[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Gnomic verse and anthologies](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita) › [Anthologies of verse](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita) › [Major attributed anthologies of named poets](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa) › [Sūktimuktāvalī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt) › 26\_18 # Suktimuktavali 26\_18 English (machine translation) 26\_18 - **Language:** English ### [26\_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.26_18) Nectar like poison, water like fire, light like a dense mass of darkness, / a friend like an enemy, a garland like a serpent, a wish-fulfilling jewel like a clod of earth, / moonlight like summer heat—thus that foolish-minded person considers, / who regards the Jinendra's doctrine, a market of goods of compassion, as equal to a blind doctrine. // 19 - [Previous: 26\_17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.26_17) - [Next: 26\_19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.26_19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.26_18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.26_18) · Pramāṇa