[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) › 27 # Suktimuktavali 27 English (machine translation) 27 - **Language:** English ### [27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.27) He desires a lotus-cluster from fire, daytime from the setting sun, / nectar from the mouth of a snake, virtuous discourse from dispute, / recovery from disease from indigestion, life from deadly poison— / who would expect righteousness from the slaughter of living beings. // 27 - [Previous: 26\_24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.26_24) - [Next: 28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.28) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.27) · Pramāṇa