[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) › 1.96 # Shatakatraya 1.96 Śatakatraya 1.96 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.96) naivākṛtiḥ phalati naivaa kulaṃ na śīlaṃ vidyāpi naiva na ca yatna-kṛtāpi sevā | bhāgyāni pūrva-tapasā khalu sañcitāni kāle phalanti puruṣasya yathaiva vṛkṣāḥ || > Neither beauty brings fruit, nor noble family, nor moral conduct, / nor learning, nor service rendered with great effort; / the fortunes amassed by prior ascetic austerity / bear fruit in due season for a man, just like trees. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.95) - [Next: 1.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.97) - [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.1.96) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana*southern.27.7) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.96) · Pramāṇa