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# Shatakatraya 1.59

Śatakatraya 1.59

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.59)

udbhāsitākhila-khalasya viśṛṅkhalasya  
prāg-jāta-vistṛta-nijādhama-karma-vṛtteḥ |  
daivād avāpta-vibhavasya guṇa-dviṣo 'sya  
nīcasya gocara-gataiḥ sukham āpyate ||

> Who has brought all villains into prominence, who knows no restraint, / who formerly engaged in vile conduct and broad base deeds, / who has attained wealth by fate, a hater of virtue— / how can happiness be found by those who enter the domain of this base man?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya~en-mt.1.59) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.4.48) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit

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