[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Arts, Poetics, Architecture & Lexicography](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art) › [Poetics](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara) › [General treatises on poetics](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.sahitya) › [Kavyadarsha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.sahitya.kavyadarsa) › 2.284 # Kavyadarsha 2.284 Kāvyādarśa 2.284 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.284](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.sahitya.kavyadarsa.2.284) ajitvā sārṇavām urvīm aniṣṭvā vividhair makhaiḥ & adatvā cārtham arthibhyo bhaveyaḥ pārthivaḥ katham // > "Without conquering the ocean-girdled earth, without sacrificing with manifold rites, > and without giving wealth to petitioners, how could I be a king?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.283](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.sahitya.kavyadarsa.2.283) - [Next: 2.285](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.sahitya.kavyadarsa.2.285) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.sahitya.kavyadarsa.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.sahitya.kavyadarsa~en-mt.2.284) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Śṛṅgāraprakāśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.rasa.srngaraprakasa.8.p1.10) — Bhoja, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.sahitya.kavyadarsa.2.284](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.sahitya.kavyadarsa.2.284) · Pramāṇa