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# Shatakatraya 3.82

Śatakatraya 3.82

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.82)

yad etat svacchandaṃ viharaṇam akārpaṇyam aśanaṃ  
sahāryaiḥ saṃvāsaḥ śrutam upaśamaika-vrata-phalam |  
mano manda-spandaṃ bahir api cirasyāpi vimṛśanna  
jāne kasyaiṣā pariṇatir udārasya tapasaḥ ||

> This wandering at will, food obtained without abasement,  
> fellowship with noble men, knowledge whose sole fruit is the practice of tranquility,  
> and the mind sluggish in its outward movements—reflecting for a long time,  
> I know not from what generous ascetic austerity this ripening has come about.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya~en-mt.3.82) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Prabandhakośa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.historical.jaina.prabandhakosa.17.6) — Rājaśekhara Sūri, Sanskrit
- [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.17.82) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit

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