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# Shatakatraya 1.42

Śatakatraya 1.42

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.42)

daurmantryān nṛpatir vinaśyati yatiḥ saṅgāt suto lālanāt  
vipro 'nadhyayanāt kulaṃ kutanayāc chīlaṃ khalopāsanāt |  
hrīr madyād anavekṣaṇād api kṛṣiḥ snehaḥ pravāsāśrayān  
maitrī cāpraṇayāt samṛddhir anayāt tyāga-pramādād dhanam ||

> A king is ruined by bad counsel, an ascetic by company, a son by over-indulgence, / a Brahmin by lack of study, a family by a bad son, moral conduct by attendance on scoundrels, / shame by wine, agriculture also by lack of supervision, affection by dwelling abroad, / friendship by lack of intimacy, prosperity by lawlessness, and wealth by careless giving.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya~en-mt.1.42) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Pañcākhyānaka (textus ornatior)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.pancatantra*purnabhadra.2.129) — Pūrṇabhadra, Sanskrit
- [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.4.33) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit

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