[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vernacular Literatures](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular) › [Early Hindi literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi) › [Histories, biographies and hagiographies](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa) › [Ardhakathanak](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak) › 272 # Ardhakathanak 272 Ardhakathānak 272 - **Language:** Braj Bhāṣā ### [272](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.272) kahaĩ doṣa kou na tajai, tajai avasthā pāi. jaisaĩ bālaka kī dasā, taruna bhae miṭi jāi. // > People say that no one renounces vices until they reach the proper stage of life, > just as a child's habits vanish when one grows into youth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 271](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.271) - [Next: 273](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.273) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak~en-mt.272) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.272](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.272) · Pramāṇa