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# Simhasanadvatrimshika 31.4

Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 31.4

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [31.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.31.4)

atyunnatapadaṃ prāptaḥ pūjyān nai 'vā 'vamānayet;  
nahuṣaḥ śakratāṃ prāptaś cyuto 'gastyāvamānanāt. || 4 ||

> One who has attained a very exalted rank should never dishonour those worthy of worship;  
> Nahuṣa, having attained the status of Indra, fell on account of his contempt for Agastya. || 4  
> — 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.31.4) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.8.3-3) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit

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