[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) › 4.3 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 4.3 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 4.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.3) nāgo bhāti madena, kaṃ jalaruhaiḥ, pūrṇendunā śarvarī, śīlena pramadā, javena turago, nityotsavair mandiram; vāṇī vyākaraṇena, haṅsamithunair nadyaḥ, sabhā paṇḍitaiḥ, satputreṇa kulaṃ, nṛpeṇa vasudhā, lokatrayaṃ bhānunā. || 3 || > An elephant shines by rut, water by lotuses, the night by the full moon, > a woman by character, a horse by speed, a palace by perpetual festivities; > speech shines by grammar, rivers by pairs of geese, an assembly by scholars, > a family by a virtuous son, the earth by a king, and the three worlds by the sun.’ || 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.p2) - [Next: 4.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.p3) - [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.4.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.3) · Pramāṇa