Living
Epigram XXIV
Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)
Living
In woman is the cause of shame,
For woman burneth hatred's flame,
Through woman in this body's snare
The soul is mewed, — of woman, ah! beware.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram XXIV.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/23/.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram XXIV.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/23/.
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