[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) › 7.3 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 7.3 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 7.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.3) dharmo rakṣati rakṣito nanu hato hanti dhruvaṃ prāṇino; hantavyo na tataḥ sa eva śaraṇaṃ saṃsāriṇāṃ sarvathā; dharmaḥ prāpayatī 'ha tat padam api dhyāyanti yad yogino; no dharmāt suhṛd asti nai 'va sukhino no paṇḍitā dhārmikāt. || 3 || > Righteousness protects when protected; surely destroyed, it destroys living beings; / therefore it must not be violated, as it is the refuge of worldly beings in every way; / righteousness leads here to that very abode upon which yogins meditate; / there is no friend like righteousness, nor are any happy or wise except the righteous man. || 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.p4) - [Next: 7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.4) - [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.7.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.3) · Pramāṇa