Shatakatraya 3.2
Śatakatraya 3.2
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.2
bhrāntaṃ deśam aneka-durga-viṣamaṃ prāptaṃ na kiñcit phalaṃ
tyaktvā jāti-kulābhimānam ucitaṃ sevā kṛtā niṣphalā |
bhuktaṃ māna-vivarjitaṃ para-gṛheṣv āśaṅkayā kākavat
tṛṣṇe jṛmbhasi pāpa-karma-piśune nādyāpi santuṣyasi ||
I have roamed through lands rough with many an impassable fortress, and gained no fruit;
abandoning fitting pride of birth and family, I have rendered fruitless service;
cast out of self-respect, I have fed in others' houses in anxious fear, like a crow;
and yet, O craving, harbinger of wicked deeds, you swell! Even now you are not satisfied!
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Linked texts (3)
- Rasakalpadruma (Jagannātha Miśra) — Jagannātha Miśra 1600, Sanskrit
- Kāvyasaṅgraha — Sanskrit
- Bhartṛhariśataka — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit