Shatakatraya 3.37

3.37

kṛcchreṇāmedhya-madhye niyamita-tanubhiḥ sthīyate garbha-vāse
kāntā-viśleṣa-duḥkha-vyatikara-viṣamo yauvane copabhogaḥ |
vāmākṣīṇām avajñā-vihasita-vasatir vṛddha-bhāvo 'nyasādhuḥ
saṃsāre re manuṣyā vadata yadi sukhaṃ svalpam apy asti kiñcit ||

One abides in the womb in misery, with body confined amidst filth; / in youth, sensual enjoyment is marred by the distress of separation from one's beloved; / old age, an abode of mocking laughter and contempt from fair-eyed women, is an unmitigated sorrow. / Ah, mortals, say if there is even the slightest happiness in the cycle of worldly existence!