[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) › 2.80 # Shatakatraya 2.80 Śatakatraya 2.80 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.80) viśvāmitra-parāśara-prabhṛtayo vātāmbu-parṇāśanāste 'pi strī-mukha-paṅkajaṃ sulalitaṃ dṛṣṭvaiva mohaṃ gatāḥ | śālyannaṃ sa-ghṛtaṃ payo-dadhi-yutaṃ ye bhuñjate mānavāsteṣām indriya-nigraho yadi bhaved vindhyaḥ plavet sāgare || > Even Viśvāmitra, Parāśara, and others, who fed on wind, water, and dry leaves, > fell into delusion the moment they saw the lovely lotus face of a woman; > if men who feed on rice with clarified butter, milk, and curd > could restrain their senses, then the Vindhya range would float upon the sea. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.79) - [Next: 2.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.81) - [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.2.80) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.12.80) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.80) · Pramāṇa