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# Encyclopaedia of Sanskrit subhāṣitas 14

Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha 14

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.mahasubhasitasangraha.14)

akaṇṭakā puṣpamahī veśayoṣidamātṛkā /  
mantrihīnā ca rājyaśrīr bhujyate viṭaceṭakaiḥ //

> A land of flowers devoid of thorns, a prostitute without a mother, / and the glory of a kingdom without a minister are enjoyed by rogues and servants.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.mahasubhasitasangraha~en-mt.14) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Samayamātṛkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.satire.samayamatrka.1.45) — Kṣemendra, Sanskrit

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