[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) › 1.22 # Shatakatraya 1.22 Śatakatraya 1.22 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.22) dākṣiṇyaṃ svajane dayā parijane śāṭhyaṃ sadā durjane prītiḥ sādhujane nayo nṛpa-jane vidvaj-jane cārjavam | śauryaṃ śatru-jane kṣamā guru-jane kāntā-jane dhṛṣṭatā ye caivaṃ puruṣāḥ kalāsu kuśalās teṣv eva loka-sthitiḥ || > Courtesy toward one's own kin, compassion toward dependents, deceit always toward the wicked, > affection toward the virtuous, diplomacy toward kings, straightforwardness toward the learned, > valour against enemies, patience toward elders, and boldness toward lovely women: > those men who are skilled in these arts—upon them alone rests the stability of the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.21) - [Next: 1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.23) - [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.1.22) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Vṛddhacāṇakya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.gnomic.canakyaniti*vrddha.12-3) — Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.2.18) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.22) · Pramāṇa