[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) › 2.56 # Samayamatrika 2.56 Samayamātṛkā 2.56 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.2.56) śītaśāleva śiśire dīpamāleva vāsare . jīrṇā nirmālyamāleva veśyā kasyopayujyate ..56.. > Like a cold hall in winter, like a row of lamps by day, / an old courtesan is like an old leftover garland—to whom is she of any use? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.2.55) - [Next: 2.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.2.57) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka~en-mt.2.56) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.2.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.2.56) · Pramāṇa