[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) › 17.1 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 17.1 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 17.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.17.1) dātṝṇām eva saṃprītyai svastivāco dhanārthinām; śūrāṇāṃ hi praharṣāya rasitaṃ raṇadundubheḥ. || 1 || > The benedictions of those seeking wealth / are for the pleasure of donors alone; / for heroes, indeed, it is the roar of the war-drum / that brings delight. || 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.17.p1) - [Next: 17.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.17.p2) - [Up: 17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.17.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.17.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.17.1) · Pramāṇa