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# Shatakatraya 3.79

Śatakatraya 3.79

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.79)

ramyāś candra-marīcayas tṛṇavatī ramyā vanānta-sthalī  
ramyaṃ sādhu-samāgamāgata-sukhaṃ kāvyeṣu ramyāḥ kathāḥ |  
kopopāhita-bāṣpa-bindu-taralaṃ ramyaṃ priyāyā mukhaṃ  
sarvaṃ ramyam anityatām upagate citte na kiñcit punaḥ ||

> Charming are the rays of the moon, charming is the grassy ground in the heart of the forest, / charming is the delight found in the company of the virtuous, charming are tales in poetry, / charming is the beloved's face trembling with teardrops brought on by feigned anger; / everything is charming, but once the mind has grasped impermanence, nothing is charming anymore.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya~en-mt.3.79) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.16.79) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit

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