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# Shatakatraya 2.3

Śatakatraya 2.3

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.3)

bhrū-cāturyāt kuṣcitākṣāḥ kaṭākṣāḥ  
snigdhā vāco lajjitāntāś ca hāsāḥ |  
līlā-mandaṃ prasthitaṃ ca sthitaṃ ca  
strīṇām etad bhūṣaṇaṃ cāyudhaṃ ca ||

> Glances with contracted eyes from the clever movement of the brow, / affectionate words and laughter ending in bashfulness, / walking with playful slowness, and standing still— / this is both an ornament and a weapon for women.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya~en-mt.2.3) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Kāvyasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kavyasangraha.44.3) — Sanskrit
- [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.9.3-2) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit

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