[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) › 3.3 # Shatakatraya 3.3 Śatakatraya 3.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.3) utkhātaṃ nidhi-śaṅkayā kṣiti-talaṃ dhmātā girer dhātavo nistīrṇaḥ saritāṃ patir nṛpatayo yatnena santoṣitāḥ | mantrārādhana-tat-pareṇa manasā nītāḥ śmaśāne niśāḥ prāptaḥ kāṇa-varāṭako 'pi na mayā tṛṣṇe sakāmā bhava || > The surface of the earth was dug up in the hope of treasure; the ores of mountains were smelted; > the lord of rivers was crossed; kings were flattered with great effort; > nights were spent in the cremation ground with a mind intent on reciting spells; > yet not even a broken cowrie have I obtained! O craving, have your fill! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.2) - [Next: 3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.4) - [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.3.3) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Rasakalpadruma (Jagannātha Miśra)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.rasa.rasakalpadruma-jagannathamisra.38.17) — Jagannātha Miśra 1600, Sanskrit - [Kāvyasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kavyasangraha.47.5) — Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.13.3) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.3) · Pramāṇa