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Shatakatraya 1.21

Śatakatraya 1.21

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Sanskrit

1.21

kṣāntiś cet kavacena kiṃ kim aribhiḥ krodho 'sti ced dehināṃ
jñātiś ced analena kiṃ yadi suhṛd divyauṣadhaṃ kiṃ phalam |
kiṃ sarpair yadi durjanāḥ kim u dhanair vidyā 'navadyā yadi
vrīḍā cet kim u bhūṣaṇaiḥ sukavitā yady asti rājyena kim ||

If one has forbearance, what need of armor? If embodied beings have anger, what need of enemies?
If one has a kinsman, what need of fire? If one has a friend, what use is divine medicine?
If there are wicked persons, what need of serpents? If one has flawless learning, what need of riches?
If one has modesty, what need of ornaments? If there is good poetry, what need of kingship?

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