[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) › 3.34 # Shatakatraya 3.34 Śatakatraya 3.34 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.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! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.33) - [Next: 3.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.35) - [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.3.34) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Kāvyasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kavyasangraha.47.31) — Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.15.34) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.34) · Pramāṇa