All 50 Uses of

mortal

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The Ramayana

He saw the glorious lady, screened From eye of man, and God, and fiend, Like some bright portent which the care Of Brahmá launches through the air, Designed by his illusive art To flash a moment and depart: Or like the flame that leaps on high To sink involved in smoke and die: Or like the full moon shining through The wintry mist, then lost to view: Or like the sun's reflection, cast Upon the flood, too bright to last: So was the glorious dame till then Removed from Gods' and mortals' ken, Till—such was Gautam's high decree— Prince Ráma came to set her free.†
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mortals = humans (especially merely humans) or people subject to death

Thy heart's desire, O Monarch, speak: I grant the boons which mortals seek.†
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In living frame the skies attain, Which mortals thus can scarcely gain.†
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Manu, who life to mortals gave, Begot Ikshváku good and brave.†
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For ne'er do blessed Gods refuse To share the food which mortals use.†
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Life flies as torrents downward fall Speeding away without recall, So virtue should our thoughts engage, For bliss(382) is mortals' heritage.†
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E'en as a man may leave his home And to a distant village roam, Then from his lodging turn away And journey on the following day, Such brief possession mortals hold In sire and mother, house and gold, And never will the good and wise The brief uncertain lodging prize.†
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Manu, who life to mortals gave, Begot Ikshváku good and brave: First of Ayodhyá's kings was he, Pride of her famous dynasty.†
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s(738) self, the lord By all the universe adored, Who golden gifts to mortals sends, Lives with the Guhyakas(739) his friends.†
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show Like him who wealth to mortals shares,(901) The lord whom Sárvabhauma(902) bears.†
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So awful was the monster's yell That fear on all the nations fell, He, rushing on with furious roar, A tusk from huge Airávat tore, And dealt the God so dire a blow That Indra reeling left his foe, And with the Gods and mortals fled To Brahmá's throne dispirited.†
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By grace of Heaven he raised to life The chieftains slain in mortal strife; Then in the magic chariot through The clouds to Nandigráma flew.†
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To him no mortal shall be known Except his holy sire alone.†
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Assume, O King, a mortal birth, And strike the demon to the earth.†
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Then, in the world of mortal men, Ten thousand years and hundreds ten I as a human king will reign, And guard the earth as my domain.†
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Joy filled the noble prince's breast Who thus bespoke the honoured guest: "As amrit(141) by a mortal found, As rain upon the thirsty ground, As to an heirless man a son Born to him of his precious one, As gain of what we sorely miss, As sudden dawn of mighty bliss, So is thy coming here to me: All welcome, mighty Saint, to thee.†
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quail, Much less can mortal man avail.†
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ha, wisest seer, Observant of his vows austere, Saw the whole world convulsed with dread, And thus unto the monarch said: "Thou, born of old Ikshváku's seed, Art Justice' self in mortal weed.†
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The Mortal dart whose point is chill, And Slaughter, ever sure to kill; All these and other arms, for thou Art very dear, I give thee now.†
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thou these fiends shalt see, Man-eaters, foul of mind, Before my mortal weapon flee Like clouds before the wind.†
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this mortal dart That strikes a numbing chill, Hath struck him senseless with the smart, But left him breathing still.†
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Forsake, forsake your mortal lot, And gain a life that withers not.†
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A fickle thing is youth's brief span, And more than all in mortal man.†
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If, daughter of the Lord of Snow, Gangá would turn her stream below, Her waves that cleanse all mortal stain Would wash their ashes pure again.†
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I vowed her, of no mortal birth, Meet prize for noblest hero's worth.†
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Still grew that child of Janak's race, More goddess-fair in form and face, The loveliest wife that e'er was seen, In mortal mould sweet Beauty's Queen.†
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Then raged the battle wild and dread, And mortal warriors fought and bled; The fiends by night with strength renewed Charged, slew the sleeping multitude.†
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Fair glory and the fruit she gives, For lust of sway I ne'er will slight: What, for the span a mortal lives.†
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But small, methinks the love I show For him I count my mortal foe.†
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I stood confounded and amazed: His dying eyes to mine he raised, And spoke this speech in accents stern, As though his light my soul would burn: "How have I wronged thee, King, that I Struck by thy mortal arrow die?†
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Three constant pairs are ever found To hem all mortal creatures round:(354) Then mourn not thus, O Prince, for none Their close companionship may shun.†
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The steadfast Ráma, when he viewed His glorious brother's mournful mood, With each ambitious thought controlled, Thus the lamenting prince consoled: "I cannot do the things I will, For Ráma is but mortal still.†
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The pillared mansion, high, compact, Must fall by Time's strong hand attacked; So mortal men, the gradual prey Of old and ruthless death, decay.†
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The ills of age man's strength assail: Ah, what can mortal power avail?†
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As one might stand upon the way And to a troop of travellers say: "If ye allow it, sirs, I too Will travel on the road with you:" So why should mortal man lament When on that path his feet are bent Which all men living needs must tread, Where sire and ancestors have led?†
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My father knowing how I came, No daughter of a mortal dame, In all the regions failed to see A bridegroom meet to match with me.†
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Not e'en in dreams could mortal king Strain the great bow or draw the string.†
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s less, Was filled with pride and happiness, For honours high had Sítá gained, Which mortal dames have scarce obtained.†
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Thus Ráma, when his speech he heard, The giant's mighty form interred, Which mortal arms defied.†
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I could not quit this mortal frame Till thou shouldst come, O dear to fame: To heavenly spheres I would not rise, Expecting thee with eager eyes.†
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Made perfect here, the saints supreme, On cars that mock the Day-God's gleam,— Their mortal bodies cast aside,— Sought heaven transformed and glorified, Here Gods to living things, who win Their favour, pure from cruel sin, Give royal rule and many a good, Immortal life and spirithood.†
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Then upon Ráma thick and fast The rain of mortal steel they cast, As labouring clouds their torrents shed Upon the mountain-monarch's(467) head.†
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A thousand mortal shafts were rained From the orbed bow the hero strained, Till east and west and south and north Were filled with arrows volleyed forth.†
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The wrath that o'er his spirit came Clothed him with splendour as of flame, While showers of mortal darts he poured Fierce on the giants and their lord.†
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Four arrows more,—each shaped to deal A mortal wound with barbèd steel,— The glorious hero shot, and slew The four good steeds the car that drew.†
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His mighty bow the monster strained, And angrily on Ráma rained His mortal arrows in a flood, Like serpent fangs athirst for blood.†
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As thus in furious combat, wrought To mortal hate, the warriors fought, The sun himself grew faint and pale, Obscured behind that arrowy veil.†
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Then from his side a shaft he took Whose mortal stroke no life might brook: Of peerless might, it bore the name Of Brahmá's staff, and glowed with flame: Lord Indra, ruler of the skies, Himself had given the glorious prize.†
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the foeman's mortal fear, And terror in her features shown, The giantess approached the throne.†
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I fled from mortal danger, freed From the dire shaft by timely speed.†
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(1) (mortal as in: mortal body)
human (especially merely human); or subject to death
(2) (mortal as in: a mortal wound)
causing death
(3) (mortal as in: felt mortal agony)
extreme or intense
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