[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) › 7.4 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 7.4 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 7.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.4) dharmaḥ śarma bhujaṃgapuñgavapurīsāraṃ vidhātuṃ kṣamo, dharmaḥ prāpitamartyalokavipulaprītis tadāśaṃsinām; dharmaḥ svarnagarīnirantarasukhāsvādodayasyā 'spadaṃ, dharmaḥ kiṃ na karoti muktivanitāsaṃbhogayogyāntaram? || 4 || > Righteousness is capable of granting the bliss that is the essence of the serpent-king's city; / righteousness grants extensive joy in the mortal world to those who hope for it; / righteousness is the source of the continuous taste of bliss in the city of the gods; / what inner state, fit for union with the maiden of liberation, does righteousness not bring about? || 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.3) - [Next: 7.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.p5) - [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.7.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.4) · Pramāṇa