Living
Epigram C
Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)
Living
O mother earth! O father air! O light,
My friend! O kindred water! and thou height
Of skies, my brother! — crying unto you,
Crying, I plead adieu.
Well have I wrought among you, — now the day
Of Wisdom dawning strikes old Error's sway,
And the light breaks, and the long-waiting soul
Greeteth her blissful goal.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram C.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/95/.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram C.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/95/.
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