[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) › f7.8 # Simhasanadvatrimshika f7.8 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f7.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [f7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.8) nadīnāṃ ca nakhināṃ ca śṛṅgiṇāṃ śastrapāṇinām viśvāso nai 'va kartavyaḥ, strīṣu rājakuleṣu ca. || 8 || > "Trust must never be placed in rivers, in clawed beasts, in horned animals, and in men with weapons in hand, / nor in women, nor in royal families." || 8 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: f7.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.p8) - [Next: f7.p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.p9) - [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.f7.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.109.14) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.8) · Pramāṇa