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# Simhasanadvatrimshika 23.1

Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 23.1

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [23.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.23.1)

tvam eva mātā ca pitā tvam eva,  
tvam eva bandhuś ca sakhā tvam eva;  
tvam eva vidyā draviṇaṃ tvam eva,  
tvam eva sarvaṃ mama devadeva! || 1 ||

> "You alone are mother and you alone are father, / you alone are kinsman and you alone are friend; / you alone are knowledge, you alone are wealth, / you alone are my all, O God of gods! || 1  
> — 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.23.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.6.1-7) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit

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