[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) › f2.7 # Simhasanadvatrimshika f2.7 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f2.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [f2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.7) sarvadevamayo rājā ṛṣibhiḥ parikīrtitaḥ; tasmāt taṃ devavat paśyen na vyalīkaṃ vadet sudhīḥ. || 7 || > A king is celebrated by the sages as composed of all the gods; / therefore a wise man should look upon him like a god, and should not speak a lie. || 7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: f2.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.p7) - [Next: f2.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.p8) - [Up: f2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.f2.7) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Textus simplicior](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.pancatantra*simplicior.1.131) — Sanskrit - [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.1.4) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.7) · Pramāṇa