Living
Epigram LII
Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)
Living
Like as our outworn garments we discard,
And other new ones don;
So doth the Soul these bodies doff when marred,
And others new put on.
Fire doth not kindle It, nor sword divides,
Nor winds nor waters harm;
Eternal and unchanged the One abides,
And smiles at all alarm.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram LII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/50/.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram LII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/50/.
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