[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) › 6.p4 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 6.p4 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 6.p4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.6.p4) tan mahat kaṣṭaṃ kṛtvā 'pi saṃsārasārabhūtaṃ strīsukham eva bhoktavyam. uktaṃ ca: > Therefore, even by enduring great hardship, one should certainly enjoy the pleasure of women, which is the essence of worldly existence. And it is said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.6.3) - [Next: 6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.6.4) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.6.p4) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.3.1-2) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.6.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.6.p4) · Pramāṇa