[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) › 2.39 # Shatakatraya 2.39 Śatakatraya 2.39 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.39) kim iha bahubhir uktair yukti-śūnyaiḥ pralāpairdvayam iha puruṣāṇāṃ sarvadā sevanīyam | abhinava-mada-līlā-lālasaṃ sundarīṇāṃ stana-bhara-parikhinnaṃ yauvanaṃ vā vanaṃ vā || > What is the use of many words, idle chatter devoid of reason? / Only two things in this world should always be resorted to by men: / either the youth of beautiful women, eager for the fresh sports of passion / and weary from the weight of their breasts, or the forest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.38) - [Next: 2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.40) - [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.2.39) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.10.39) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.39) · Pramāṇa