Living
Epigram XLII
Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)
Living
The rooted trees would walk; the beast
For utterance yearning still is dumb;
Man toils for some far heaven, wherefrom
The enthroned gods were fain released.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram XLII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/40/.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram XLII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/40/.
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