[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) › 3.17 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 3.17 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 3.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.17) campakeṣu yathā gandhaḥ kāntir muktāphaleṣu ca, yathe 'kṣudaṇḍe mādhuryam, audāryaṃ sahajaṃ tathā. || 17 || > Just as fragrance is innate in campaka flowers, luster in pearls, > and sweetness in sugarcane, so is generosity innate. || 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.p13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.p13) - [Next: 3.p14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.p14) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.3.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.17) · Pramāṇa