[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) › 7.2 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 7.2 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 7.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.2) śaraṇam aśaraṇaṃ vā bandhamūlaṃ narāṇam, kṣaṇaparicitadārā dvāram āpadgaṇānām; viparimṛśata putrāḥ śatravaḥ; sarvam etat tyajata, bhajata dharmaṃ nirmalaṃ śarmakāmāḥ. || 2 || > A refuge or no refuge, \[home\] is the root of bondage for men; / a wife enjoyed for an instant is the gateway to a host of misfortunes; / reflect: sons are enemies; abandon all this, / and, desiring happiness, devote yourselves to spotless righteousness. || 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.p3) - [Next: 7.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.p4) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.7.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.2) · Pramāṇa