[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) › 3.37 # Shatakatraya 3.37 Śatakatraya 3.37 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.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! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.36) - [Next: 3.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.38) - [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.3.37) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Kāvyasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kavyasangraha.47.34) — Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.15.37) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.37) · Pramāṇa