Shatakatraya 1.37
Śatakatraya 1.37
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.37
siṃhaḥ śiśur api nipatati
mada-malina-kapola-bhittiṣu gajeṣu |
prakṛtir iyaṃ sattvavatāṃ
na khalu vayas tejaso hetuḥ ||
A lion, even when a cub, leaps upon / elephants whose temple-walls are stained with rut: / such is the nature of the spirited; / age is truly no cause of splendor.
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Linked texts (2)
- Śārṅgadharapaddhati — Śārṅgadhara, Sanskrit
- Bhartṛhariśataka — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit