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# Shatakatraya 1.23

Śatakatraya 1.23

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.23)

jāḍyaṃ dhiyo harati siñcati vāci satyaṃ  
mānonnatiṃ diśati pāpam apākaroti |  
cetaḥ prasādayati dikṣu tanoti kīrtiṃ  
sat-saṅgatiḥ kathaya kiṃ na karoti puṃsām ||

> It removes dullness of the intellect, sprinkles truth into speech,  
> directs elevation of honor, dispels sin,  
> pacifies the mind, and spreads fame in all directions:  
> tell me, what does the company of the virtuous not do for men?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya~en-mt.1.23) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.2.19) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit

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