[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) › 1.3 # Shatakatraya 1.3 Śatakatraya 1.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.3) ajñaḥ sukham ārādhyaḥ sukhataram ārādhyate viśeṣajñaḥ | jñāna-lava-durvidagdhaṃ brahmāpi taṃ naraṃ na rañjayati || > An ignorant person is easy to please; > one of specialized discernment is pleased even more easily; > but a man corrupted by a mere particle of knowledge > not even Brahmā can satisfy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.2) - [Next: 1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.4) - [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.1.3) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Subhāṣitāvali](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.subhasitavali.393) — Vallabhadeva (anthologist), Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.1.3) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.3) · Pramāṇa