Shatakatraya 1.21

English (machine translation) 1.21

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1.21

If one has forbearance, what need of armor? If embodied beings have anger, what need of enemies?
If one has a kinsman, what need of fire? If one has a friend, what use is divine medicine?
If there are wicked persons, what need of serpents? If one has flawless learning, what need of riches?
If one has modesty, what need of ornaments? If there is good poetry, what need of kingship?

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Śatakatraya — Bhartṛhari (poet), Sanskrit