[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) › 1.28 # Shatakatraya 1.28 Śatakatraya 1.28 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.28) asanto nābhyarthyāḥ suhṛd api na yācyaḥ kṛśa-dhanaḥ priyā nyāyyā vṛttir malinam asubhaṅge 'py asukaram | vipady uccaiḥ stheyaṃ padam anuvidheyaṃ ca mahatāṃ satāṃ kenoddiṣṭaṃ viṣamam asidhārā-vratam idam || > One must not beg of the wicked; a friend should not be importuned if his wealth is meager; / a just livelihood should be loved; a vile deed must not be committed even when life is perishing; / one must stand firm in misfortune, and follow the footsteps of the great: / who showed virtuous people this harsh vow, as sharp as a sword's edge? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.27) - [Next: 1.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.29) - [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.1.28) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Saduktikarṇāmṛta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.saduktikarnamrta.1.6.370) — Śrīdharadāsa, Sanskrit - [Subhāṣitaratnakoṣa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.subhasitaratnakosa.37.1) — Vidyākara, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.28) · Pramāṇa