[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) › f2.5 # Simhasanadvatrimshika f2.5 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f2.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [f2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.5) asaṃpādayataḥ kaṃcid arthaṃ jātikriyāguṇaiḥ, yadṛcchāśabdavat puṃsaḥ saṃjñāyai janma kevalam. || 5 || > For a man who does not accomplish any purpose through caste, action, or virtues, / his birth is merely for a name, like an arbitrary word. || 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: f2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.4) - [Next: f2.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.p5) - [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.f2.5) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Śārṅgadharapaddhati](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.sarngadharapaddhati.28.9) — Śārṅgadhara, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.5) · Pramāṇa