[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) › 1.88 # Shatakatraya 1.88 Śatakatraya 1.88 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.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! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.87) - [Next: 1.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.89) - [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.1.88) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.88) · Pramāṇa