[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) › 2.51 # Shatakatraya 2.51 Śatakatraya 2.51 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.51) madhu tiṣṭhati vāci yoṣitāṃ hṛdi hālāhalam eva kevalam | ataeva nipīyate 'dharo hṛdayaṃ muṣṭibhir eva tāḍyate || > Honey stays on the speech of women; in their heart is nothing but deadly poison. / Therefore, their lower lip is drunk, while their chest is beaten with fists alone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.50) - [Next: 2.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.52) - [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.2.51) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Kāvyasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kavyasangraha.44.83) — Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.11.51) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.51) · Pramāṇa