Living

Epigram XXIX

by Bhartrihari traditionally 5th–7th century AD

Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)

Living

A friend or stranger comes he? — so
They reckon of the narrow mind;
But some of broader reason know
In all the world one kith and kind

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Bhartrihari. “Epigram XXIX.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/28/.

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Bhartrihari. “Epigram XXIX.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/28/.

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