[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) › 21.4 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 21.4 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 21.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [21.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.21.4) varaṃ garbhasrāvo, varam ṛtuṣu nai 'vā 'bhigamanaṃ, varaṃ jātaḥ preto, varam api ca kanyai 'va janitā; varaṃ vandhyā bhāryā, varam agṛhavāse nivasanaṃ, na ced vidvān rūpadraviṇabalayukto 'pi tanayaḥ. || 4 || > Better a miscarriage, better no intercourse during the fertile periods, / better a child born dead, and better even a daughter born, / better a barren wife, better dwelling homeless, / than a son, even if endowed with beauty, wealth, and strength, if he is not learned. || 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 21.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.21.p4) - [Next: 21.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.21.p5) - [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.21.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.21.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.21.4) · Pramāṇa