[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) › 2.94 # Shatakatraya 2.94 Śatakatraya 2.94 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.94) asūci-sañcāre tamasi nabhasi prauḍha-jaladadhvani- prājñaṃmanye patati pṛṣatānāṃ ca nicaye | idaṃ saudāminyāḥ kanaka-kamanīyaṃ vilasitaṃ mudaṃ ca mlāniṃ ca prathayati pathi svaira-sudṛśām || > When darkness too thick for a needle to pass covers the sky, and clouds thunder loudly > as if claiming mastery, and showers of raindrops fall, > this flashing of the lightning, lovely as gold, > brings both joy and dismay upon the road to bold, beautiful-eyed women. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.93) - [Next: 2.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.95) - [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.2.94) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.12.94) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.94) · Pramāṇa