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# Simhasanadvatrimshika 21.6

Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 21.6

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [21.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.21.6)

svāmī dveṣṭi susevito 'pi bahuśaḥ, projjhanti sadbāndhavā,  
dyotante na guṇās, tyajanti tanujāḥ, sphārībhavanty āpadaḥ;  
bhāryā sādhusuvaṃśajā 'pi bhajate no, yānti mitrāṇi ca,  
nyāyāropitavikramān api narān yeṣāṃ na hi syād dhanam. || 6 ||

> Even when served well and often, a master hates him; good kinsmen forsake him; / virtues do not shine; sons abandon him; calamities multiply; / even a wife born of a virtuous, noble family does not cherish him; and friends depart / from men—even those whose valor is grounded in justice—who possess no wealth. || 6  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.21.6) — English, machine translation

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