[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) › 13.9 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 13.9 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 13.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.9) dattam iṣṭaṃ tapas taptaṃ tīrthayātrā śrutaṃ tathā, sarvāny abhayadānasya kalāṃ nā 'rhanti ṣoḍaśīm. || 9 || > Charity given, sacrifice performed, austerity undergone, pilgrimage, as well as sacred learning— > all these are not worth a sixteenth part of the gift of safety. || 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 13.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.8) - [Next: 13.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.10) - [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.13.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.13.9) · Pramāṇa