[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) › 14.5 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 14.5 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 14.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.5) yenā 'khaṇḍaladantidantamusalāny ākuñcitāny āhave, dhārā yatra pinākapāṇiparaśor ākuṇṭhitā cā 'hatā, tan me vakṣa idaṃ nṛsiṃhakarajair āhanyate sāṃprataṃ; daive durbalatāṃ gate tṛṇam api prāyeṇa vajrāyate. || 5 || > That \[chest of mine\] by which the pestle-like tusks of Indra's elephant were bent in battle, / upon which the edge of the axe of the Pināka-wielder was blunted when struck, / that very chest of mine is now torn by Narasiṃha's claws; / when destiny grows weak, even a blade of grass usually turns to a thunderbolt. || 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.p6) - [Next: 14.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.p7) - [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.14.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.5) · Pramāṇa