The Satakas of BhartrihariThis is Volume XI of fourteen in the India: Language and Literature Oriental series. First published in 1886, of the three ?atakas or centuries of couplets ascribed to Bhart?ihari, the Nîti and Yairâgya ?atakas alone are included in the following pages. |
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... serpent on his head as if it were a garland of flowers : but he cannot win over the mind of one who is foolish and obstinate . 5. A man may get oil from sand by violent pressure : he may drink water from a mirage when oppressed by ...
... serpent on his head as if it were a garland of flowers : but he cannot win over the mind of one who is foolish and obstinate . 5. A man may get oil from sand by violent pressure : he may drink water from a mirage when oppressed by ...
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... serpent on his head as if it were a garland of flowers : but he cannot win over the mind of one who is foolish and obstinate . 5. A man may get oil from sand by violent pressure : he may drink water from a mirage when oppressed by ...
... serpent on his head as if it were a garland of flowers : but he cannot win over the mind of one who is foolish and obstinate . 5. A man may get oil from sand by violent pressure : he may drink water from a mirage when oppressed by ...
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... serpents ? If he has perfect wisdom , what need of riches ? If he is modest , what need has he of orna- ment ? If he give his mind to poetry , what need has he of power ? 22. Be well disposed towards relatives ; liberal to infe- riors ...
... serpents ? If he has perfect wisdom , what need of riches ? If he is modest , what need has he of orna- ment ? If he give his mind to poetry , what need has he of power ? 22. Be well disposed towards relatives ; liberal to infe- riors ...
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... serpent- like head : he himself is always borne on the back of the king of the tortoises , who dwells , held without difficulty , in the bounds of ocean . Ah ! with what ease do the mighty perform great marvels ! 36. The son of Himalaya ...
... serpent- like head : he himself is always borne on the back of the king of the tortoises , who dwells , held without difficulty , in the bounds of ocean . Ah ! with what ease do the mighty perform great marvels ! 36. The son of Himalaya ...
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