[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) › [Ardhakathānak](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak~en-mt) › 62 # Ardhakathanak 62 English (machine translation) 62 - **Language:** English ### [62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak~en-mt.62) Through the conjunction of merit, chariots and footmen gathered, rutting elephants and steeds in stables; / Considering them splendor, he bore the burden upon his head, and collecting worldly possessions expanded them. / Increasing his bondage, he fulfilled his lifespan; at the end he arose and departed alone. / Casting them off like the load of an exhausted porter, he went behind the partition of another wall to play. - [Previous: 61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak~en-mt.61) - [Next: 63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak~en-mt.63) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ardhakathānak](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak.62) — Banārasīdās 1641, Braj Bhāṣā --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak~en-mt.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.hindi.itihasa.ardhakathanak~en-mt.62) · Pramāṇa