[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) › 11.8 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 11.8 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 11.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [11.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.11.8) paśavo 'pi hi jīvanti kevalātmodaraṃbharāḥ; tasyai 'va jīvitaṃ ślāghyaṃ yaḥ parārthaṃ hi jīvati. || 8 || > Even beasts live merely filling their own bellies; / praiseworthy indeed is the life of him alone who lives for the sake of another. || 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 11.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.11.p8) - [Next: 11.p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.11.p9) - [Up: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.11) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.11.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.11.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.11.8) · Pramāṇa