[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) › 87\_270 # Bhojaprabandha 87\_270 English (machine translation) 87\_270 - **Language:** English ### [87\_270](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.87_270) Then the king said to the weaver who addressed him as 'thou': "Graceful is your phrasing, and the sweetness of the poetry is also fine, but poetry ought to be recited after due thought." Then the weaver, becoming angry, said: "Your Majesty, I have an answer to this, but I do not say it. The duty of a king is different from the duty of a scholar." The king said: "If you have one, give the answer!" - [Previous: 87\_269](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.87_269) - [Next: 87\_271](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.87_271) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.87_270](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.87_270) · Pramāṇa