[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) › f7.10 # Simhasanadvatrimshika f7.10 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f7.10 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [f7.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.10) sahasā vidadhīta na kriyām; avivekaḥ param āpadāṃ padam; vṛṇute hi vimṛśyakāriṇaṃ guṇalubdhāḥ svayam eva saṃpadaḥ. || 10 || > "One should not perform an action rashly; lack of discernment is the highest abode of misfortunes. / For fortunes, eager for virtues, choose of their own accord one who acts with deliberation." || 10 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: f7.p11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.p11) - [Next: f7.p12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.p12) - [Up: f7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.f7.10) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Śabdakalpadruma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.art.kosa.sabdakalpadruma.510.1) — Rājā Sir Rādhākānta Deb, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.10) · Pramāṇa