[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) › 1.4 # Shatakatraya 1.4 Śatakatraya 1.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.4) prasahya maṇim uddharen makara-vaktra-daṃṣṭrāntarāt samudram api santaret pracalad ūrmi-mālākulam | bhujaṅgam api kopitaṃ śirasi puṣpavad dhārayet na tu pratiniviṣṭa-mūṛkha-jana-cittam ārādhayet || > One might forcibly pluck a jewel from between the jaws of a crocodile, > one might even cross the ocean tossing with a multitude of surging waves, > one might even wear an enraged serpent upon one's head like a flower, > but one cannot win over the mind of an obstinate fool. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.3) - [Next: 1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.5) - [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.1.4) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Subhāṣitāvali](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.subhasitavali.446) — Vallabhadeva (anthologist), Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.1.4) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.4) · Pramāṇa