[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) › [Bhojaprabandha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt) › 11 # Bhojaprabandha 11 English (machine translation) 11 - **Language:** English ### [11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.11) So what is difficult when exertion is made? From men who are very clever yet hesitate at every step and are afraid of censure by others, fortunes depart far away. Furthermore— Of receiving, of giving, and of an action that ought to be done, / if not carried out swiftly, time drinks up the juice. - [Previous: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.10) - [Next: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.11) · Pramāṇa