[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) › 65 # Suktimuktavali 65 English (machine translation) 65 - **Language:** English ### [65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.65) Now the section on company with the virtuous. / Righteousness without compassion, fame devoid of prudence, wealth for a reckless man, / poetry from someone lacking comparison, austerity empty of tranquility and self-restraint, learning for one of dull intellect, / vision of objects for a blind man, and meditation for one with an unsteady mind—these are desired / by that fool who, having abandoned the company of the virtuous, yearns for auspiciousness. (65) - [Previous: 64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.64) - [Next: 66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.66) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.65) · Pramāṇa