[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) › 3.59 # Shatakatraya 3.59 Śatakatraya 3.59 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.59) mṛt-piṇḍo jala-rekhayā bala-yatiḥ sarvo 'py ayaṃ nanv aṇuḥ svāṃśīkṛtya sa eva saṅgara-śatai rājñāṃ gaṇā bhuñjate | ye dadyur dadato 'thavā kim aparaṃ kṣudrā daridraṃ bhṛśaṃ dhig dhik tān puruṣādhamān dhanakaṇān vāñchanti tebhyo 'pi ye || > This entire lump of clay encircled by the streak of water is indeed an atom; / having divided it into portions through hundreds of battles, hosts of kings enjoy it. / They may give, or what else can these wretched, utterly impoverished people give? / Fie, fie upon those basest of men who crave even tiny grains of wealth from them! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.58) - [Next: 3.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.60) - [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.3.59) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.15.59) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.59) · Pramāṇa