[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) › f8.1 # Simhasanadvatrimshika f8.1 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f8.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [f8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f8.1) svaguṇān iva paradoṣān vaktuṃ śaknoti durlano loke; paradoṣān svaguṇān vā vaktum aśaknoti sajjanaḥ satyam. || 1 || > A wicked man in the world is able to speak of others' faults like his own virtues; / a virtuous man, in truth, is unable to speak of others' faults or his own virtues. || 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: f8.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f8.p1) - [Next: f8.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f8.p2) - [Up: f8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.f8.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.1.27) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f8.1) · Pramāṇa