[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) › 26\_98 # Bhojaprabandha 26\_98 English (machine translation) 26\_98 - **Language:** English ### [26\_98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.26_98) 'Mahārāja, killing a son is good for no one.' Having heard this speech uttered by Vatsarāja, the king said angrily: 'You are the master of the kingdom, not a servant! He who does not exert himself when commanded by his master is a wretch of a servant; his very life is as useless as the teat on a goat's neck.' (27) Thinking, 'One must reflect on what is appropriate for the time,' Vatsarāja then fell silent. Having heard these words of Vatsarāja, the king, becoming angry, said: 'You are indeed the master of the kingdom, not a servant.' - [Previous: 26\_97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.26_97) - [Next: 26\_99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.26_99) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.26_98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.26_98) · Pramāṇa