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# Vikramarkacaritra 3.3

Vikramārkacaritra 3.3

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.3.3)

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kiṃ ca puruṣasya na vidyāyāḥ paraṃ bhūṣaṇaṃ dhanaṃ cāsti | tathā ca vadanti —  
vidyā nāma narasya rūpamadhikaṃ pracchannaguptaṃ dhanaṃ  
vidyā bhogakarī yaśaḥsukhakarī vidyā gurūṇāṃ guruḥ  
vidyā bandhujano videśagamane vidyā parā devatā  
vidyā rājasupūjitā na tu dhanaṃ vidyāvihīnaḥ paśuḥ

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## Linked texts (2)

- [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana*southern.7.1) — Sanskrit
- [Kathākusumamañjarī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.kathakusumamanjari.2.35) — Sanskrit

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.3.3) · Pramāṇa
