[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) › 24.9 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 24.9 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 24.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [24.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.24.9) udayati yadi bhānuḥ paścime digvibhāge, pracalati yadi meruḥ, śītatāṃ yāti vahniḥ, vikasati yadi padmaṃ parvatāgre śilāyāṃ, na bhavati punaruktaṃ bhāṣitaṃ sajjanānām. || 9 || > "'Even if the sun rises in the western quarter, / even if Mount Meru moves, even if fire becomes cold, / even if a lotus blooms on a rock on a mountain-top, / the word of good men is never retracted.' || 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 24.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.24.p8) - [Next: 24.p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.24.p9) - [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.24.9) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.7.2.3) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.24.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.24.9) · Pramāṇa