Living
Epigram XXVIII
Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)
Living
By truth the righteous guide upon his course
The rolling sun, and stay the earth by force
Of penitence austere.
They are the refuge of the worlds outworn,
And worlds that lurk in darkness still are born
Because they tarry here.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram XXVIII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/27/.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram XXVIII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/27/.
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