[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) › 27.9 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 27.9 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 27.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [27.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.27.9) bhavanam idam akīrtiś, coraveśyādisadma, vyasanapatir, udagrāpannidhiḥ pāpabījam; viṣamanarakamārgeṣv agrayāyī 'ti martyaḥ ka iva viśadabuddhir dyūtakāryaṃ karoti? || 9 || > ‘Gambling is an abode of ill-fame, the house of thieves, courtesans, and the like, > the lord of vices, a repository of severe calamities, the seed of sin, > a forerunner on the uneven paths to hell—what mortal of clear intellect would engage in it?’ > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 27.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.27.p7) - [Next: 27.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.27.p8) - [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.27.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.27.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.27.9) · Pramāṇa