[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) › 2.23 # Shatakatraya 2.23 Śatakatraya 2.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.23) mālatī śirasi jṛmbhaṇaṃ mukhe candanaṃ vapuṣi kuṅkumāvilam | vakṣasi priyatamā madālasā svarga eṣa pariśiṣṭa āgamaḥ || > Mālatī flowers on the head, a yawn upon the face, / sandalwood on the body mixed with saffron, / the beloved woman upon the chest languid with passion— / this is heaven; the rest is mere tradition. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.22) - [Next: 2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.24) - [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.2.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Kāvyasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kavyasangraha.44.25) — Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.10.23) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.23) · Pramāṇa