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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... words , is as one who binds an elephant with a young lotus - fibre : as one who tries to cut the diamond with a filament of sirisha ; or as one who desires to make the salt sea sweet with a drop of honey . 7. The Creator has given man ...
... words , is as one who binds an elephant with a young lotus - fibre : as one who tries to cut the diamond with a filament of sirisha ; or as one who desires to make the salt sea sweet with a drop of honey . 7. The Creator has given man ...
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... words , is as one who binds an elephant with a young lotus - fibre : as one who tries to cut the diamond with a filament of sirisha ; or as one who desires to make the salt sea sweet with a drop of honey . 7. The Creator has given man ...
... words , is as one who binds an elephant with a young lotus - fibre : as one who tries to cut the diamond with a filament of sirisha ; or as one who desires to make the salt sea sweet with a drop of honey . 7. The Creator has given man ...
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... words are adorned with polished sayings from the Sâstras , and who impart sacred learning to their disciples - then that prince in whose kingdom they dwell is chargeable with folly , and the wise men , though poor , are the rulers of ...
... words are adorned with polished sayings from the Sâstras , and who impart sacred learning to their disciples - then that prince in whose kingdom they dwell is chargeable with folly , and the wise men , though poor , are the rulers of ...
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... words . 32. What man is not born again while he passes from one birth to another ? But that man only is truly born by whose birth his family attains to dignity . 33. There are two uses both for a garland of NITI SATAKA . 5.
... words . 32. What man is not born again while he passes from one birth to another ? But that man only is truly born by whose birth his family attains to dignity . 33. There are two uses both for a garland of NITI SATAKA . 5.
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... if it is perpetually and carefully cultivated . 47. The behaviour of kings is as uncertain as the way of a courtesan . Now it is false , now true - now with harsh , now with agreeable words - now cruel , NITI SATAKA . 7.
... if it is perpetually and carefully cultivated . 47. The behaviour of kings is as uncertain as the way of a courtesan . Now it is false , now true - now with harsh , now with agreeable words - now cruel , NITI SATAKA . 7.
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according actions acts ascetic bear beautiful becomes beginning Bhartrihari birth body called cast cease clothed contained death deities delight desire destiny destroyed difficult dwell earth earthly elephant enemies enjoy evil exist eyes fall fate favour fear fire firmness flowers forest fruit gained give given glory grows hand head heart heaven Hitopadesa honour idea king knowledge learning liberality live look lord means mighty milk mind moon mountain mouth night Niti Sataka noble objects objects of sense ocean old age one's ornament pain pass passion path peace penance performed pleasure possessions pride princes produce referred riches river says serpent Śiva sloka speech spiritual stanza supposed Telang thee things thou thou hast thought tree truth Vairagya Sataka virtues wealth wife wisdom wise woman women youth