[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) › 26.2 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 26.2 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 26.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [26.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.26.2) upakartuṃ priyaṃ vaktuṃ kartuṃ sneham anuttamam, sajjanānāṃ svabhāvo 'yaṃ; kene 'nduḥ śiśirīkṛtaḥ? || 2 || > To do good, to speak pleasantly, and to show incomparable affection / is the nature of good men; by whom was the moon made cool? || 2 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 26.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.26.1) - [Next: 26.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.26.p2) - [Up: 26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.26) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.26.2) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.7.3-3) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.26.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.26.2) · Pramāṇa