[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) › 1.19 # Shatakatraya 1.19 Śatakatraya 1.19 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.19) keyūrāṇi na bhūṣayanti puruṣaṃ hārā na candrojjvalā na snānaṃ na vilepanaṃ na kusumaṃ nālaṅkṛtā mūrdhajāḥ | vāṇy ekā samalaṅkaroti puruṣaṃ yā saṃskṛtā dhāryate kṣīyante khalu bhūṣaṇāni satataṃ vāg-bhūṣaṇaṃ bhūṣaṇam || > Armlets do not adorn a man, nor pearl necklaces brilliant as the moon, > nor bathing, nor unguents, nor flowers, nor decorated hair; > speech alone adorns a man, provided it is cultivated with refinement; > all ornaments indeed perish constantly; the ornament of speech is the true ornament. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.18) - [Next: 1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.20) - [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.1.19) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.19) · Pramāṇa