[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) › 3.4 # Shatakatraya 3.4 Śatakatraya 3.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.4) khalālāpāḥ sauḍhāḥ katham api tad-ārādhana-parairnigṛhyāntar- bāṣpaṃ hasitam api śūnyena manasā | kṛto vitta-stambha-pratihata-dhiyām añjalir api tvam āśe moghāśe kima aparam ato nartayasi mām || > The harsh words of villains were somehow endured by those devoted to pleasing them; > choking back tears within, hollow smiles were forced with an empty mind; > folded hands were offered even to those whose wits were dulled by the arrogance of wealth; > O hope, you vain hope, why do you make me dance still further? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.3) - [Next: 3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.5) - [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.3.4) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Rasakalpadruma (Jagannātha Miśra)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.rasa.rasakalpadruma-jagannathamisra.38.18) — Jagannātha Miśra 1600, Sanskrit - [Kāvyasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kavyasangraha.47.6) — Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.13.4) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.4) · Pramāṇa