[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) › 1.16 # Shatakatraya 1.16 Śatakatraya 1.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.16) hartur yāti na gocaraṃ kim api śaṃ puṣṇāti yat sarvadā 'py arthibhyaḥ pratipādyamānam aniśaṃ prāpnoti vṛddhiṃ parām | kalpānteṣv api na prayāti nidhanaṃ vidyākhyam antardhanaṃ yeṣāṃ tān prati mānam ujjhata nṛpāḥ kas taiḥ saha spardhate || > It never comes within the thief's sight; it ever fosters an indescribable well-being; > even when constantly bestowed upon petitioners, it attains supreme increase; > it does not perish even at the end of cosmic eons: > toward those who possess such an inner treasure called learning, cast aside your pride, O kings! Who can compete with them? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.15) - [Next: 1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.17) - [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.1.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.2.12) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.16) · Pramāṇa