[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) › 14.9 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 14.9 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 14.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.9) arakṣitaṃ tiṣṭhati daivarakṣitaṃ, surakṣitaṃ daivahataṃ vinaśyati; jīvaty anātho 'pi vane visarjitaḥ, kṛtaprayatno 'pi gṛhe na jīvati. || 9 || > Unprotected, it endures if protected by destiny; / well protected, it perishes if struck by destiny; / even a helpless child abandoned in the forest survives, / while one cared for with effort in the house does not live. || 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.p10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.p10) - [Next: 14.p11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.p11) - [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.14.9) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.5.2-3) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.14.9) · Pramāṇa