[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) › 27.7 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 27.7 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 27.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [27.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.27.7) nai 'vā 'kṛtiḥ phalati, nai 'va kulaṃ na śīlam, vidyā 'pi nai 'va, na ca yatnakṛtā 'pi sevā; bhāgyāni pūrvatapasā khalu saṃcitāni kāle phalanti puruṣasya yathai 'va vṛkṣāḥ. || 7 || > ‘Neither physical appearance yields fruit, nor family, nor character, > nor even learning, nor even service performed with effort; > indeed, fortunes accumulated by former austerities > bear fruit for a man in due time, just like trees.’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 27.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.27.p5) - [Next: 27.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.27.p6) - [Up: 27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.27) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.27.7) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Śatakatraya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.satakatraya.1.96) — Bhartṛhari (poet), Sanskrit - [Kāvyasaṅgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kavyasangraha.46.44) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.27.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.27.7) · Pramāṇa