[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) › 2.69 # Shatakatraya 2.69 Śatakatraya 2.69 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.69) yadāsīd ajñānaṃ smara-timira-sañcāra-janitaṃ tadā dṛṣṭa-nārī-mayam idam aśeṣaṃ jagad iti | idānīm asmākaṃ paṭutara-vivekāñjana-juṣāṃ samībhūtā dṛṣṭis tribhuvanam api brahma manute || > When there was ignorance produced by the wandering darkness of Smara, / then this entire world was perceived as consisting of women. / Now that our vision has become impartial, enjoying the sharp collyrium of discernment, / it regards even the three worlds as Brahman. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.68) - [Next: 2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.70) - [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.2.69) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Kāvyasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kavyasangraha.44.66-4) — Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.12.69) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.69) · Pramāṇa