Shatakatraya 1.88
Śatakatraya 1.88
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- Sanskrit
1.88
netā yasya bṛhaspatiḥ praharaṇaṃ vajraṃ surāḥ sainikāḥ
svargo durgam anugrahaḥ kila harer airāvato vāraṇaḥ |
ity aiśvarya-balānvito 'pi balabhid bhagnaḥ paraiḥ saṅgare
tad vyaktaṃ nanu daivam eva śaraṇaṃ dhig dhig vṛthā pauruṣam ||
He whose guide was Bṛhaspati, whose weapon was the thunderbolt, whose soldiers were the gods, / whose citadel was heaven, whose favor was surely Hari's, whose war elephant was Airāvata— / even he, endowed with such power and strength, was broken by enemies in battle! / It is clear, then, that fate alone is our refuge; fie, fie upon futile human effort!
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