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āsvādayantaṁ ghṛta-pakvam annaṁ

āsvādayantaṁ ghṛta-pakvam annaṁ
sunarmabhis tān api hāsayantam |
ālokayantaṁ nayanāñcalena
rādhānanaṁ taṁ dadṛśur mudālyaḥ ||
(Govinda-līlāmṛta: 4.27)

“The sakhīs joyfully beheld him [i.e., Kṛṣṇa]
Relishing the food cooked in ghee,
Making them [i.e., Balarāma and his sakhās] also laugh with excellent jokes,
And beholding the face of Rādhā
From the corners of his eyes.”

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prabhātam āyātam aśeṣa-ghoṣa-

prabhātam āyātam aśeṣa-ghoṣa-
tṛṣārta-netra-bhramarāravinda |
gariṣṭha-bhūyiṣṭha-viśiṣṭa-niṣṭhaṁ
goṣṭhaṁ pratiṣṭhasva daviṣṭam iṣṭam ||
(Govinda-līlāmṛta: 1.29)

“Daybreak has arrived,
O Lotus of the bees
Of the entire village’s thirst-stricken eyes!
[Therefore, without delay]
Depart for your distant, dear village
Where the chief among your numerous elders are present
[Since otherwise you will undergo shame before them].”

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jaya jaya gokula-maṅgala-kanda

jaya jaya gokula-maṅgala-kanda
vraja-yuvatī-tati-bhṛṅgy-aravinda |
pratipada-vardhita-nandānanda
śrī-govindācyuta nata-śanda ||
(Govinda-līlāmṛta: 1.28)

“Glory to you! Glory to you!
O Root of Gokula’s good fortune!
[Alt., O Cloud which showers good fortune like rain upon Gokula!]
O Lotus for the bumblebees of Vraja’s young women!
O you by whom Nanda’s bliss is increased at every moment!
O Śrī Govinda! O Acyuta!
O Giver of happiness to the bowed!”

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udayaṁ prajavād ayam ety aruṇas

udayaṁ prajavād ayam ety aruṇas
taruṇī-nicaye sahajākaruṇaḥ |
nibhṛtaṁ nilayaṁ vraja-nātha tatas
tvarito’ṭa kalinda-sutā-taṭataḥ ||
(Govinda-līlāmṛta: 1.24)

“The dawn,
By nature merciless to young women,
Has swiftly arrived at the Eastern Mountain.
Therefore, O Lord of Vraja!
Quickly and stealthily go
From the bank of the Yamunā [back] to your home.”

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gokula-bandho jaya rasa-sindho

gokula-bandho jaya rasa-sindho
jāgṛhi talpaṁ tyaja śaśi-kalpam |
prīty-anukūlāṁ śrita-bhuja-mūlāṁ
bodhaya kāntāṁ rati-bhara-tāntām ||
(Govinda-līlāmṛta: 1.23)

“O Friend of Gokula!
Glory to you!
O Ocean of rasa!
Wake up!
Give up this bed akin to the moon!
And awaken your lover,
Favorable out of love (prīti),
And resting on your shoulder,
Exhausted from the load of lovemaking.”

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samāsa-vākyaṁ vigrahaḥ

samāsa-vākyaṁ vigrahaḥ |
(Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa: 1684)

“An explanation of a compound is [called] a vigraha [i.e., isolation and analysis of the words (padas) in a compound that produces specific understanding of the meaning of the compound].”

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prādhānyena vyapadeśā bhavanti

prādhānyena vyapadeśā bhavanti |
(Unknown source; cited in the Sārārtha-darśinī-ṭīkā on Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā)

“Statements occur on the basis of prominence [i.e., they can be based on a prominent aspect of what they describe and not necessarily on something that is literally true in every sense about their object].”

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kṛṣṇasya vigrahe bhāti samāsenākhilaṁ padam

kṛṣṇasya vigrahe bhāti samāsenākhilaṁ padam |
itīva smārakaṁ vakṣye samāsa-pada-vigraham ||
sa-bahuvrīhi-dvigutā-mātre lubdho’smi sa-dvandvaḥ |
tat puruṣa karma dhāraya bhakter yenāvyayī-bhāvaḥ ||
(Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa: Samāsa-prakaraṇa, 1–2)

“I will now describe the compounding (samāsa) and isolation (vigraha) of words (padas) [i.e., the rules of grammar regarding the formation of compounds and the isolation of the words in compounds], which are like reminders that all things (padas) exist in aggregation (samāsa) in the figure (vigraha) of Kṛṣṇa. I am greedy and quarrelsome (sa-dvandva) just to have a lot of rice (sa-bahu-vrīhi) and two cows (dvi-gu). Therefore (tat), O Puruṣa [i.e., O Kṛṣṇa], please cause [me] to perform (dhāraya) action (karma) by which a non-declining state (avyayī-bhāva) of bhakti [to you] shall come to be.”

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apauruṣeyaṁ vākyaṁ vedaḥ

apauruṣeyaṁ vākyaṁ vedaḥ | sa ca vidhi-mantra-nāmadheya-niṣedhārthavāda-bhedāt pañca-vidhaḥ |
(Artha-saṅgraha: 1 (10))

Veda is a statement that is not produced by a puruṣa (apauruṣeya) [i.e., a statement that is beginninglessly self-existent and thus not produced by any living being]. That [i.e., Veda], furthermore, is of five types according to the divisions of (1) vidhi [i.e., injunction], (2) mantra [i.e., hymn], (3) nāmadheya [i.e., name], (4) niṣedha [i.e., prohibition], and (5) arthavāda [i.e., explanatory or eulogistic passage].”

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yatra niṣkāma-dharma-nirmala-cittaḥ

yatra niṣkāma-dharma-nirmala-cittaḥ sat-prasaṅga-lubdhaḥ śraddhāluḥ śānty-ādimān adhikārī | sambandho vācya-vācaka-bhāvaḥ | viṣayo niravadyo viśuddhānanta-guṇa-gaṇo’cintyānanta-śaktiḥ sac-cid-ānandaḥ puruṣottamaḥ | prayojanaṁ tv aśeṣa-doṣa-vināśa-puraḥsaras tat-sākṣātkāra … |
(Govinda-bhāṣya on Vedānta-sūtra: 1.1.1)

“… In which [i.e., in the Vedānta-sūtra], the bearer of eligibility (adhikārī) is a person who is of taintless heart by virtue of [engagement in] desireless dharma, is desirous of association with sādhus, is endowed with śraddhā [in the meaning of śāstra], and is possessed of tranquility and so forth [i.e., control of the mind, control of the senses, and other virtues]. The relation (sambandha) [of the text with its subject (viṣaya)] is of the nature of referent (vācya) and referrer (vācaka). The subject (viṣaya) is the irreproachable Supreme Person (Puruṣottama) constituted of eternal being, consciousness, and bliss and possessed of endless pure qualities and endless inconceivable potency. The aim (prayojana) is direct perception (sākṣātkāra) of him preceded by the disintegration of all faults.”

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