[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) › f5.1 # Simhasanadvatrimshika f5.1 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f5.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [f5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f5.1) gaje kaḍaṃgarīye tu, jāre rājani vā punaḥ, pāpakṛtsu ca vidvatsu niyantā jantur atra kaḥ? || 1 || > When an elephant breaks into a grain-store, when a king becomes an adulterer, / and when learned men commit sins, what creature here can restrain them? || 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: f5.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f5.p1) - [Next: f5.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f5.p2) - [Up: f5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.f5.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.1.12) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f5.1) · Pramāṇa