[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) › f6.17 # Simhasanadvatrimshika f6.17 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f6.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [f6.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f6.17) śucir aśuciḥ paṭur apaṭuḥ śūro bhīruś cirāyur alpāyuḥ, kulajaḥ kulena hīno bhavati naro narapateḥ krodhāt. || 17 || > Pure becomes impure, clever clumsy, brave cowardly, long-lived short-lived, / and well-born base-born, all through a king's anger. || 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: f6.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f6.p8) - [Next: f6.p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f6.p9) - [Up: f6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.f6.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f6.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f6.17) · Pramāṇa