% Text title            : shRRingArarasAShTakam
% File name             : shRRingArarasAShTakam.itx
% Category              : misc, sahitya, advice, aShTaka
% Location              : doc\_z\_misc\_general
% Author                : Kalidas
% Transliterated by     : Aaditya Kalyanaraman
% Proofread by          : Aaditya Kalyanaraman
% Description/comments  : From Kavya Sangraha, A Sanskrit Anthology, Dr. John Haeberlin, 1847
% Latest update         : April 29, 2021
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\engtitle{.. Shringararasa Ashtakam ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shR^i~NgArarasAShTakam ..}##\endtitles ##
aviditasukhaduHkhaM nirguNaM vastu ki~nchit
      jaDamatiriha kashchit mokSha ityAchachakShe |
mama tu matamana~NgasmeratAralyaghUrNan
      madakalamadirAkShINIvimokSho hi mokShaH || 1||
kadA kAntAgAre parimalamilatpuShyashayane
      shayAnaH kAntAyAH kuchayugamahaM vakShasi vahan |
aye kAnte mugdhe kuTilanayane chandravadane
      prasIdeti kroshan nimIShamiva neShyAmi divasAn || 2||
sAyaM nAyamudeti vAsaramaNishchandro na chaNDadyuti\-
      rdAvAgniH kathamamvare kimashaniH svachChAntarIkShe sthitaH |
hantedaM niraNAyi pAntharamaNIprANAnilAshAshayA
      dhAvadghoravibhAvarI viShadharI bhogasya bhImo maNiH || 3||
AyAti yAti punareva jalaM prayAti
      padmAkarANi vidhunoti dhunoti pakShau |
unmattavaddhamati kUjati mandamandaM
      kAntAviyogavidhuro nishi chakravAkaH || 4||
bha~NkA bhoktuM na bhu~Nkta kuTilavisalatA khaNDamindorvitarkAt
      tArAkArAstR^iShArto na pivati payasAM vigruShaH pachasaMsthAH |
ChAyAmambhojinInAmalikulasavalAM vIkShya sandhyAmasandhyAM
      kAntAvishleShabhIrurdinamapi rajaNIM manyate chakravAkaH || 5||
gandhADhyAsau bhuvanaviditA ketakI svarNavarNA
      padmabhrAntyA chapalamadhupaH puShyamadhye papAta |
andhIbhUtaH kusumarajasA kaNThakalanapakShaH
      sthAtuM gantuM dvayamapi sakhe naiva shakto dvirephaH || 6||
taM vIkShya vepathumatI sarasA~NgayaShTi\-
      rnikShepaNava padamuddhR^itamarpayantI |
mArgAchalavyatikarAkuliteva sindhuH
      shailAdhirAjatanayA na yayau na tasthau || 7||
kA kAvalA nidhuvanashramapIDitA~NgI
      nidrAM gatA dayitavAhulatAnuvaDvA |
sA sA tu yAtu bhavanaM mihirohamIyaM
      sa~NketavAkyamiti kAkachayA vadanti || 8||

iti mahAkavikAlidAsavirachitaM shR^i~NgArarasAShTakaM samAptam |
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