[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) › 13.8 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 13.8 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 13.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.8) mahatām api yajñānāṃ kālena ksīyate phalam; dattvā 'bhayaṃ pradānasya kṣaya eva na vidyate. || 8 || > Even of great sacrifices, the fruit decays with time; > \[but\] of the gift given as safety, there is never any decay. || 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 13.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.7) - [Next: 13.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.9) - [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.13.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.8) · Pramāṇa