[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) › 2.5 # Shatakatraya 2.5 Śatakatraya 2.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.5) vaktraṃ candra-vikāsi paṅkaja-parīhāsa-kṣame locane varṇaḥ svarṇam apākariṣṇur alinī-jiṣṇuḥ kacānāṃ cayaḥ | bakṣojāv ibha-kumbha-vibhrama-harau gurvī nitamba-sthalī vācāṃ hāri ca mārdavaṃ yuvatīṣu svābhāvikaṃ maṇḍanam || > A face radiant as the moon, eyes able to mock the lotus, / a complexion that casts gold aside, a mass of hair conquering the female black bee, / breasts dispelling the charm of an elephant's temples, heavy hips, / and a captivating softness of speech—this is the natural adornment of young women. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.4) - [Next: 2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.6) - [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.2.5) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Jainistic recension (Kṣemaṅkara)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana*jainistic.6.2) — Kṣemaṅkara, Sanskrit - [Kāvyasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kavyasangraha.44.5) — Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.9.5) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.5) · Pramāṇa