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# Simhasanadvatrimshika 13.11

Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 13.11

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [13.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.11)

adhruveṇa śarireṇa pratikṣaṇavinaśinā  
dhruvaṃ yo nā 'rjayed dharmaṃ, sa śocyo mūḍhacetanaḥ. || 11 ||

> He who does not acquire steadfast righteousness with his impermanent body  
> that is perishing every moment, is a fool whose heart is to be pitied. || 11 ||"  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.13.11) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Itihāsasamuccaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.itihasasamuccaya.4.57) — Sanskrit

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