Shatakatraya 1.48
Śatakatraya 1.48
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- Sanskrit
1.48
ājñā kīrtiḥ pālanaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ
dānaṃ bhogo mitra-saṃrakṣaṇaṃ ca
yeṣām ete ṣaḍguṇā na pravṛttāḥ
ko 'rthas teṣāṃ pārthivopāśrayeṇa ||
Command, renown, protection of Brahmins, / generosity, sensual pleasure, and defending friends: / for those in whom these six virtues are not operative, / what purpose is served by serving a king?
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- Bhartṛhariśataka — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit