[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) › 14.4 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 14.4 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 14.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.4) nai 'vā 'kṛtiḥ phalati nai 'va kulaṃ na śīlaṃ, vidyā na cā 'pi na ca yatnakṛtā 'pi sevā; bhāgyāni pūrvatapasā kila saṃcitāni kāle phalanti puruṣasya yathai 'va vṛkṣāḥ. || 4 || > Physical form bears no fruit, nor family, nor character, / nor learning, nor service even when rendered with effort; / fortunes accumulated indeed through penance in a former life / bear fruit for a man in their season, just like trees. || 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.p5) - [Next: 14.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.p6) - [Up: 14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.14.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.4) · Pramāṇa