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# Shatakatraya 2.89

Śatakatraya 2.89

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.89)

sudhā-śubhraṃ dhāma sphurad-amala-raśmiḥ śaśadharaḥ  
priyā-vaktrāmbhojaṃ malayaja-rajaś cātisurabhiḥ |  
srajo hṛdyāmodās tad idam akhilaṃ rāgiṇi jane  
karoty antaḥ kṣobhaṃ na tu viṣaya-saṃsarga-vimukhe ||

> A dwelling white as nectar, the moon flashing its spotless beams,  
> the beloved's lotus face, and highly fragrant sandalwood powder,  
> garlands of delightful fragrance—all this, in an impassioned man,  
> causes inward agitation, but not in one who has turned away from contact with sense objects.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya~en-mt.2.89) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.12.89) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit

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