Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha 1-9979 · Verses 8356-8375

kaṭvamlalavaṇātyuṣṇatīkṣṇarūkṣavid āhinaḥ /
āhārā rājasasyeṣṭā duḥkhaśokāmayapradāḥ //

kaṭvervārau yathā pakve madhuraḥ san raso'pi na /
prāpyate hyātmani tathā nāpakvakaraṇe jñatā //

kaṭhinaṃ vā madhuraṃ vā prastutavacanaṃ manohāri /
vāme gardabhanādaś cittaprītyai prayāṇeṣu //

kaṭhinaḥ kṛśamūlaśca durlabho dakṣiṇetaraḥ /
kaścit kalyāṇagotro'pi manuṣyairnopajīvyate //

kaṭhinakucau tava bāle taralasarojākṣi tāvakaṃ cakṣuḥ /
kuṭilasukeśi kacās te mithyā bhaṇitaṃ kṛśāṅgi tava madhyam //

kaṭhinataradāmaveṣṭana- lekhāsaṃdehadāyino yasya /
rājanti valivibhaṅgāḥ sa pātu dāmodaro bhavataḥ //

kaṭhinasyāpi hṛdayaṃ guṇavānārdrayed dṛśā /
candrakāntopalaṃ candraḥ svāṃśubhirdrāvayatyasau //

kaṭhinahṛdaye muñca krodhaṃ sukhapratighātakaṃ likhati divasaṃ yātaṃ yātaṃ yamaḥ kila mānini /
vayasi taruṇe naitad yuktaṃ cale ca samāgame bhavati kalaho yāvat tāvad varaṃ subhage ratam //

kaṭhinahṛdaye muñca bhrāntiṃ vyalīkakathāśrayāṃ piśunavacanairduḥkhaṃ netuṃ na yuktamimaṃ janam /
kimidamatha vā satyaṃ mugdhe tvayādya viniścitaṃ yadabhirucitaṃ tan me kṛtvā priye sukhamāsyatām //

kaṭhināstīkṣṇavaktrāśca tīkṣṇodarkās tathaiva ca /
gaṇakaiḥ kiṃ nu lekhanyas tā vā kiṃ te vinirmitāḥ //

kaṭhine durgame vāso guptaśaktiprakāśanam /
raṇe putraḥ yathā śocyaḥ kalahaṃ veśyayā saha //

kaṭhoranakharāhatadviradakumbhapīṭhasthalī- luṭhadrudhirarañjitollalitakesaraḥ kesarī /
gabhīraravakātarāturatarāturavyāhṛtaiḥ patan hariṇakaiḥ samaṃ samarabhūmikāṃ lajjate //

kaṭhorapārāvatakaṇṭhamecakaṃ vapurvūṣaskandhasubandhurāṃsakam /
prasannarsihastimitaṃ ca vīkṣitaṃ dhvaniśca maṅgalyamṛdaṅgamāṃsalaḥ //

kaṭhorāsthigranthivyatikararaṇatkāramukharaḥ kharasnāyucchedakṣaṇavihitavegavyupaśamaḥ /
nirātaṅkaḥ paṅkeṣviva piśitapiṇḍeṣu vilasa- nnasirgātraṃ gātraṃ sapadi lavaśas te vikiratu //

kaṇa iva purāṃ vahnerbhasmāvadhūlanasaṅgato jayati bahalālokasphārāvadhūtaniśodayaḥ /
smaraharajaṭābandhagranthirbhujaṅgaphaṇāmaṇi- stridaśataṭinīpūrānītaḥ sphuranniva tārakaḥ //

kaṇācāmatuṣāṅgārān yatnena parirakṣasi /
mūṣakāpahṛtaṃ koṣe ratnarāśiṃ na paśyasi //

kaṇṭakasya tu bhagnasya dantasya calitasya ca /
amātyasya ca duṣṭasya mūlāduddharaṇaṃ sukham //

kaṇṭakān kūpamagniṃ ca varjayanti yathā narāḥ /
tathā nṛśaṃsakarmāṇaṃ varjayanti narā naram //

kaṇṭakāvaraṇaṃ yādṛk phalitasya phalāptaye /
tādṛg durjanasaṅgo'pi sādhusaṅgāya bādhanam //

kaṇṭakitatanuśarīrā lajjāmukulāyamānanayaneyam /
tava kumudinīva vāñchati nṛcandra bālā karasparśam //