Living
Epigram LVI
Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)
Living
These dear companionships are not forever;
The wheel of being without end
Still whirls: if on the way some meet and sever,
'T is brother, mother, father, friend.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram LVI.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/53/.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram LVI.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/53/.
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