Living
Epigram LVIII
Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)
Living
Wayfarers on the dusty road
By shaded wells their heavy load
Undoing rest awhile, and then
Pass on restored. — What cause of tears, O men?
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram LVIII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/55/.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram LVIII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/55/.
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