[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) › 28.5 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 28.5 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 28.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [28.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.28.5) svasukhanirabhilāṣaḥ khidyase lokahetoḥ pratidinam, athavā te vṛttir evaṃvidhai 'va, anubhavati hi mūrdhnā pādapas tīvram uṣṇaṃ, śamayati paritāpaṃ chāyayā cā 'śritānām. || 5 || > Devoid of longing for your own pleasure, you suffer daily for the sake of the world; / Or rather, such is your very nature: / For the tree experiences intense heat with its head, / Yet assuages the scorching heat of those who seek shelter under its shade. || 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 28.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.28.p6) - [Next: 28.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.28.p7) - [Up: 28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.28) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.28.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.28.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.28.5) · Pramāṇa