[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) › 24.1 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 24.1 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 24.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [24.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.24.1) dikcakraṃ calitaṃ bhayāj, jalanidhir jāto bhṛśaṃ vyākulaḥ, pātāle cakito bhujaṃgamapatiḥ, pṛthvīdharāḥ kampitāḥ; bhrāntā sā pṛthivī, mahāviṣadharāḥ kṣvelaṃ vamanty utkaṭam, vṛttaṃ sarvam anekadhā janapater evaṃ camūnirgame. || 1 || > 1. The circle of the heaven was confused with alarm, and the ocean became greatly perturbed; in the lower world the serpent-king trembled, and the earth-supporting mountains quaked; the earth was terrified, and the great serpents spewed venom beyond measure; thus the whole universe was variously stirred at the advance of the king's host. > — Franklin Edgerton 1926, Vikrama's Adventures, or The Thirty-two Tales of the Throne - [Previous: 24.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.24.p3) - [Next: 24.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.24.2) - [Up: 24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.24) ## Translations (2) - [Vikrama's Adventures, or The Thirty-two Tales of the Throne](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-edgerton.24.p6) — Franklin Edgerton 1926, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.24.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.24.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.24.1) · Pramāṇa