[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) › 3.11 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 3.11 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 3.11 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.11) girau mayūro gagane ca megho, lakṣāntare 'rkaḥ salile ca padmam; lakṣadvaye glauḥ kumudāni bhūmau; yo yasya mitraṃ na kadāpi dūram. || 11 || > The peacock is on the mountain, and the cloud is in the sky; > the sun is a hundred thousand leagues away, and the lotus is in the water; > the moon is two hundred thousand leagues away, and the night-lotuses are on the earth; > whoever is one's friend is never far away. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.p8) - [Next: 3.p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.p9) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.3.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.11) · Pramāṇa