Analysis of Ch 03 On The Excellence Of Contentment Story 06

Sa di 1210 (Shiraz) – 1291 (Shiraz)



It is narrated in the life of Ardeshir Babekan that he asked an Arab physician how much food he must consume daily. He replied: ‘The weight of one hundred dirhems will be enough.’ The king queried: ‘What strength will this quantity give me?’ He replied: ‘This quantity will carry thee, and whatever is more than that, thou wilt be the carrier of it.’

Eating is for living and praying.  
                   Thou thinkest living is for eating.


Scheme X AA
Poetic Form
Metre 1110001111111110010111110110101011110111010110111110011101110011010101111111010011 101110010 11101110
Characters 478
Words 80
Sentences 7
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 2
Lines Amount 3
Letters per line (avg) 110
Words per line (avg) 25
Letters per stanza (avg) 165
Words per stanza (avg) 38
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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