[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) › 3.77 # Shatakatraya 3.77 Śatakatraya 3.77 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.77) durārādhyāś cāmī turaga-cala-cittāḥ kṣitibhujo vayaṃ tu sthūlecchāḥ sumahati phale baddha-manasaḥ | jarā dehaṃ mṛtyur harati dayitaṃ jīvitam idaṃ sakhe nānyac chreyo jagati viduṣe 'nyatra tapasaḥ || > These kings are hard to please, their minds as fickle as horses, / while we have lofty desires, our minds fixed on great reward; / old age steals the body, and death snatches this beloved life: / O friend, there is no other good for a wise man in this world except ascetic austerity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.76) - [Next: 3.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.78) - [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.3.77) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Kāvyasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kavyasangraha.47.74) — Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.16.77) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.77) · Pramāṇa