[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) › 2.78 # Samayamatrika 2.78 Samayamātṛkā 2.78 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.2.78) sābhuṅkta gṛhanārīṇāṃ prabhūtojjāma taṇḍulam . prabhūtalābhalubdhānāṃ mūlasyāpi parikṣayaḥ ..78.. > She devoured the copious advance-grain belonging to the housewives; / for those greedy for exorbitant profits, even the principal is lost. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.2.77) - [Next: 2.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.2.79) - [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.2.78) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.2.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.2.78) · Pramāṇa