[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) › 3.16 # Shatakatraya 3.16 Śatakatraya 3.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.16) stanau māṃsa-granthī kanaka-kalaśāv ity upamitī mukhaṃ śleṣmāgāraṃ tad api ca śaśāṅkena tulitam | sravan-mūtra-klinnaṃ kari-vara-śira-spardhi jaghanaṃ muhur nindyaṃ rūpaṃ kavi-jana-viśeṣair guru-kṛtam || > Breasts are knots of flesh, yet compared to golden jars; > the face is a dwelling for phlegm, yet likened to the moon; > hips, wet with trickling urine, are said to rival the brow of an elephant prince: > again and again, a despicable form is exalted by the eloquence of poets! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.15) - [Next: 3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.17) - [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.3.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Śārṅgadharapaddhati](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.sarngadharapaddhati.171.10) — Śārṅgadhara, Sanskrit - [Kāvyasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kavyasangraha.47.15) — Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.14.16) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.16) · Pramāṇa