[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Gnomic verse and anthologies](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita) › [Anthologies of verse](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita) › [Major attributed anthologies of named poets](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa) › [Sūktimuktāvalī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt) › 40 # Suktimuktavali 40 English (machine translation) 40 - **Language:** English ### [40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.40) Fire turns to water, a serpent becomes a garland, a tiger acts like a deer, / an elephant becomes a horse, a mountain becomes a pebble, and poison turns to nectar, / an obstacle becomes a festival, an enemy acts like a loved one, the ocean becomes a pleasure pool, / and the forest acts like one's own home for men, surely through the power of good conduct. (40) - [Previous: 39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.39) - [Next: 41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.41) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.40) · Pramāṇa