[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) › 16.1 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 16.1 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 16.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.16.1) bakulā mukulān vahanti sadyaḥ sakalāśānibiḍīkṛtālimālāḥ; kamalāyatalocanā janānāṃ dhṛtagaṇḍūṣasurāṅganā ivo 'ktāḥ. || 1 || > The bakula trees instantly bear buds, / their swarms of bees clustering dense across all directions; / large as lotus blossoms, they are spoken of like eyes of celestial maidens / who have held a mouthful of wine to sprinkle on them. || 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.16.p1) - [Next: 16.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.16.p2) - [Up: 16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.16) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.16.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.16.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.16.1) · Pramāṇa