[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) › 2.73 # Shatakatraya 2.73 Śatakatraya 2.73 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.73) mattebha-kumbha-dalane bhuvi santi dhīrāḥ kecit pracaṇḍa-mṛga-rāja-vadhe 'pi dakṣāḥ | kintu bravīmi balināṃ purataḥ prasahya kandarpa-darpa-dalane viralā manuṣyāḥ || > There are brave men on earth skilled in shattering the frontal globes of rutting elephants; / some are adept even at slaying the fierce lion, king of beasts; / but I say openly in the presence of the strong: / rare are the men who can shatter the pride of Kandarpa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.72) - [Next: 2.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.74) - [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.2.73) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.12.73) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.73) · Pramāṇa