[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) › 4.2 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 4.2 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 4.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.2) śarvarīdīpakaś candraḥ, prabhāte dīpako raviḥ; trailokyadīpako dharmaḥ, suputraḥ kuladīpakaḥ. || 2 || > The moon is the lamp of the night; the sun is the lamp at dawn; > righteousness is the lamp of the three worlds; a good son is the lamp of the family. || 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.1) - [Next: 4.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.p2) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.4.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.2.2-4) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.2) · Pramāṇa