अज्ञेनेन्द्रियशय्यार्थं रागासृगरुणा तनुः । संसारारण्य आस्तीर्णा पुनर् आमिषपिण्डवत्
The body, driven by ignorance and the poison of attachment to the pleasures of the senses, is spread out in the forest of worldly existence like a lump of bait.
भूतशैलमयी सृष्टिर् मृन्मांसलवमात्रिका । मोहात् संलक्ष्यते चित्तपदार्थानर्थरञ्जना
This creation, made of the mountains of elements and composed only of clay, flesh, and marrow, is perceived through delusion, coloring the mind with the objects of sense and the play of misfortune.
जयत्य् अनल्पसङ्कल्पकल्पनाकल्पपादपः । अज्ञानां प्रसृता यस्माज् जगत्पर्णपरम्पराः
Victorious is the tree of imagination, with countless branches of thought, from which the endless succession of worldly phenomena, the leaves of ignorance, have spread forth.
यस्मिंस् तिष्ठन्ति राजन्ते लसन्ति विलसन्ति च । विचित्ररचनोपेता भूरिभोगविहङ्गमाः
On this tree dwell, shine, and play—adorned with wondrous forms—the many birds of enjoyment.
यत्र जन्मानि पर्वाणि कर्मजालं च कोरकाः । फलानि पुण्यपापानि मञ्जर्यो विभवश्रियः
There, births are the nodes, karmic entanglements are the buds, fruits are merit and demerit, and the blossoms are wealth and prosperity.
अज्ञानेन्दूदयाद् एता योषिदोषधयस् स्फुटम् । संसारवनषण्डे ऽस्मिन् परां शोभाम् उपागताः
With the rising of the moon of ignorance, these women and herbs have attained supreme beauty in this thicket of the forest of worldly existence.
घनजाड्यः कलापूर्णस् तमःकालकृतोदयः । शून्योदितात्मा दोषेशो जयत्य् अज्ञानचन्द्रमाः
The moon of ignorance, lord of faults, whose nature is dense dullness, full of darkness and born of the time of night, rises in the sky of emptiness and is victorious.
अज्ञानेन्दोः प्रसादेन वासनामृतशालिना । तर्पिताशाचकोरेण चित्तरत्नरसैषिणा
By the grace of the moon of ignorance, the chakora bird of desire, longing for the nectar of impressions, is satisfied with the essence of the jewel of the mind.
राजहंसविलासिन्यः प्रालेयशिशिराङ्गिकाः । भान्ति कान्ताकुमुद्वत्यो लोललोचनषट्पदाः
Royal swans, graceful in their play, with bodies cool as snow, shine forth like lovely moonlotuses, their restless eyes resembling bees.
धम्मिल्लतिमिरोल्लासा यत् प्रपाण्डुपयोधराः । रामारजन्यो राजन्ते तन् मौर्ख्येन्दुविजृम्भितम्
With hair bound up and adorned, their pale breasts gleaming, the women of the royal line shine, their beauty blossoming under the moon of folly.
आपातमात्रमधुरत्वम् अनर्थवत्त्वम् आद्यन्तवत्त्वम् अखिलस्थितिभङ्गुरत्वम् । अज्ञानशाखिन इति प्रसृतानि राम नानाकृतीनि विपुलानि फलान्य् अमूनि
Rama, these fruits of ignorance—varied and abundant—are characterized by sweetness only at first encounter, inherent worthlessness, beginnings and endings, and instability in every state.
यन् मुक्तावलिता रत्नभूषिता भान्ति योषितः । मदेन्दाव् उदिते क्षुब्धकामक्षीरार्णवोर्मयः
Women adorned with pearl necklaces and jeweled ornaments shine, as the waves of the ocean of passionate desire surge when the intoxicating moon rises.
सौवर्णाम्भोजकोशस्थलोलालिपटलश्रियम् । धारयन्ति दृशस् स्त्रीणां कपोलदलदोलिताः
The gently swaying cheeks of women, moving as they turn, display the beauty of a cluster of bees hovering over the golden lotus.
उद्यानवनषण्डेषु भूमौ कृतपदा मधौ । हृद्यास् सुमनसो भान्ति हासा इव मनोभुवः
In gardens, groves, and forests, where their feet have touched the earth in spring, beautiful flowers bloom, like the smiles of the god of love.
क्रव्यादगृध्रगोमायुकौलेयकवलाङ्गिकाः । स्त्रियस् समुपमीयन्ते चन्द्रचन्दनपङ्कजैः
Women are likened to the bodies of vultures, jackals, and wild dogs, as well as to moonlight, sandalwood, and lotuses.
सौवर्णकलशाम्भोजकोरकोत्तुङ्गलिङ्गवत् । दृश्यते स्त्रीस्तनश्रेणी रक्तप्रतिसमुद्गिका
The rows of women's breasts, with their reddish tips, resemble the prominent forms of golden lotus buds and pitchers.
रसायनेन्दुनिष्ष्यन्दमधुबिम्बासवद्रवैः । ओष्ठाभिधो मांसलवो लालाक्त उपमीयते
The fleshy lip, called by that name, is compared to a stream of nectar, the essence of the moon, or the liquid of honey and wine.
शल्मल्यष्ठीलिकाकारा भुजाः क्रूरास्थिशङ्कवः । बाहूबाहु लताशब्दैर् वर्ण्यन्ते कविभिश् शुभैः
The arms, cruel and sharp as the thorns of the silk-cotton tree, are described by poets with pleasing words as creepers entwined with other creepers.
कदलीस्तम्भसम्भारसुन्दरी सुन्दरीरता । ऊरुशोभोदितानङ्गतोरणश्रीर् विराजते
The beauty of the thighs, delightful as a cluster of plantain stems, shines forth as the splendid archway of love, arousing the passion of the beautiful woman.
आपातमात्रमधुरा मध्ये द्वन्द्वानुपातिनी । शीघ्रावसानविरसा लक्ष्मीर् अप्य् अभिवाञ्छ्यते
Pleasure is sweet only at first glance, but in the midst of union it brings conflict; it quickly ends, loses its taste, and even the goddess of fortune is not truly desired.
समुपैति मतिर् दुःखं दुःखं च शतशाखताम् । दुःखशाखासु जायन्ते नानाकर्मफलश्रियः
The mind attains suffering, and that suffering branches into a hundred forms; upon the branches of suffering arise the various fruits of actions.
बद्धजालघनाकाराः कारार्थम् इव रज्जवः । वीरुधः प्रावृषीवाशाः प्रतानगहनस्थिताः
Desires, like ropes woven into dense nets, seem to exist for the sake of bondage; like creepers in the rainy season, they remain entangled in thick clusters.
सारतां मोहमिहिका कार्याकार्यविकारिणी । यमुना प्रावृषीवैति तिमिरश्यामलाचिरम्
The mist of delusion, lacking substance and changing notions of right and wrong, quickly becomes like the dark Yamuna in the rainy season.
कटूकृतान्तःकरणो नानाकारविकारदः । स्वदते विगतस्नेहं जन्मप्रतिविषारसः
The inner being, made bitter, produces various forms and changes; it tastes the flavor of repeated births, devoid of affection.
व्याधूतजर्जराजीर्णजनतापर्णराजयः । स्वकर्मपवना वान्ति नानाकनकरेणवः
The winds of one's own actions blow, scattering the golden dust of people who are worn, aged, and afflicted.
कालः कवलितानन्तजगत्पक्वफलो ऽप्य् अयम् । घस्मरापारजठरः कल्पैर् अपि न तृप्यति
Time, which devours countless worlds and ripened fruits, possesses a voracious, boundless belly and is never satisfied, even through ages.
मोहमारुतपा मत्तास् त्वराविषविकारिणः । स्फुरन्तीहाहयश् चित्तबिले बलवदापदः
Intoxicated by the wind of delusion, transformed by the poison of haste, powerful calamities surge forth in the cavity of the mind like wild horses.
चिन्तापिशाच्योपहता विवेकेन्दूदयं विना । तमसैव निरालोका याति यौवनयामिनी
Without the rise of the moon of discernment, youth's night passes in darkness, afflicted by the demoness of anxiety.
जिह्वा जर्जरताम् एति प्राकृतानुनयज्वरैः । पद्मकोटरकोणस्थम् अपि पत्त्रं हिमैर् इव
The tongue becomes worn out by fevers of crude indulgence, just as a lotus petal placed in the corner of its pod is withered by frost.
दुःखजीवमहाष्ठीलः कष्टकण्टकसङ्कटः । सहस्रशाखतां याति दारिद्र्यदृढशल्मलिः
The great pillar of suffering life, harsh and thorny, becomes a salmali tree with a thousand branches, firmly rooted in poverty.