[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) › f2.17 # Simhasanadvatrimshika f2.17 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f2.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [f2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.17) etā hasanti ca rudanti ca vittahetor, viśvāsayanti ca naraṃ na tu viśvasanti; tasmān nareṇa kulaśīlavatā sadai 'va nāryaḥ śmaśānavaṭikā iva varjanīyāḥ. || 17 || > They laugh and they weep for the sake of wealth; > they inspire trust in a man, yet they never trust; > therefore a man of good family and conduct should always > avoid women like the urns of a cremation ground. || 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: f2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.16) - [Next: f2.p15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.p15) - [Up: f2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.f2.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.17) · Pramāṇa