[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) › 1.8 # Shatakatraya 1.8 Śatakatraya 1.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.8) yadā kiñcij-jño 'haṃ dvipa iva madāndhaḥ samabhavaṃ tadā sarvajño 'smīty abhavad avaliptaṃ mama manaḥ yadā kiñcit kiñcid budhajana-sakāśād avagataṃ tadā mūrkho 'smīti jvara iva mado me vyapagataḥ || > When I knew only a little, I was blinded by pride like an elephant; > then my mind was haughty, thinking, "I am omniscient." > When I learned bit by bit in the presence of wise men, > then, realizing "I am a fool," my pride departed like a fever. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.7) - [Next: 1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.9) - [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.1.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.1.8) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.8) · Pramāṇa