[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Story collections and fables](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories) › [Simhasanadvatrimshika](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana) › 21.1 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 21.1 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 21.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [21.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.21.1) aputrasya gṛhaṃ śūnyaṃ, deśaḥ śūnyo hy abāndhavaḥ; mūrkhasya hṛdayaṃ śūnyaṃ, sarvaśūnyā daridratā. || 1 || > Empty is the house of a childless man; empty indeed is a land without kin; / empty is the heart of a fool; and poverty is emptiness of all. || 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 21.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.21.p1) - [Next: 21.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.21.p2) - [Up: 21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.21) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.21.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.21.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.21.1) · Pramāṇa