Living
Epigram LXXXVII
Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)
Living
The Seer enlightened lays apart
Follies that dizzy the child heart,
And upward turns his steps to climb
The terraced heights of Wisdom. There sublime
He stands and unperturbed looks down
Upon the far-off swarming town,
Sees the bent farmers till the soil
Like burrowing ants, and wonders at their toil.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram LXXXVII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/82/.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram LXXXVII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/82/.
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