[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) › 3.13 # Shatakatraya 3.13 Śatakatraya 3.13 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.13) brahma-jñāna-viveka-nirmala-dhiyaḥ kurvanty aho duṣkaraṃ yan muñcanty upabhoga-bhāñjy api dhanāny ekāntato niḥspṛhāḥ | samprātān na purā na samprati na ca prāptau dṛḍha-pratyayān vāñchā-mātra-parigrahān api paraṃ tyaktuṃ na śaktā vayam || > Those whose minds are spotless through the discernment of knowledge of Brahman do what is truly difficult, > in that, utterly detached, they cast aside riches even while possessing enjoyment of them; > whereas we are unable to abandon what was never obtained in the past, nor now, nor with any firm assurance of future gain— > nothing more than the mere grasping of desires! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.12) - [Next: 3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.14) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya~en-mt.3.13) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Kāvyasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kavyasangraha.47.13) — Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.14.13) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit - [Śāntiśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.gnomic.vairagya.santisataka.9.3) — Śilhaṇa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.13) · Pramāṇa