[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) › 2.2 # Shatakatraya 2.2 Śatakatraya 2.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.2) smitena bhāvena ca lajjayā bhiyā parāṇmukhair ardha-kaṭākṣa-vīkṣaṇaiḥ | vacobhir īrṣyā-kalahena līlayā samasta-bhāvaiḥ khalu bandhanaṃ striyaḥ || > With smiles and gestures, with modesty and fear, / with averted glances and half-glances, / with words, jealous quarrels, and playful grace— / indeed, with all their moods, women are a bond of captivity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.1) - [Next: 2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.3) - [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.2.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Kāvyasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kavyasangraha.44.2) — Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.9.2-2) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.2) · Pramāṇa