[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) › 25.p2 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 25.p2 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 25.p2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [25.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.25.p2) ity āśiṣaṃ dattvā pañcāṅgāny akathayat. rājā pañcāṅgāni śrutvā jyotiṣikam apṛcchat: bho daivajña, asmin saṃvatsare kiṃ phalam asti? daivajñena bhaṇitam: asmin saṃvatsare rājā raviḥ, mantrī maṅgalaḥ, dhānyādhipatiḥ śaniḥ, meghādhipatir bhaumaḥ. anyac ca: śanaiścaro bhaumaś ca śukro rohinīśakaṭaṃ bhittvā yāsyanti; tasmāt sarvathā 'nāvṛṣṭir bhaviṣyati. uktaṃ ca varāhamihireṇa: > he read the almanacs. Hearing the almanacs, the king asked the astrologer: "O astrologer, what is the fruit in this year?" The astrologer said: "In this year, the king is the Sun, the minister is Mars, the lord of grain is Saturn, and the lord of clouds is Mars. Furthermore: Saturn, Mars, and Venus will pierce the wain of Rohiṇī; therefore there will definitely be a drought. And it has been said by Varāhamihira: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 25.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.25.1) - [Next: 25.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.25.2) - [Up: 25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.25) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.25.p2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.7.2-2) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.25.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.25.p2) · Pramāṇa