Shatakatraya 3.34
Śatakatraya 3.34
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- Sanskrit
3.34
bhogās tuṅgataraṅga-bhaṅga-taralāḥ prāṇāḥ kṣaṇa-dhvaṃsinaḥ
stokāny eva dināni yauvana-sukhaṃ sphūrtiḥ priyāsu sthitā |
tat-saṃsāram asāram eva nikhilaṃ buddhvā budhā bodhakā
lokānugraha-peśalena manasā yatnaḥ samādhīyatām ||
Sensual pleasures are unsteady like the breaking of high waves; life ends in a moment; / the joy of youth lasts but a few days, its radiance abiding in beloved women. / Knowing this whole cycle of worldly existence to be entirely without substance, wise teachers, / with minds inclined toward compassion for the world, apply your effort!
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- Kāvyasaṅgraha — Sanskrit
- Bhartṛhariśataka — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit