[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) › 13.1 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 13.1 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 13.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.1) anityāni śarīrāṇi, vibhavo nai 'va śāśvataḥ; nityaṃ saṃnihito mṛtyuḥ; kartavyo dharmasaṃgrahaḥ. || 1 || > "Bodies are impermanent; wealth is not at all eternal; > Death is ever close at hand; an accumulation of righteousness must be made. || 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 13.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.p1) - [Next: 13.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.2) - [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.13.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.1) · Pramāṇa