Shatakatraya 3.80

3.80

ramyaṃ harmya-talaṃ na kiṃ vasataye śravyaṃ na geyādikaṃ
kiṃ vā prāṇa-samāsamāgama-sukhaṃ naivādhika-prītaye |
kintu bhrānta-pataṅga-kṣapavanavyālola-dīpāṅkuracchāyā-
cañcalam ākalayya sakalaṃ santo vanāntaṃ gatāḥ ||

Is not a palace roof delightful for dwelling? Is not singing and the like pleasant to hear?
Or is not union with a beloved as dear as life itself a source of supreme delight?
Yet, seeing that everything is fleeting as the shadow of a lamp flame
flickering in the wind made by the flutter of a moth's wings, the virtuous have departed for the forest.