[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) › 3.52 # Shatakatraya 3.52 Śatakatraya 3.52 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.52) arthānām īśiṣe tvaṃ vayam api ca girām īśmahe yāvad arthaṃ śūras tvaṃ vādi-darpa-vyupaśamana-vidhāva-kṣayaṃ pāṭavaṃ naḥ | sevante tvāṃ dhanāḍhyā matimalahatayemām api śrotu-kāmāmayy apy āsthā na te cet tvayi mama nitarām eva rājann anāsthā || > You rule over wealth, and we rule over words to the extent of their meaning; / you are a hero, and our skill in subduing the arrogance of opponents is inexhaustible; / the rich serve you, while those desirous of hearing \[words\] to dispel the mind's impurities serve me: / if you have no regard for me, O king, I have no regard for you whatsoever. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.51) - [Next: 3.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.53) - [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.3.52) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Rasakalpadruma (Jagannātha Miśra)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.alamkara.rasa.rasakalpadruma-jagannathamisra.38.128) — Jagannātha Miśra 1600, Sanskrit - [Kāvyasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kavyasangraha.47.52) — Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.15.52) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.52) · Pramāṇa