[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) › 19.5 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 19.5 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 19.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.19.5) putrād api priyatamaṃ niyamena dānaṃ manye paśor api vivekavivarjitasya, datte khale 'pi nikhilaṃ khalu yena dugdhaṃ nityaṃ dadāti mahiṣi sasutā 'pi paśya. || 5 || > I consider giving to be invariably dearer than even a son, / even to an animal devoid of discernment; / for when oilcake is given, see: a buffalo cow, even with her calf \[present\], / constantly yields all her milk! || 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 19.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.19.p4) - [Next: 19.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.19.p5) - [Up: 19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.19) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.19.5) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Textus simplicior](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.pancatantra*simplicior.2.54) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.19.5) · Pramāṇa