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# Shatakatraya 2.83

Śatakatraya 2.83

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.83)

āvāsaḥ kila-kiñcitasya dayitā-pārśve vilāsālasāḥ  
karṇe kokila-kāminī-kala-ravaḥ smero latā-maṇḍapaḥ |  
goṣṭhī sat-kavibhiḥ samaṃ katipayair mugdhāḥ sudhāṃśoḥ karāḥ  
keṣāṃcit sukhayanti cātra hṛdayaṃ caitre vicitrāḥ kṣapāḥ ||

> The home of playful coquetry, amorous languor beside the beloved,  
> in the ear the sweet murmur of a female cuckoo, a blooming vine-arbor,  
> conversation with a few true poets, the charming rays of the moon—  
> such wondrous nights in Caitra bring delight to the hearts of some men.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya~en-mt.2.83) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.12.83) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit

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