Analysis of Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Admonition 13

Sa di 1210 (Shiraz) – 1291 (Shiraz)



Strike the head of a serpent with the hand of a foe because one of two advantages will result. If the enemy succeeds thou hast killed the snake and if the latter, thou hast been delivered from a foe.


Scheme A
Poetic Form
Metre 101101010110101111010010110100011110101010111010101
Characters 207
Words 41
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 1
Lines Amount 1
Letters per line (avg) 158
Words per line (avg) 39
Letters per stanza (avg) 158
Words per stanza (avg) 39
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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