[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) › 13.12 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 13.12 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 13.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.12) yadi prāṇyupakārāya deho 'yaṃ no 'payujyate, tataḥ kim upakāro 'sya pratyahaṃ kriyate nṛbhiḥ? || 12 || > If this body is not employed for the welfare of living beings, / then why do men attend to its needs day after day? || 12 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 13.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.11) - [Next: 13.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.13) - [Up: 13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.13.12) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Itihāsasamuccaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.itihasasamuccaya.4.58) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.12) · Pramāṇa