[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) › 24.5 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 24.5 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 24.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [24.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.24.5) eke vai hanyamānā raṇabhuvi subhaṭā jīvahīnāḥ patanti, eke mūrcchāṃ prapannāḥ syur api nijabalair utthitāḥ saṃbhavanti; muñcante sāṭṭahāsaṃ nijanikṛtiparaṃ mānam ādyaṃ prasāda smṛtvā, dhāvanti cā 'gre jitamaraṇabhayāḥ prauḍhim aṅge hi krtvā. || 5 || > Some noble warriors indeed, being struck on the field of battle, fell lifeless; / some, having fallen into a swoon, rose up again by their own strength; / they burst into loud laughter, recalling their former honour rather than their own degradation / and their former favour, and they ran forward, having conquered the fear of death, displaying valour in their limbs. || 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 24.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.24.p6) - [Next: 24.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.24.6) - [Up: 24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.24) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.24.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.24.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.24.5) · Pramāṇa