[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) › 20.10 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 20.10 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 20.10 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [20.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.20.10) yāvat svastham idam śarīram anagham, yāvaj jarā dūrato, yāvac ce 'ndriyaśaktir apratihatā, yāvat kṣayo nā 'yuṣaḥ, ātmaśreyasi tāvad eva viduṣā kāryaḥ prayatno mahān; saṃdīpte bhavane tu kūpakhanane pratyudyamaḥ kīdṛśah? || 10 || > As long as this body is healthy and faultless, as long as old age is far off, / as long as the power of the senses is unimpaired, as long as there is no waning of life, / for just so long should a great effort be made by a wise man towards the welfare of the soul; / what kind of effort is it to dig a well when the house is already blazing? || 10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 20.p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.20.p9) - [Next: 20.p10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.20.p10) - [Up: 20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.20.10) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Śārṅgadharapaddhati](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.sarngadharapaddhati.36.15) — Śārṅgadhara, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.20.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.20.10) · Pramāṇa