[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) › 1.26 # Shatakatraya 1.26 Śatakatraya 1.26 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.26) prāṇāghātān nivṛttiḥ para-dhana-haraṇe saṃyamaḥ satya-vākyaṃ kāle śaktyā pradānaṃ yuvati-jana-kathā-mūka-bhāvaḥ pareṣām | tṛṣṇā-sroto vibhaṅgo guruṣu ca vinayaḥ sarva-bhūtānukampā sāmānyaḥ sarva-śāstreṣv anupahata-vidhiḥ śreyasām eṣa panthāḥ || > Refraining from taking life, restraint in seizing another's wealth, truthful speech, / giving in due season according to one's capacity, silence regarding other men's young wives, / breaking the current of craving, humility toward elders, compassion for all beings: / this is the universal, unimpeded path to the highest good taught in all authoritative treatises. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.25) - [Next: 1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.27) - [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.1.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.26) · Pramāṇa