[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) › 1.92 # Shatakatraya 1.92 Śatakatraya 1.92 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.92) sṛjati tāvad aśeṣa-guṇakaraṃ puruṣa-ratnam alaṅkaraṇaṃ bhuvaḥ | tad api tat-kṣaṇa-bhaṅgi karoti ced ahaha kaṣṭam apaṇḍitatā vidheḥ || > After creating a jewel of a man, a mine of boundless virtues, / an ornament to the earth, / the Creator nevertheless makes him frail and fleeting— / alas, what a pity is the Creator's lack of wisdom! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.91) - [Next: 1.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.93) - [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.1.92) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Subhāṣitaratnakoṣa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.subhasitaratnakosa.42.13) — Vidyākara, Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.7.86) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.92) · Pramāṇa