[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) › 1.45 # Samayamatrika 1.45 Samayamātṛkā 1.45 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.1.45) akaṇṭakā puṣpamahī veśayoṣidamātṛkā . mantrihīnā ca rājyaśrīrbhujyate viṭaceṭakaiḥ ..45.. > A flower garden without thorns, a courtesan without a mother, > and the splendor of a kingdom without a minister are enjoyed by rakes and servants. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.1.44) - [Next: 1.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.1.46) - [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.1.45) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.mahasubhasitasangraha.14) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.1.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.1.45) · Pramāṇa