[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) › 2.18 # Shatakatraya 2.18 Śatakatraya 2.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.18) tasyāḥ stanau yadi ghanau jaghanaṃ ca hāri vaktraṃ ca cāru tava citta kim ākulatvam | puṇyaṃ kuruṣva yadi teṣu tavāsti vāñchā puṇyair vinā na hi bhavanti samīhitārthāḥ || > If her breasts are plump, her hips captivating, / and her face lovely, why, O mind, is your agitation? / Perform meritorious deeds if you desire them; / for without merit, desired goals are never attained. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.17) - [Next: 2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.19) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya~en-mt.2.18) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Kāvyasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kavyasangraha.44.18) — Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.9.18) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.18) · Pramāṇa