[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) › 1.6 # Shatakatraya 1.6 Śatakatraya 1.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.6) vyālaṃ bāla-mṛṇāla-tantubhir asau roddhuṃ samujjṛmbhate chettuṃ vajra-maṇiṃ śirīṣa-kusuma-prāntena sannahyati | mādhuryaṃ madhu-bindunā racayituṃ kṣārāmudher īhate netuṃ vāñchanti yaḥ khalān pathi satāṃ sūktaiḥ sudhā-syandibhiḥ || > He strives to bind a rogue elephant with fibers of a tender lotus stalk; > he prepares to slice a diamond with the edge of a śirīṣa blossom; > he attempts to make the salty ocean sweet with a single drop of honey— > he who desires to lead the wicked onto the path of the virtuous with verses dripping nectar. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.5) - [Next: 1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.7) - [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.1.6) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.1.6) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.6) · Pramāṇa