Living
Epigram XXXII
Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)
Living
Better, I said, in trackless woods to roam
With chattering apes or the dumb grazing herds,
Than dwell with fools, though in a prince's home,
And bear the dropping of their ceaseless words.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram XXXII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/31/.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram XXXII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/31/.
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