[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) › 3.12 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 3.12 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 3.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.12) rāmapravrajanaṃ, baler niyamanaṃ, pāṇḍoḥ sutānāṃ vanaṃ, vṛṣṇīnāṃ nidhanaṃ, nalasya vipadaṃ, bhīṣmasya śastrasthitim viṣṇor vāmanatāṃ, tadā 'rjunavadhaṃ saṃcintya, lañkeśvara dṛṣṭvā rājyakṛte viḍambanagataṃ, tasmān na tad vāñchayet. || 12 || > Reflecting on Rāma's exile, Bali's binding, the Pandavas' forest life, > the destruction of the Vṛṣṇis, Nala's calamity, Bhīṣma's state upon weapons, > Viṣṇu's dwarfhood, and then Arjuna's death, and seeing the lord of Laṅkā > brought to mockery for the sake of kingship—therefore one should not desire it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.p9) - [Next: 3.p10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.p10) - [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.3.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.12) · Pramāṇa