Living
Epigram LIII
Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)
Living
Like as a goldsmith beateth out his gold
To other fashions fairer than the old,
So may the Spirit, learning ever more,
In ever nobler forms his life infold.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram LIII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/51/.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram LIII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/51/.
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