[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Gnomic verse and anthologies](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita) › [Shatakatraya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya) › 1.15 # Shatakatraya 1.15 Śatakatraya 1.15 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.15) śāstropaskṛta-śabda-sundara-giraḥ śiṣya-pradeyāgamā vikhyātāḥ kavayo vasanti viṣaye yasya prabhor nirdhanāḥ | taj-jāḍyaṃ vasudhādipasya kavayas tv arthaṃ vināpīśvarāḥ kutsyāḥ syuḥ kuparīkṣakā hi maṇayo yair arghataḥ pātitāḥ || > When renowned poets, whose speech is beautified by words polished by the authoritative treatises, > and whose traditional wisdom is ready to be imparted to pupils, dwell impoverished in a sovereign's realm, > it is the dullness of the king; poets, however, are lords even without wealth. > Despicable indeed are bad appraisers by whom gems are depreciated in value. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.14) - [Next: 1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.16) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya~en-mt.1.15) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (2) - [Sahrdayānandinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya!ramacandra-budhendra.1.15) — Rāmacandra Budhendra, Sanskrit - [Bhartṛharitriśatīṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya!venkubudha.1.15) — Veṅkubudha, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (3) - [Subhāṣitaratnabhāṇḍāgāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.adhunika.subhasitaratnabhandagara.2.9.27) — Kāśīnātha Pāṇḍuraṅga Paraba 1886, Sanskrit - [Indische Sprüche](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.adhunika.indische-spruche.6452) — Otto von Böhtlingk 1863, Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.2.11) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.15) · Pramāṇa