Shatakatraya 1.4

English (machine translation) 1.4

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1.4

One might forcibly pluck a jewel from between the jaws of a crocodile,
one might even cross the ocean tossing with a multitude of surging waves,
one might even wear an enraged serpent upon one's head like a flower,
but one cannot win over the mind of an obstinate fool.

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Śatakatraya — Bhartṛhari (poet), Sanskrit