[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) › 17.2 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 17.2 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 17.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.17.2) yudhyanti paśavaḥ sarve, paṭhanti śukaśārikāḥ; dadāti ko 'pi dānaṃ yaḥ sa śūraḥ sa ca paṇḍitaḥ. || 2 || > All beasts fight, parrots and mainas recite; / whoever bestows a gift, he is a hero and he is a wise man. || 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.17.p2) - [Next: 17.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.17.p3) - [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.17.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.17.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.17.2) · Pramāṇa