[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) › 12.8 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 12.8 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 12.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [12.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.12.8) avyayavato 'pi dhaninaḥ svajanasahasraṃ bhavet padasthasya bhraṣṭadhanasya hi satataṃ bandhur api mukhaṃ na darśayati. || 8 || > Even for a wealthy man who spends nothing, there may be thousands of kinfolk while he holds office; / but toward one fallen from wealth, even a kinsman constantly does not show his face. || 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.12.p7) - [Next: 12.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.12.p8) - [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.12.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.12.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.12.8) · Pramāṇa