[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) › 21.p3 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 21.p3 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 21.p3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [21.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.21.p3) tathā ca: ko 'rtho 'sti bahubhiḥ putrair gaṇanāpūraṇātmakaiḥ? > And likewise: What purpose is served by many sons who merely serve to fill out a count? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 21.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.21.2) - [Next: 21.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.21.3) - [Up: 21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.21) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.21.p3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.21.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.21.p3) · Pramāṇa