[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Poetry (mahākāvya, lyric, messenger poems, stotra, Prakrit kāvya)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya) › [Satire and burlesque](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire) › [Samayamatrika](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka) › 1.43 # Samayamatrika 1.43 Samayamātṛkā 1.43 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.1.43) na bhavatyeva dhūrtasya veśyāveśmanyamātṛke . cullīsuptasya hemante mārjārasyeva nirgamaḥ ..43.. > A rogue never departs from a motherless courtesan's house, > just like a cat sleeping by the hearth in winter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.1.42) - [Next: 1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.1.44) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka~en-mt.1.43) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.1.43) · Pramāṇa