SRI AUROBINDO
Translations
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Kalidasa
Bhartrihari. The Century of Life
On Fools and Folly
Go, with strong violence thy jewel tear
From the fierce alligator’s yawning jaws;
Swim the wild surges when they lash the air
Billow on billow thundering without pause;
Or set an angry serpent in thy hair
For garland! Sooner shalt thou gain their ruth
Than conquer the fool’s obstinate heart with truth.