[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) › 31.9 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 31.9 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 31.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [31.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.31.9) pūrvaṃ pītaḥ samudro yair, vindhyādriś ca nivāritaḥ, yaiś cā 'pi devatāḥ sṛṣṭāḥ, kiṃ bhūtam adhikaṃ tataḥ? || 9 || > By whom formerly the ocean was drunk, and the Vindhya mountain restrained, > and by whom even deities were created—what living being is greater than them? || 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 31.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.31.8) - [Next: 31.p10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.31.p10) - [Up: 31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.31) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.31.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.31.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.31.9) · Pramāṇa