[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) › 26.p6 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 26.p6 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 26.p6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [26.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.26.p6) yas tu dāridryamudritaḥ, tasya gṛhe sarvadā sūtakam eva bhavati. grāsaṃ me pathikāya dehi subhage! hā hā giro niṣphalāḥ. kasmād? brūhi. sakhe 'sti sūtakam idaṃ. kālāvadhir nā 'sti kim? yāvajjīvam idaṃ; na jātir aparā; putraprabhāvād idaṃ. > “For the man who is stamped by poverty, impurity \[from childbirth\] is always in his house. ‘Give a morsel to me, a traveler, fair lady!’ ‘Alas, alas, your words are futile.’ ‘Why? Tell me.’ ‘Friend, there is impurity from childbirth here.’ ‘Is there no time limit?’ ‘It lasts for a lifetime; there is no other birth \[status\]; this is due to the power of a son.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 26.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.26.6) - [Next: 26.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.26.7) - [Up: 26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.26) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.26.p6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.26.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.26.p6) · Pramāṇa