - of them (verse: মানবাস্তেষাম্ = মানবাঃ + তেষাং)
ইংদ্রিয - senses
নিগ্রহঃ - restraint; control
ইংদ্রিযনিগ্রহঃ - sense-control
যদি - if
ভবেত্ - would be (verse: ভবেদ্বিংধ্যঃ = ভবেত্ + বিংধ্যঃ)
বিংধ্যঃ - the Vindhya mountain
প্লবেত্ - would float
সাগরে - in the ocean (verse: প্লবেত্সাগরে = প্লবেত্ + সাগরে)

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Even sages like Vishvamitra and Parashara, who subsist on air, water, and leaves, fell into delusion merely by seeing a woman's graceful lotus-face. If humans who eat rice with ghee and milk/curd could truly restrain the senses, then the Vindhya mountain would float in the ocean.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse argues for humility about self-control. If even disciplined ascetics can stumble, ordinary people should neither be smug nor despairing. In real-world settings, willpower alone is often not enough; environment and habits matter. The practical অনুসংধান is to train ইংদ্রিযনিগ্রহ (sense-discipline) gradually: choose what you consume (media, company, impulses), create distance from predictable triggers, and build supportive routines rather than relying on momentary resolve.

A gentle practice is: A simple daily practice is to check intention: am I trying to connect, or am I trying to win? The verse reminds us that relationship is built by small choices - listening, truthfulness, and respect for boundaries. When those are steady, even strong emotions become beautiful instead of chaotic.

পরিমলভৃতো বাতাঃ শাখা নবাংকুরকোটযো
মধুরবিরুতোত্কংঠা বাচঃ প্রিযাঃ পিকপক্ষিণাম্ ।
বিরলসুরতস্বেদোদ্গারা বধূবদনেংদবঃ
প্রসরতি মধৌ রাত্র্যাং জাতো ন কস্য গুণোদযঃ ॥ 2.81 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
পরিমল - fragrance
ভৃতঃ - bearing; carrying
পরিমলভৃতঃ - fragrance-bearing
বাতাঃ - winds
শাখা - branches
নব - new
অংকুর - sprout
কোটযঃ - tips; points
নবাংকুরকোটযঃ - tips of new sprouts
মধুর - sweet
বিরুতং - sound; cooing; song
উত্কংঠা - longing; yearning
মধুরবিরুতোত্কংঠা - longing stirred by sweet calls
বাচঃ - voices; calls
প্রিযাঃ - dear; beloved
পিক - cuckoo
পক্ষিণাং - of birds
পিকপক্ষিণাং - of cuckoo birds
বিরল - sparse; slight
সুরত - lovemaking; intimacy
স্বেদ - sweat
উদ্গারঃ - exudation; emission
বিরলসুরতস্বেদোদ্গারাঃ - (having) only slight sweat due to lovemaking
বধূ - bride; young woman
বদনং - face
ইংদুঃ - moon
বধূবদনেংদবঃ - moonlike faces of women
প্রসরতি - spreads; unfolds
মধৌ - in spring (মধু season/month)
রাত্র্যাং - in the night
জাতঃ - arisen; produced
ন - not
কস্য - of whom
গুণঃ - quality; excellence
উদযঃ - rise; awakening
গুণোদযঃ - awakening/rising of qualities

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Fragrance-bearing winds blow; branches show tips of fresh sprouts; the cuckoo's sweet calls kindle yearning; and women's moonlike faces show only faint beads of sweat from intimacy. When spring spreads into the nights, whose good qualities do not bloom?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse captures how ঋতু (season) changes the mind: the same world feels freshly alive, and even ordinary people become more affectionate, poetic, and expressive. In lived experience too, weather and atmosphere affect mood - spring can increase sociability and romance, and small sights/sounds become emotional triggers. The practical অনুসংধান is to enjoy this uplift consciously: let the season inspire creativity and warmth, while keeping বিবেক (discernment) so excitement does not turn into impulsiveness.

One more layer is this: These seasonal images show how mood is shaped by climate. When you feel more restless or nostalgic, treat it as a natural rhythm, not as a command. Use it to deepen appreciation: be kinder, write more, reach out more. But do not let mood drive reckless choices; let it become beauty with discipline.

মধুরযং মধুরৈরপি কোকিলা
কলরবৈর্মলযস্য চ বাযুভিঃ ।
বিরহিণঃ প্রহিণস্তি শরীরিণো
বিপদি হংত সুধাপি বিষাযতে ॥ 2.82 ॥

ছংদঃ (দ্রুতবিলংবিত): This is in দ্রুতবিলংবিত (সম-বৃত্ত) Chandas/Meter: 4 পাদাঃ, 12 অক্ষরাঃ per পাদ; লঘু/গুরু pattern (per পাদ) is `LLLGLLGLLGLG`.

Meaning (পদার্থ):
মধুরযং - sweetening; making sweet
মধুরৈঃ - by sweet things; with sweetness
অপি - even
কোকিলা - the cuckoo (here: cuckoo birds)
কল - soft; melodious
রবৈঃ - with sounds
কলরবৈঃ - with melodious calls
মলযস্য - of the Malaya mountain (source of fragrant breeze)
চ - and
বাযুভিঃ - by winds
বিরহিণঃ - of the separated; of love-lorn people
প্রহিণস্তি - strikes; torments
শরীরিণঃ - embodied beings
বিপদি - in misfortune; in adversity
হংত - alas
সুধা - nectar
অপি - even
বিষং - poison
আযতে - becomes
বিষাযতে - becomes poison

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
With its melodious calls - and with the Malaya winds - the cuckoo makes even sweet things sweeter; but it torments the love-lorn. Alas, in adversity, even nectar turns into poison.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse is about context: the same stimulus can feel like medicine or like torture depending on the heart's condition. A song, a fragrance, or a festival can be joy for one person and pain for another who is in বিরহ (separation). In ordinary situations, this is why after a breakup even "happy places" can feel heavy. The practical অনুসংধান is compassion and patience: reduce triggers while healing, do not force yourself to "be fine", and gradually create new associations through supportive routines and friendships.

A helpful way to apply this is: A season changes the outer world and the inner weather. Pay attention to that inner weather. If you are lonely, a rainy night can push you into old loops; if you are content, it can become poetry. Build small practices that keep you grounded - sleep, movement, and a little silence.

আবাসঃ কিলকিংচিতস্য দযিতাপার্শ্বে বিলাসালসাঃ
কর্ণে কোকিলকামিনীকলরবঃ স্মেরো লতামংডপঃ ।
গোষ্ঠী সত্কবিভিঃ সমং কতিপযৈর্মুগ্ধাঃ সুধাংশোঃ করাঃ
কেষাংচিত্সুখযংতি চাত্র হৃদযং চৈত্রে বিচিত্রাঃ ক্ষপাঃ ॥ 2.83 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
আবাসঃ - dwelling; staying
কিলকিংচিতস্য - of playful soft sounds/gestures (কিলকিংচিত)
দযিতা - beloved
পার্শ্বে - by the side
দযিতাপার্শ্বে - by the beloved's side
বিলাস - play; amorous sport
অলসাঃ - languid; relaxed
বিলাসালসাঃ - languid with play
কর্ণে - in the ear
কোকিলা - cuckoo
কামিনী - female; beloved
কলরবঃ - melodious call
কোকিলকামিনীকলরবঃ - the melodious call of the female cuckoo
স্মেরঃ - smiling
লতা - vine
মংডপঃ - pavilion
লতামংডপঃ - vine-pavilion
গোষ্ঠী - gathering; conversation circle
সত্ - good
কবিভিঃ - with poets
সত্কবিভিঃ - with good poets
সমং - together
কতিপযৈঃ - with a few
মুগ্ধাঃ - gentle; soft; charming
সুধা - nectar
অংশুঃ - ray
সুধাংশুঃ - the nectar-rayed one (the moon)
সুধাংশোঃ - of the moon
করাঃ - rays
কেষাংচিত্ - for some
সুখযংতি - make happy; gladden
চ - and
অত্র - here
হ্঱্দযং - heart
চৈত্রে - in the month of Chaitra (spring)
বিচিত্রাঃ - varied; charming
ক্ষপাঃ - nights

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
For some, these charming Chaitra nights gladden the heart: staying by the beloved's side amid playful murmurs, languid in love's play; the female cuckoo's call in the ear; a smiling vine-pavilion; a gathering with good poets and a few friends; and the soft rays of the nectar-moon.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse shows that happiness is often a crafted atmosphere: companionship, beauty, art, and unhurried time. In practical terms, the same elements appear as a quiet evening with someone you love, music that feels intimate, or a circle of friends where conversation is nourishing. The practical অনুসংধান is to create such spaces deliberately and ethically: choose relationships that deepen trust, avoid distractions that fragment attention, and let pleasure be connected to presence rather than to excess.

To carry this wisely: Such verses also teach that pleasure is relational: fragrance, sound, and moonlight become delightful when the heart is open. If the heart is closed, the same stimuli irritate. So care for the heart: reduce resentment, practice forgiveness, and keep gratitude alive.

পাংথ স্ত্রীবিরহানলাহুতিকলাং আতন্বতী মংজরীমাকংদেষু
পিকাংগনাভিরধুনা সোত্কংঠং আলোক্যতে ।
অপ্যেতে নবপাটলাপরিমলপ্রাগ্ভারপাটচ্চরা
বাংতিক্লাংতিবিতানতানবকৃতঃ শ্রীখংডশৈলানিলাঃ ॥ 2.84 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
পাংথ - traveler
স্ত্রী - wife; beloved woman
বিরহঃ - separation
অনলঃ - fire
স্ত্রীবিরহানলঃ - the fire of separation from the beloved
আহুতি - oblation
কলা - art; skill
আহুতিকলাং - the art of offering oblations
স্ত্রীবিরহানলাহুতিকলাং - the art of offering oblations into the fire of separation
আতন্বতী - spreading; performing; extending
মংজরী - blossom cluster
মাকংদঃ - mango tree
মাকংদেষু - in mango trees
পিক - cuckoo
অংগনা - woman
পিকাংগনাঃ - female cuckoos
পিকাংগনাভিঃ - by female cuckoos
অধুনা - now
সোত্কংঠং - with longing
আলোক্যতে - is looked at; is seen
অপি - even
এতে - these
নব - new
পাটলা - the পাটলা flower
পরিমলঃ - fragrance
প্রাগ্ভারঃ - heavy load; excess
পাটচ্চরাঃ - roaming about; moving around
নবপাটলাপরিমল্প্রাগ্ভারপাটচ্চরাঃ - roaming about bearing the heavy load of fresh পাটলা fragrance
বাংতি - blow
ক্লাংতিঃ - fatigue; weariness
বিতানঃ - canopy; spread
তানঃ - stretching; extension
বকৃতঃ - cutting off; removing
ক্লাংতিবিতানতানবকৃতঃ - removing the stretched canopy of fatigue (relieving weariness)
শ্রীখংড - sandalwood
সৈলঃ - mountain
অনিলঃ - wind
শ্রীখংডশৈলানিলাঃ - the winds from the sandalwood hill

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
O traveler, now the mango blossom-clusters are seen with longing by the female cuckoos, as if they were an offering into the fire of separation. And these sandalwood-mountain winds, roaming about laden with the heavy fragrance of fresh spring blossoms, blow and relieve the spread of weariness.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This verse mixes beauty with pain: spring comforts the body and simultaneously sharpens longing. In the way we live now, travel or distance can do the same - a beautiful place can still feel empty when someone important is missing. The practical অনুসংধান is to recognize the mind's double movement: allow the ache of বিরহ (separation) without dramatizing it, and also let nature and rest genuinely restore you, so you return to your responsibilities and relationships with steadier energy.

A mature reading suggests: Let nature's beauty remind you of balance. Seasons come and go; moods also come and go. When you learn to enjoy without clinging, you gain both joy and freedom. That is the quiet wisdom hidden inside these descriptions.

প্রথিতঃ প্রণযবতীনাং
তাবত্পদং আতনোতু হৃদি মানঃ ।
ভবতি ন যাবচ্চংদনতরু
সুরভির্মলযপবমানঃ ॥ 2.85 ॥

ছংদঃ (মাত্রা-চংদস্): This is in a মাত্রা-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed অক্ষর-count বৃত্ত): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 13 + 19 + 15 + 13 মাত্রাঃ (total 60); treat লঘু=1 মাত্রা and গুরু=2 মাত্রাঃ, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse দংড with internal যতি).

Meaning (পদার্থ):
প্রথিতঃ - well-known; established
প্রণযঃ - love; affection
প্রণযবতীনাং - of loving women
তাবত্ - so long
পদং - place; foothold
আতনোতু - may take; may assume
হৃদি - in the heart
মানঃ - pride; sulkiness (lover's offended pride)
ভবতি - becomes; is
ন - not
যাবত্ - until
চংদন - sandalwood
তরুঃ - tree
চংদনতরু - sandalwood tree
সুরভিঃ - fragrant
মলয - Malaya mountain
পবমানঃ - wind
মলযপবমানঃ - the Malaya breeze

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
The pride/sulking of loving women holds its place in the heart only until the Malaya breeze becomes fragrant with sandalwood trees.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
In শৃংগার, মান (the lover's proud "sulk") is not hatred; it is part of intimacy's rhythm. The verse says even that pride melts when the atmosphere turns soft and fragrant. At home and at work, timing matters similarly: a difficult conversation goes better when both people are rested and the environment is calm. The practical অনুসংধান is to de-escalate first - lower stress, speak gently, and let warmth return - then resolve the issue without turning it into a power struggle.

সহকারকুসুমকেসরনিকর
ভরামোদমূর্চ্ছিতদিগ্অংতে ।
মধুরমধুরবিধুরমধুপে
মধৌ ভবেত্কস্য নোত্কংঠা ॥ 2.86 ॥

ছংদঃ (মাত্রা-চংদস্): This is in a মাত্রা-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed অক্ষর-count বৃত্ত): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 16 + 15 + 17 + 16 মাত্রাঃ (total 64); treat লঘু=1 মাত্রা and গুরু=2 মাত্রাঃ, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse দংড with internal যতি).

Meaning (পদার্থ):
সহকার - mango tree
কুসুমং - flower
কেসরঃ - pollen; stamen
নিকরঃ - heap; cluster
সহকারকুসুমকেসরনিকরঃ - clusters of mango blossoms and pollen
ভরা - load; weight
আমোদঃ - fragrance
ভরামোদঃ - heavy fragrance
মূর্চ্ছিত - swooned; intoxicated
দিগ্ - direction
অংতঃ - end; quarter
দিগংতে - in the directions/quarters
দিগ্অংতে - in the directions (verse join)
ভরামোদমূর্চ্ছিতদিগংতে - when the quarters are intoxicated by heavy fragrance
মধুরং - sweetly
মধুর - sweet
বিধুরং - plaintively; piteously
মধুপঃ - bee
মধুপে - O bee
মধুরমধুরবিধুরমধুপে - O bee, sweetly-sweetly and plaintively (your humming)
মধৌ - in spring (মধু season)
ভবেত্ - would be
কস্য - of whom
ন - not
উত্কংঠা - longing; yearning

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
When the quarters are intoxicated by the heavy fragrance of clusters of mango blossoms and pollen, and when the bee hums sweetly and plaintively, who would not feel yearning in spring?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse describes how the senses are "tuned" by the environment: spring fragrances and sounds naturally intensify উত্কংঠা (yearning). These days, the same is true of certain places, music, or memories - they can amplify longing instantly. The practical অনুসংধান is to use this wisely: choose environments that support wholesome love and creativity, and be cautious of settings that predictably push you toward impulsive choices.

From a broader perspective: A season changes the outer world and the inner weather. Pay attention to that inner weather. If you are lonely, a rainy night can push you into old loops; if you are content, it can become poetry. Build small practices that keep you grounded - sleep, movement, and a little silence.

অচ্ছাচ্ছচংদনরসার্দ্রতরা মৃগাক্ষ্যো
ধারাগৃহাণি কুসুমানি চ কৌমুদী চ ।
মংদো মরুত্সুমনসঃ শুচি হর্ম্যপৃষ্ঠং
গ্রীষ্মে মদং চ মদনং চ বিবর্ধযংতি ॥ 2.87 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
অচ্ছাচ্ছ - very clear; very clean
চংদন - sandalwood
রসঃ - juice; paste
আর্দ্র - moist
তরা - more (comparative)
চংদন - sandalwood
রসার্দ্রতরাঃ - more moist with sandalwood paste
মৃগাক্ষ্যঃ - doe-eyed women
ধারা - stream; jet
গৃহং - house; pavilion
ধারাগৃহাণি - water-pavilions; shower-houses
কুসুমানি - flowers
চ - and
কৌমুদী - moonlight; moonlit night
চ - and
মংদঃ - gentle
মরুত্ - wind
সুমনসঃ - flowers
মরুত্সুমনসঃ - winds and flowers
শুচি - clean
হর্ম্য - palace; mansion
পৃষ্ঠং - terrace; roof
হর্ম্যপৃষ্ঠং - the mansion-terrace
গ্রীষ্মে - in summer
মদং - intoxication
চ - and
মদনং - desire; Cupid
চ - and
বিবর্ধযংতি - increase; intensify

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
In summer, doe-eyed women made even more moist with clear sandalwood paste, water-pavilions, flowers and moonlight, gentle winds, and clean mansion-terraces - all intensify intoxication and desire.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
Bhartruhari notes a simple truth: comfort and sensuous atmosphere can intensify craving. When you look around today, the same happens when we are relaxed, surrounded by beauty, and feeling physically good - desire feels stronger and self-control can weaken. The practical অনুসংধান is balance: enjoy pleasures without letting them dictate decisions; keep your commitments and boundaries steady, especially in settings where the senses are strongly stimulated.

On a subtler level: Such verses also teach that pleasure is relational: fragrance, sound, and moonlight become delightful when the heart is open. If the heart is closed, the same stimuli irritate. So care for the heart: reduce resentment, practice forgiveness, and keep gratitude alive.

স্রজো হৃদ্যামোদা ব্যজনপবনশ্চংদ্রকিরণাঃ
পরাগঃ কাসারো মলযজরজঃ শীধু বিশদম্ ।
শুচিঃ সৌধোত্সংগঃ প্রতনু বসনং পংকজদৃশো
নিদাঘঋতাবেতদ্বিলসতি লভংতে সুকৃতিনঃ ॥ 2.88 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
স্রজাঃ - garlands
হ্঱্দি - in the heart
আমোদঃ - fragrance
হ্঱্দ্যামোদাঃ - pleasing fragrance
ব্যজনং - fan
পবনঃ - breeze
ব্যজনপবনঃ - fan-breeze
চংদ্র - moon
কিরণাঃ - rays
চংদ্রকিরণাঃ - moon-rays
পরাগঃ - pollen
কাসারঃ - lake; lotus-pond
মলয - Malaya mountain
জ - born from
রজঃ - dust; powder
মলযজরজঃ - sandalwood-dust (from Malaya)
সীধু - wine; fermented drink
বিশদং - clear; pure
শুচিঃ - clean; pure
সৌধঃ - mansion
উত্সংগঃ - lap; ledge; terrace-seat
সৌধোত্সংগঃ - the clean ledge/terrace of a mansion
প্রতনু - thin; delicate
বসনং - garment
পংকজ - lotus
দৃশ্ - eye; sight
পংকজদৃশঃ - of the lotus-eyed woman
নিদাঘ - summer
ঋতৌ - in the season
এতদ্ - this
বিলসতি - sport; delight
লভংতে - obtain; enjoy
সুকৃতিনঃ - the meritorious; the fortunate

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
In the summer season, the fortunate enjoy these delights: garlands with pleasing fragrance, fan-breezes, moon-rays, pollen, lotus-ponds, sandalwood dust from Malaya, clear wine, the clean ledge of a mansion, and the thin garment of a lotus-eyed beloved.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse is a catalogue of "cooling" pleasures - things that soothe the body and, by that very soothing, make sensual enjoyment easier. In daily interactions, comfort and luxury can either become healthy rest or become a slippery slope into excess. The practical অনুসংধান is to enjoy comfort with awareness: let it restore you, not numb you; and remember that the mind can become dependent on external arrangements unless it also learns inner contentment.

A gentle practice is: Let nature's beauty remind you of balance. Seasons come and go; moods also come and go. When you learn to enjoy without clinging, you gain both joy and freedom. That is the quiet wisdom hidden inside these descriptions.

সুধাশুভ্রং ধাম স্ফুরদ্অমলরশ্মিঃ শশধরঃ
প্রিযাবক্ত্রাংভোজং মলযজরজশ্চাতিসুরভিঃ ।
স্রজো হৃদ্যামোদাস্তদিদং অখিলং রাগিণি জনে
করোত্যংতঃ ক্ষোভং ন তু বিষযসংসর্গবিমুখে ॥ 2.89 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
সুধা - nectar
শুভ্রং - white; bright
ধাম - radiance; light
সুধাশুভ্রং ধাম - nectar-white radiance
স্ফুরদ্ - shining
অমল - spotless; pure
রশ্মিঃ - ray
স্ফুরদ্অমলরশ্মিঃ - shining with pure rays (verse join)
শশধরঃ - the moon
প্রিযা - beloved
বক্ত্রং - face
অংবুজং - lotus
প্রিযাবক্ত্রাংভোজং - the beloved's lotus-face
মলযজ - sandalwood
রজঃ - dust
অতি - very
সুরভিঃ - fragrant
মলযজরজঃ - sandalwood dust
চাতিসুরভিঃ - very fragrant
স্রজাঃ - garlands
হ্঱্দ্যামোদাঃ - pleasing fragrance
তদ্ - that
ইদং - this
অখিলং - all; entire
রাগিণি - in one full of passion
জনে - in a person
করোতি - makes
অংতঃ - within
ক্ষোভং - agitation; disturbance
ন - not
তু - but
বিষয - sense-objects
সংসর্গঃ - contact; association
বিমুখে - in one turned away; detached

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
The moon's nectar-bright radiance, the beloved's lotus-face, the very fragrant sandalwood dust, and garlands with pleasing scent - all this creates intense inner agitation in a passionate person, but not in one who has turned away from sense-objects.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse makes a subtle psychological point: the world does not "do" the same thing to everyone. The same moonlight that stirs longing in one mind can be simply beautiful and quiet for another mind that is বিমুখ (turned away) from craving. In common experience, this is why the best change is internal: when attachment loosens, triggers lose power. From an অদ্বৈত (non-duality) angle, reducing রাগ (clinging) and দ্বেষ (aversion) makes perception clearer and less agitated.

One more layer is this: Here ভর্তৃহরি hints that perception is colored by desire and clarified by বিবেক. This is central to অদ্বৈত: the mind projects, and freedom begins when projection is seen. A simple practice is to watch your own stories and ask, "What am I adding to what is happening?" That question loosens obsession.

তরুণীবেষোদ্দীপিতকামা
বিকসজ্জাতীপুষ্পসুগংধিঃ ।
উন্নতপীনপযোধরভারা
প্রাবৃট্তনুতে কস্য ন হর্ষম্ ॥ 2.90 ॥

ছংদঃ (মাত্রা-চংদস্): This is in a মাত্রা-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed অক্ষর-count বৃত্ত): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 16 + 16 + 16 + 16 মাত্রাঃ (total 64); treat লঘু=1 মাত্রা and গুরু=2 মাত্রাঃ, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse দংড with internal যতি).

Meaning (পদার্থ):
তরুণী - young woman
বেষঃ - attire; dress
উদ্দীপিত - kindled; intensified
কামঃ - desire
তরুণীবেষোদ্দীপিতকামা - desire kindled by young women's attire
বিকসত্ - blooming
জাতী - jasmine
পুষ্পং - flower
সুগংধিঃ - fragrant
বিকসজ্জাতীপুষ্পসুগংধিঃ - fragrant with blooming jasmine flowers
উন্নত - high
পীন - full
পযোধরঃ - breast
ভারঃ - weight; burden
উন্নতপীনপযোধরভারা - with the burden of high, full breasts
প্রাবৃট্ - the rainy season
তনুতে - produces; spreads
কস্য - for whom
ন - not
হর্ষং - joy

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
The rainy season - with desire kindled by young women's attire, fragrant with blooming jasmine, and heavy with the fullness of their breasts - produces joy for whom does it not?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
Bhartruhari links প্রাবৃট্ (monsoon) with romance: clouds, fragrance, and closeness make desire feel natural and widespread. In contemporary life, seasons and settings still shape behavior - rainy evenings can make people nostalgic, intimate, and more impulsive. The practical অনুসংধান is to let the mood deepen connection, not lower ethics: enjoy romance with clarity, consent, and responsibility, so that seasonal emotion becomes sweetness rather than regret.

বিযদ্উপচিতমেঘং ভূমযঃ কংদলিন্যো
নবকুটজকদংবামোদিনো গংধবাহাঃ ।
শিখিকুলকলকেকারাবরম্যা বনাংতাঃ
সুখিনং অসুখিনং বা সর্বং উত্কংঠযংতি ॥ 2.91 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
বিযত্ - sky
উপচিত - filled; accumulated
মেঘং - cloud(s)
বিযদ্উপচিতমেঘং - the sky filled with clouds (verse join)
ভূমযঃ - the earth; grounds
কংদল - fresh shoot; sprout
কংদলিন্যাঃ - full of shoots/sprouts
নব - new
কুটজ - the কুটজ tree
কদংব - the কদংব tree
আমোদিনঃ - fragrant; perfuming
নবকুটজকদংবামোদিনাঃ - fragrant with new কুটজ and কদংব
গংধবাহাঃ - winds (bearers of fragrance)
শিখি - peacock
কুলং - group
শিখিকুলং - flocks of peacocks
কলকলঃ - chattering sound; noisy calls
একারাবঃ - a single cry/call
রম্যাঃ - charming
শিখিকুলকলকেকারাবরম্যাঃ - charming with peacocks' calls and chatter
বনাংতাঃ - forest-groves
সুখিনং - the happy one
অসুখিনং - the unhappy one
বা - or
সর্বং - everyone
উত্কংঠযংতি - stir longing; make eager

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Cloud-filled skies, earth thick with new shoots, winds perfumed by fresh blossoms, and forests made lovely by peacocks' calls - all these stir yearning in everyone, happy or unhappy.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This verse says some moods are "in the air". In monsoon, nature becomes dramatic and sensual, and even people who feel fine can suddenly feel উত্কংঠা (yearning). In everyday life, weather and music can work similarly: a rainy evening can make you nostalgic, romantic, or restless without any clear reason. The practical অনুসংধান is to notice the mood as a wave, not as a command - enjoy it, express it creatively, but do not let it push you into choices that you will regret.

উপরি ঘনং ঘনপটলং
তির্যগ্গিরযোঽপি নর্তিতমযূরাঃ ।
ক্ষিতিরপি কংদলধবলা
দৃষ্টিং পথিকঃ ক্ব পাতযতি ॥ 2.92 ॥

ছংদঃ (মাত্রা-চংদস্): This is in a মাত্রা-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed অক্ষর-count বৃত্ত): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 12 + 18 + 13 + 16 মাত্রাঃ (total 59); treat লঘু=1 মাত্রা and গুরু=2 মাত্রাঃ, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse দংড with internal যতি).

Meaning (পদার্থ):
উপরি - above
ঘনং - dense; massed
ঘন - cloud
পটলং - layer; mass
ঘনপটলং - mass of clouds
তির্যক্ - sideways
গিরযঃ - mountains
অপি - even; also (verse: গিরযোঽপি = গিরযঃ + অপি)
নর্তিত - dancing
মযূরাঃ - peacocks
ক্ষিতিঃ - the earth
অপি - also
কংদল - sprouts; shoots
ধবলা - white; pale
কংদলধবলা - pale with fresh shoots
দৃষ্টিং - gaze
পথিকঃ - traveler
ক্ব - where
পাতযতি - casts; drops

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Above is a dense mass of clouds; sideways, even the mountains have dancing peacocks; the earth too is pale with fresh shoots - where does the traveler cast his gaze?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse is about being surrounded by beauty: attention wants to jump everywhere. In day-to-day living, we can feel the same in a new city, a festival, or even a "feed" full of stimuli - the eyes do not know where to rest. The practical অনুসংধান is to slow down and savor one thing at a time. Pleasure becomes deeper when attention is steady, not scattered.

ইতো বিদ্যুদ্বল্লীবিলসিতং ইতঃ কেতকিতরোঃ
স্ফুরন্গংধঃ প্রোদ্যজ্জলদনিনদস্ফূর্জিতং ইতঃ ।
ইতঃ কেকিক্রীডাকলকলরবঃ পক্ষ্মলদৃশাং
কথং যাস্যংত্যেতে বিরহদিবসাঃ সংভৃতরসাঃ ॥ 2.93 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
ইতঃ - here; from this side
বিদ্যুত্ - lightning
বল্লী - creeper; vine
বিলসিতং - flashing play
বিদ্যুদ্বল্লীবিলসিতং - the play of lightning-vines
ইতঃ - here
কেতকী - the কেতকী plant
তরুঃ - tree
কেতকিতরোঃ - of the কেতকী tree
স্ফুরত্ - throbbing; spreading
গংধঃ - fragrance
স্ফুরন্গংধঃ - spreading fragrance
প্রোদ্যত্ - rising; swelling
জলদঃ - cloud
নিনদঃ - sound; roar
স্ফূর্জিতং - thunderous roar
জলদনিনদস্ফূর্জিতং - the thunder-roar of clouds
ইতঃ - here
কেকি - peacock
ক্রীডা - play
কলকলঃ - noisy chatter
রবঃ - sound
কেকিক্রীডাকলকলরবঃ - the noisy calls of peacocks at play
পক্ষ্মল - long-lashed
দৃশাং - of the eyes; of the doe-eyed women
পক্ষ্মলদৃশাং - of the long-lashed (women)
কথং - how
যাস্যংতি - will pass; will go
এতে - these
বিরহ - separation
দিনসাঃ - days
বিরহদিনসাঃ - days of separation
সংভৃত - full; heaped up
রসঃ - feeling; emotion
সংভৃতরসাঃ - full of intense feeling

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Here the lightning-vine flashes; here fragrant blossoms spread their scent; here the swelling thunder of clouds; here the noisy calls of peacocks at play - how will these days of separation pass for the long-lashed ones, full of longing?

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse explains why certain seasons make loneliness feel sharper: they are full of sensory reminders. In our daily routines, this is why a rainy playlist, a smell, or a place can suddenly reopen longing - the mind links stimuli with memory. The practical অনুসংধান is to work with triggers: if you are healing, reduce exposure; if you are in a long-distance bond, use the same triggers intentionally (a shared song, a planned call) to convert longing into connection rather than rumination.

If you want this verse to uplift you: These seasonal images show how mood is shaped by climate. When you feel more restless or nostalgic, treat it as a natural rhythm, not as a command. Use it to deepen appreciation: be kinder, write more, reach out more. But do not let mood drive reckless choices; let it become beauty with discipline.

অসূচিসংচারে তমসি নভসি প্রৌঢজলদধ্বনিপ্রযে
তস্মিন্ পততি দৃশদাং নীরনিচযে ।
ইদং সৌদামিন্যাঃ কনককমনীযং বিলসিতং
মুদং চ গ্লানিং চ প্রথযতি পথিষ্বেব সুদৃশাম্ ॥ 2.94 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
অসূচি - needle(-like)
সংচারঃ - movement; roaming
অসূচিসংচারে - where needle-like streaks move (rain-streaks)
তমসি - in darkness
নভসি - in the sky
প্রৌঢ - dense; intense
জলদঃ - cloud
ধ্বনিঃ - sound; thunder
প্রাযঃ - mostly; filled with
ধ্বনিপ্রযে - filled with thunder
তস্মিন্ - in that
পততি - falls
দৃশদ্ - stone; hail
দৃশদাং - of hailstones
নীর - water
নিচযঃ - heap; collection
নীরনিচযে - in the collection/pool of water
ইদং - this
সৌদামিনী - lightning
সৌদামিন্যাঃ - of lightning
কনক - gold
কমনীযং - charming; beautiful
বিলসিতং - flash; play; shining
মুদং - joy
চ - and
গ্লানিং - fatigue; weariness
চ - and
প্রথযতি - spreads; produces
পথিষু - on the roads
এব - indeed
সুদৃশাং - of beautiful-eyed women

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
In the dark sky where needle-like streaks move, filled with the thunder of dense clouds, and where hail and water fall into pools, this golden-beautiful flash of lightning produces both joy and weariness in the beautiful-eyed women on the road.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse captures mixed emotion: a storm can be thrilling and also tiring. In today's relationships, intense experiences often produce both - excitement and exhaustion, joy and a kind of গ্লানি (weariness). The practical অনুসংধান is to respect that blend: after high stimulation, rest and ground yourself, so that beauty does not turn into burnout.

আসারেণ ন হর্ম্যতঃ প্রিযতমৈর্যাতুং বহিঃ শক্যতে
শীতোত্কংপনিমিত্তং আযতদৃশা গাঢং সমালিংগ্যতে ।
জাতাঃ শীকরশীতলাশ্চ মরুতোরত্যংতখেদচ্ছিদো
ধন্যানাং বত দুর্দিনং সুদিনতাং যাতি প্রিযাসংগমে ॥ 2.95 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
আসারঃ - rain; shower
আসারেণ - because of rain
ন - not
হর্ম্যতঃ - from the mansion
প্রিযতমৈঃ - by/with beloved ones
যাতুং - to go
বহিঃ - outside
শক্যতে - is possible
শীত - cold
উত্কংপঃ - shivering
নিমিত্তং - cause
শীতোত্কংপনিমিত্তং - because of shivering from cold
আযত - long
দৃশা - by the long-eyed woman
গাঢং - tightly
সমালিংগ্যতে - is embraced
জাতাঃ - become
শীকরঃ - spray; mist
শীতলাঃ - cool
চ - and
মরুতঃ - winds
অত্যংত - extremely
খেদঃ - fatigue; distress
চ্ছিদঃ - cutting; removing
অত্যংতখেদচ্ছিদঃ - removing great fatigue
ধন্যানাং - of the fortunate
বত - indeed; alas
দুর্দিনং - a gloomy/bad day
সুদিনতাং - becomes a good day
যাতি - goes; becomes
প্রিযা - beloved
সংগমঃ - union; meeting
প্রিযাসংগমে - in union with the beloved

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Because of rain, the beloveds cannot go outside from the mansion. Shivering from cold, the long-eyed beloved is held in a tight embrace; the winds, cooled by spray, cut away fatigue. For the fortunate, a gloomy rainy day becomes a good day in the union of lovers.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This verse is about turning constraint into closeness. When the world forces a pause, lovers can use it to be present with one another. In real-world settings, a storm that cancels plans can become an evening of warmth, conversation, and repair - if we choose it. The practical অনুসংধান is to create "good days" not only by external events, but by how we meet the moment: attention, kindness, and shared time.

অর্ধং সুপ্ত্বা নিশাযাঃ সরভসসুরতাযাসসন্নশ্লথাংগপ্রোদ্ভূতাসহ্য
তৃষ্ণো মধুমদনিরতো হর্ম্যপৃষ্ঠে বিবিক্তে ।
সংভোগক্লাংতকাংতাশিথিলভুজলতাবর্জিতং কর্করীতো
জ্যোত্স্নাভিন্নাচ্ছধারং পিবতি ন সলিলং শারদং মংদপুণ্যঃ ॥ 2.96 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
অর্ধং - half
সুপ্ত্বা - having slept
নিশাযাঃ - of the night
সরভস - hurried; impetuous
সুরতং - lovemaking; intimacy
আযাসঃ - exertion; fatigue
আযাসসন্নঃ - exhausted by exertion
শ্লথ - slack
অংগঃ - limbs
সন্নশ্লথাংগঃ - limbs grown slack from exhaustion
প্রোদ্ভূত - arisen
অসহ্য - unbearable
তৃষ্ণা - thirst
প্রোদ্ভূতাসহ্য তৃষ্ণা - unbearable thirst that has arisen
মধু - wine; intoxicant
মদনঃ - Cupid; desire
মধু মদন - wine and desire
মধুমদনিরতঃ - given to wine and desire
হর্ম্য - mansion
পৃষ্ঠং - terrace; roof
হর্ম্যপৃষ্ঠে - on the mansion-terrace
বিবিক্তে - in solitude
সংভোগঃ - union; enjoyment
ক্লাংতা - tired
কাংতা - beloved woman
শিথিল - slack
ভুজঃ - arm
লতা - creeper; vine
বুজলতা - arm-vines
আবর্জিতং - drawn around; encircling
সংভোগক্লাংতকাংতাশিথিলভুজলতাবর্জিতং - embraced by the beloved's slack arms after union
কর্করী - a water-vessel/pitcher
ইতঃ - from
কর্করীতো - from the কর্করী
জ্যোত্স্না - moonlight
ভিন্ন - split; broken by
অচ্ছ - clear
ধারা - stream
জ্যোত্স্নাভিন্নাচ্ছধারং - a clear stream broken by moonlight
পিবতি - drinks
ন - not
সলিলং - water
শারদং - autumnal
মংদ - little
পুণ্যঃ - merit; good fortune
মংদপুণ্যঃ - of little fortune; unfortunate

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
After sleeping half the night, limbs slack from the fatigue of hurried lovemaking, unbearable thirst arises. Given to wine and desire, alone on the mansion-terrace, the "unfortunate" man does not drink the autumn water - a clear stream split by moonlight, poured from a water-pitcher - because he is held in an embrace by the beloved's tired, slack arms.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This verse is playful irony: he has water in front of him and still cannot drink, because love has "captured" him. In lived experience, we also miss simple, nourishing things because we are caught in an absorbing experience - sometimes beautiful, sometimes addictive. The practical অনুসংধান is to keep balance: let intimacy be deep, but also take care of basic needs (sleep, health, clarity) so pleasure does not become depletion.

হেমংতে দধিদুগ্ধসর্পিরশনা মাংজিষ্ঠবাসোভৃতঃ
কাশ্মীরদ্রবসাংদ্রদিগ্ধবপুষশ্ছিন্না বিচিত্রৈ রতৈঃ ।
বৃত্তোরুস্তনকামিনোজনকৃতাশ্লেষা গৃহাভ্যংতরে
তাংবূলীদলপূগপূরিতমুখা ধন্যাঃ সুখং শেরতে ॥ 2.97 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
হেমংতে - in winter
দধি - curd
দুগ্ধ - milk
সর্পিঃ - ghee
অশনা - eating
দধিদুগ্ধসর্পিরশনা - eating curd, milk, and ghee
মাংজিষ্ঠ - red dye (মাংজিষ্ঠ)
বাসঃ - garments
ভৃতঃ - wearing
মাংজিষ্ঠবাসোভৃতঃ - wearing মাংজিষ্ঠ-colored garments
কাশ্মীর - saffron/Kashmir
দ্রবঃ - liquid; paste
সাংদ্র - thick
দিগ্ধ - smeared
বপুষঃ - bodies
কাশ্মীরদ্রবসাংদ্রদিগ্ধবপুষঃ - bodies smeared with thick saffron paste
চিন্নাঃ - ended; spent
বিচিত্রৈঃ - with various
রতৈঃ - acts of love; pleasures
বৃত্ত - round
ঊরুঃ - thigh
স্তনঃ - breast
কামিনী - woman
জনঃ - person
কৃতঃ - made; done
আশ্লেষঃ - embrace
বৃত্তোরুস্তনকামিনোজনকৃতাশ্লেষাঃ - those who have embraced women with round thighs and breasts
গৃহ - house
অভ্যংতরঃ - inside
গৃহাভ্যংতরে - inside the house
তাংবূলী - betel leaf
দলং - leaf
পূগঃ - areca nut
পূরিত - filled
মুখা - mouths
তাংবূলীদলপূগপূরিতমুখাঃ - mouths filled with betel leaves and areca
ধন্যাঃ - the fortunate
সুখং - happily
শেরতে - lie down; sleep

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
In winter, the fortunate - eating curd, milk, and ghee; wearing deep red garments; bodies smeared with thick saffron paste; their pleasures spent in varied lovemaking and embraces of women with round thighs and breasts; mouths filled with betel leaf and areca - sleep happily inside the house.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse describes warmth, luxury, and intimacy as a seasonal rhythm: when it is cold outside, people seek heat and closeness within. In ordinary situations, winter often increases "nesting" - home, comfort food, and private connection. The practical অনুসংধান is moderation: enjoy warmth and intimacy, but keep health in mind and avoid turning comfort into excess that leaves the body and mind dull.

প্রদুযত্প্রৌঢপ্রিযংগুদ্যুতিভৃতি বিকসত্কুংদমাদ্যদ্দ্বিরেফে
কালে প্রালেযবাতপ্রচলবিলসিতোদারমংদারধাম্নি ।
যেষাং নো কংঠলগ্না ক্ষণং অপি তুহিনক্ষোদদক্ষা মৃগাক্ষী
তেসাং আযামযামা যমসদনসমা যামিনী যাতি যূনাম্ ॥ 2.98 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
প্রদুযত্ - shining
প্রৌঢ - full; intense
প্রিযংগু - the প্রিযংগু plant/flower
দ্যুতিঃ - radiance
ভৃতিঃ - bearing
প্রিযংগুদ্যুতিভৃতি - bearing the radiance of প্রিযংগু
বিকসত্ - blooming
কুংদ - কুংদ flower
মাদ্যত্ - intoxicating; maddening
দ্বিরেপঃ - bee ("two-drinker")
মাদ্যদ্দ্বিরেপে - where bees are intoxicated
কালে - in the season/time
প্রালেয - frost; snow
বাতঃ - wind
প্রচল - moving; shaking
বিলসিতং - play; swaying
ওদার - splendid
মংদার - the মংদার tree
ধামন্ - abode; region
মংদারধাম্নি - in the region of মংদার
প্রালেযবাতপ্রচলবিলসিতোদারমংদারধাম্নি - in the splendid মংদার groves swaying in the frosty wind
যেষাং - of those (for whom)
ন - not
উ - indeed; even
নো - not indeed (poetic)
কংঠঃ - neck
লগ্না - clinging
ক্ষণং - a moment
অপি - even
তুহিন - frost; snow
ক্ষোদঃ - rubbing; crushing
দক্ষা - skilled
তুহিনক্ষোদদক্ষা - skilled at rubbing away the cold
মৃগাক্ষী - doe-eyed woman
তেসাং - for those
আযামঃ - long
যামা - night (watch)
আযামযামা - the long night
যম - Yama (lord of death)
সদনং - abode; house
সমা - like
যমসদনসমা - like Yama's abode
যামিনী - night
যাতি - goes; passes
যূনাং - for youths

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
In the season when blossoms glow, bees grow intoxicated, and splendid groves sway in the frosty wind - for those youths whose doe-eyed beloved, skilled at rubbing away the cold, does not cling to their neck even for a moment, the long night passes like death's abode.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse says absence is not abstract; it is felt in the body. Cold makes the need for warmth immediate, so separation feels harsher. In practical terms, loneliness often intensifies at night, in winter, or during quiet moments when there is no distraction. The practical অনুসংধান is to not romanticize suffering: build support, routines, and honest connection, so that longing does not turn into despair.

চুংবংতো গংডভিত্তীরলকবতি মুখে সীত্কৃতান্যাদধানা
বক্ষঃসূত্কংচুকেষু স্তনভরপুলকোদ্ভেদং আপাদযংতঃ ।
ঊরূনাকংপযংতঃ পৃথুজঘনতটাত্স্রংসযংতোঽংশুকানি
ব্যক্তং কাংতাজনানাং বিটচরিতভৃতঃ শৈশিরা বাংতি বাতাঃ ॥ 2.99 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
চুংবংতঃ - kissing
গংডঃ - cheek
ভিত্তিঃ - wall
গংডভিত্তী - cheek-walls
অলকঃ - curl; lock of hair
বতি - possessing
অলকবতী - curly-haired
মুখে - on the face/mouth
সীত্কৃতানি - hissing sounds (made in passion)
আদধানাঃ - producing; adopting
বক্ষঃ - chest
উত্কংচুকঃ - tight bodice
সূত্কংচুকেষু - in tight bodices
স্তনঃ - breast
ভরঃ - weight
পুলকঃ - goosebumps
উদ্ভেদঃ - rising; manifestation
স্তনভরপুলকোদ্ভেদং - making goosebumps rise on the breasts
আপাদযংতঃ - causing; producing
ঊরূন্ - thighs
আকংপযংতঃ - making tremble
পৃথু - broad
জগনং - hips
তটা - slope/bank
পৃথুজঘনতটা - the slope of broad hips
ত্স্রংসযংতঃ - loosening; making slip down
অংশুকানি - garments
ত্স্রংসযংতোঽংশুকানি - loosening garments (sandhi)
ব্যক্তং - clearly
কাংতাজনানাং - of beloved women
বিটঃ - libertine; gallant
চরিতং - behavior
ভৃতঃ - bearing
বিটচরিতভৃতঃ - bearing the behavior of a libertine
শৈশির - winter
শৈশিরাঃ - the winter (winds)
বাংতি - blow
বাতাঃ - winds

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Surely the winter winds, bearing the behavior of a libertine among beloved women, blow: kissing the cheek-walls of their curly-haired faces and making them hiss; causing goosebumps to rise on breasts within tight bodices; making thighs tremble; and loosening garments from broad hips.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
Bhartruhari uses playful personification: cold wind "flirts" by forcing closeness. In the way we live now, weather can change relationship dynamics too - winter makes people seek warmth, sit closer, and become more affectionate. The practical অনুসংধান is to let such natural moods deepen tenderness, while keeping respect and consent central; intimacy grows when it is mutual, not forced.

কেশানাকুলযংদৃশো মুকুলযন্বাসো বলাদাক্ষিপন্নাতন্বন্
পুলকোদ্গমং প্রকটযন্নাবেগকংপং শনৈঃ ।
বারং বারং উদারসীত্কৃতকৃতো দংতচ্ছদান্পীডযন্
প্রাযঃ শৈশির এষ সংপ্রতি মরুত্কাংতাসু কাংতাযতে ॥ 2.100 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
কেশান্ - hair
আকুলযন্ - making disordered
দৃশঃ - the eyes
মুকুলযন্ - closing (like a bud)
বাসঃ - garment
বলাত্ - forcibly
আক্ষিপন্ - pulling away
আতন্বন্ - producing
পুলক - goosebumps
উদ্গমঃ - arising
পুলকোদ্গমং - arising of goosebumps
প্রকটযন্ - manifesting
আবেগঃ - sudden impulse; rush
কংপঃ - trembling
আবেগকংপং - trembling from a sudden rush
শনৈঃ - slowly
বারং বারং - again and again
উদার - strong; loud
সীত্কৃত - hissing sound
কৃতঃ - making
উদারসীত্কৃতকৃতঃ - making loud hissing sounds
দংত - teeth
চ্ছদঃ - covering (lip)
দংতচ্ছদান্ - the lips
পীডযন্ - pressing; biting
প্রাযঃ - as if; almost
শৈশির - winter (cold season)
এষঃ - this
সংপ্রতি - now
মরুত্ - wind
কাংতাসু - among beloved women
কাংতাযতে - behaves like a lover; becomes "beloved-like"

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
Now this winter wind behaves like a lover among women: it dishevels hair, closes eyes, snatches clothes by force, brings out goosebumps and tremors; again and again it makes loud hissing sounds and makes them bite their lips.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse shows Bhartruhari's eye for embodied detail: emotion is not only in the mind, it is in skin, breath, and reflex. At home and at work, we can notice how environment shapes behavior - cold makes people hold one another tighter, heat makes people restless, music changes posture and mood. The practical অনুসংধান is to be mindful of these forces so you can respond consciously instead of being pushed unconsciously.

যদ্যস্য নাস্তি রুচিরং তস্মিংস্তস্য স্পৃহা মনোজ্ঞেঽপি ।
রমণীযেঽপি সুধাংশৌ ন মনঃকামঃ সরোজিন্যাঃ ॥ 2.101 ॥

ছংদঃ (মাত্রা-চংদস্): This is in a মাত্রা-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed অক্ষর-count বৃত্ত): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 30 + 28 মাত্রাঃ (total 58); treat লঘু=1 মাত্রা and গুরু=2 মাত্রাঃ, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse দংড with internal যতি).

Meaning (পদার্থ):
যদি - if
অস্য - of him; of a person
ন - not
অস্তি - is
রুচিরং - liking; taste; attraction
তস্মিন্ - in that
তস্য - of him
স্পৃহা - longing; desire
মনোজ্ঞে - in what is pleasing/beautiful
অপি - even (verse: মনোজ্ঞেঽপি = মনোজ্ঞে + অপি)
রমণীযে - in what is delightful
অপি - even (verse: রমণীযেঽপি = রমণীযে + অপি)
সুধা - nectar
অংশুঃ - ray
সুধাংশুঃ - the nectar-rayed one (the moon)
সুধাংশৌ - in the moon
ন - not
মনঃ - mind
কামঃ - desire
মনঃকামঃ - desire of the mind
সরোজিনি - lotus (water-lily)
সরোজিন্যাঃ - of the lotus

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
If a person has no liking for something, then there is no longing for it, even if it is beautiful. Even though the moon is lovely, the lotus has no desire for it.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
The verse is a reminder that attraction depends on রুচি (inner taste), not only on objective beauty. These days, we see this when a job, a lifestyle, or even a relationship that looks "perfect" from the outside does not pull us inwardly - and forcing ourselves usually creates resentment. The practical অনুসংধান is to respect genuine inclination: choose environments and commitments that align with your nature, and allow others to have different tastes without judging them.

If you want this verse to uplift you: Treat desire as a signal, not a verdict. Attraction shows what the mind likes, but it does not decide what is right. Pause and ask: will this increase trust or reduce it; will it make tomorrow lighter or heavier? That small pause is বিবেক (discernment). When you choose transparency and boundaries early, love stays dignified and does not turn into compulsion.

বৈরাগ্যে সংচরত্যেকো নীতৌ ভ্রমতি চাপরঃ ।
শৃংগারে রমতে কশ্চিদ্ভুবি ভেদাঃ পরস্পরম্ ॥ 2.102 ॥

Meaning (পদার্থ):
বৈরাগ্যে - in dispassion; renunciation
সংচরতি - moves about; lives
একঃ - one person
নীতৌ - in নীতি (ethics/practical wisdom)
ভ্রমতি - wanders
চ - and
অপরঃ - another
শৃংগারে - in love/romance (শৃংগার)
রমতে - delights
কশ্চিত্ - someone
ভুবি - on earth
ভেদাঃ - differences
পরস্পরং - among one another

Translation (ভাবার্থ):
One lives in renunciation, another wanders in practical ethics, and someone else delights in romance; on earth, people differ from one another.

Commentary (অনুসংধান):
This is a calm closing: human minds are not uniform. When you look around today, this means we should not force one template on everyone - some value solitude and simplicity, some value duty and strategy, and some value relationship and beauty. The practical অনুসংধান is to discern your own stage and temperament, and to relate to others with respect rather than comparison. When we stop demanding sameness, we cooperate better and suffer less.

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