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# Shatakatraya 3.91

Śatakatraya 3.91

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.91](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.3.91)

kaupīnaṃ śata-khaṇḍa-jarjarataraṃ kanthā punas tādṛśī  
naiścintyaṃ nirapekṣa-bhaikṣyam aśanaṃ nidrā śmaśāne vane |  
svātantryeṇa niraṅkuśaṃ viharaṇaṃ svāntaṃ praśāntaṃ sadā  
sthairyaṃ yoga-mahotsave 'pi ca yadi trailokya-rājyena kim ||

> A loincloth tattered into a hundred rags, a ragged cloak just the same,  
> freedom from anxiety, food obtained as alms without expectation, sleep in a cremation ground or forest,  
> wandering uncurbed at one's own will, the inner mind forever tranquil,  
> and steadfastness in the great festival of yoga—if this is attained, what need of rule over the three worlds?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya~en-mt.3.91) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Kāvyasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kavyasangraha.47.84) — Sanskrit
- [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.18.91) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit

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