[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) › 14.8 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 14.8 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 14.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.8) bhagnāśasya karaṇḍapīḍitatanor mlānendriyasya kṣudhā kṛtvā 'khur vivaraṃ svayaṃ nipatito naktaṃ mukhe bhoginaḥ tṛptas tatpiśitena satvaram asau tenai 'va yātaḥ pathā, svasthas tiṣṭhati; daivam eva hi paraṃ vṛddhau kṣaye kāraṇam. || 8 || > A mouse, having made a hole, fell by itself at night into the mouth of a serpent / whose hopes were dashed, whose body was compressed in a basket, and whose senses were languid with hunger; / satisfied with its flesh, the serpent quickly departed along that very path / and remains at ease; for destiny alone is the supreme cause in prosperity and in ruin. || 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.p9) - [Next: 14.p10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.p10) - [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.14.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Textus simplicior](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.sukasaptati*simplicior.6.18) — Sanskrit - [Śatakatraya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.85) — Bhartṛhari (poet), Sanskrit - [Bhartṛhariśataka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.muktaka.bhartrharisataka.7.82) — Bhartṛhari (grammarian), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.8) · Pramāṇa