[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) › [Bhojaprabandha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt) › 104\_293 # Bhojaprabandha 104\_293 English (machine translation) 104\_293 - **Language:** English ### [104\_293](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.104_293) "What use is poetry if it does not make a man skilled in the art of eloquence; what use is strength if it does not subdue others to one's power; and what use is wealth if it does not make a petitioner equal to oneself?" While the king was thus wandering through the city, two thieves were proceeding along the road. One of them, named Śakunta, said: "Friend, although the world is covered in thick darkness, thanks to \[the magical\] ointment I see everywhere every thing down to an atom; yet even this mass of gold brought from the treasury brings me no happiness." - [Previous: 104\_292](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.104_292) - [Next: 104\_294](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.104_294) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.104_293](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.104_293) · Pramāṇa