Simhasanadvatrimshika 19.3
Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 19.3
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- Sanskrit
19.3
no 'pakāraṃ vinā prītiḥ kathaṃcit kasya jāyate;
upayācitadānena yato devā abhīṣṭadāḥ. || 3 ||
2. Giving and receiving, telling secrets and asking about them, entertaining and being entertained, are the six marks of friendship.
3. Without a service rendered friendship can in no wise be conceived for any one. For even the gods grant the wishes of men in return for the gift of prayer.
Translations (2)
- Vikrama's Adventures, or The Thirty-two Tales of the Throne — Franklin Edgerton 1926, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
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- Textus simplicior — Sanskrit