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# Simhasanadvatrimshika f7.4

Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f7.4

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [f7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.4)

sadbhāvo nā 'sti veśyānāṃ, sthiratā nā 'sti saṃpadām,  
viveko nā 'sti mūrkhāṇāṃ, vināśo nā 'sti karmaṇām. || 4 ||

> There is no sincerity in courtesans, no stability in riches, / no discernment in fools, and no destruction of karma. || 4  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.f7.4) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (2)

- [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.1.15) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit
- [Kathākusumamañjarī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.kathakusumamanjari.2.34) — Sanskrit

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