[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) › 12.12 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 12.12 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 12.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [12.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.12.12) mṛto daridraḥ puruṣo, mṛtaṃ maithunam aprajam, mṛtam aśrotriye dānaṃ, mṛto yāgas tv adakṣiṇaḥ. || 12 || > Dead is a poor man; dead is sexual union without offspring; / dead is a gift given to one unlearned in the Veda; and dead is a sacrifice without a sacrificial fee. || 12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.p11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.12.p11) - [Next: 12.p12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.12.p12) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.12.12) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Skandamahāpurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda*vulgate.5.208.25) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.12.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.12.12) · Pramāṇa