[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) › 4.p12 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 4.p12 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 4.p12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.p12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.p12) iti bhaṇitvā devadattaṃ prati bhaṇati: bho devadatta, tvaṃ cetasi kimapi bhayaṃ mā kārṣīḥ. mama putro balīyasā prākṛtena karmaṇā hataḥ; tvayā kiṃ kṛtam? ataḥ prākṛtaṃ karma ko 'pi lañghayituṃ na kṣamaḥ. tathā hi: > Having spoken thus, he said to Devadatta: "O Devadatta, do not have any fear in your mind. My son was slain by powerful past karma; what have you done? Therefore, no one is able to transgress past karma. For: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.10) - [Next: 4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.11) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.4.p12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.p12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.p12) · Pramāṇa