[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) › 2.4 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 2.4 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 2.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.2.4) chāyām anyasya kurvanti svayaṃ tiṣṭhanti cā 'tape; phalanti ca parārtheṣu nā 'tmahetor mahādrumāḥ. || 4 || > Great trees provide shade for another while they themselves stand in the heat; > And they bear fruit for the sake of others, not for their own. || 4 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.2.p6) - [Next: 2.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.2.p7) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.2.4) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.2.4) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.2.4) · Pramāṇa