[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) › 1.81 # Shatakatraya 1.81 Śatakatraya 1.81 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.81) ratnair mahārhais tutuṣur na devā na bhejire bhīma-viṣeṇa bhītim | sudhāṃ vinā na parayur virāmaṃ na niścitārthād viramanti dhīrāḥ || > The gods were not satisfied with priceless gems, / nor did they succumb to dread at the terrible poison; / they did not rest until they gained the nectar— / the steadfast do not turn back from an intended goal. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.80) - [Next: 1.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.82) - [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.1.81) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.6.71) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.81) · Pramāṇa