[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) › 2.96 # Shatakatraya 2.96 Śatakatraya 2.96 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.96) ardhaṃ suptvā niśāyāḥ sarabhasa-suratāyāsa-sanna-ślathāṅgaprodbhūtāsahya- tṛṣṇo madhu-mada-nirato harmya-pṛṣṭhe vivikte | sambhoga-klānta-kāntā-śithila-bhuja-latā-varjitaṃ karkarīto jyotsnābhinnāccha-dhāraṃ pibati na salilaṃ śāradaṃ manda-puṇyaḥ || > Having slept half the night, his limbs slack and exhausted from the exertion of eager lovemaking, > unbearable thirst arising, revelling in the intoxication of wine on a secluded rooftop terrace, > from a goglet he drinks autumn water, its clear stream illuminated by the moonlight, > untouched by the loosened creeper-arm of his mistress worn out by lovemaking—he is indeed of small merit who does not! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.95) - [Next: 2.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.97) - [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.2.96) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Śārṅgadharapaddhati](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.sarngadharapaddhati.158.7) — Śārṅgadhara, Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.12.96) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.2.96) · Pramāṇa