[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) › 2.84 # Samayamatrika 2.84 Samayamātṛkā 2.84 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.2.84) gaṇavijñānikā mugdhapratyayaiḥ khyātimāyayau . nāmābhijñānamātrajñā na tu caurānviveda sā ..84.. > She gained fame as a fortune-teller through the blind faith of fools; / she knew merely how to recognise names, but could never find the thieves. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.2.83) - [Next: 2.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.2.85) - [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.2.84) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.2.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.2.84) · Pramāṇa