[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 1.115.28 # Garudapurana 1.115.28 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.115.28 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.115.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.115.28) āyurvarṣaśataṃ nṛṇāṃ parimitaṃ rātrau tadardhaṃ gataṃ tasyārdhasthitakiñcidardhamadhikaṃ bālyasya kāle gatam / kiñcidvandhuviyogaduḥ khamaraṇairbhūpālasevāgataṃ śeṣaṃ vāritaraṅgagarbhacapalaṃ mānena kiṃ māninām // > The lifespan of men is measured at a hundred years; half of that is spent in the night; of the remaining half, a bit more than half is spent in the period of childhood; / some is spent in service to kings, in sorrow over separation from relatives, and in death; the remainder is as flickering as the crest of a water wave—what use is pride to proud men? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.115.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.115.27) - [Next: 1.115.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.115.29) - [Up: 1.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.115) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.115.28) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Rājanītiśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.gnomic.niti.rajanitisastra.8.28) — Cāṇakya, Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.15.49) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.115.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.115.28) · Pramāṇa