[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) › 11.9 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 11.9 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 11.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [11.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.11.9) na hi svadehaśaityārthaṃ jāyante candanadrumāḥ. || 9 || > For sandalwood trees are not born for the cooling of their own wood. || 9 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 11.p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.11.p9) - [Next: 11.p10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.11.p10) - [Up: 11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.11) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.11.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.11.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.11.9) · Pramāṇa