[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) › 3.9 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 3.9 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 3.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.9) dadāti pratigṛhṇāti guhyam ākhyāti pṛcchati, bhuñkte bhojayate cai 'va ṣaḍvidhaṃ mitralakṣaṇam. || 9 || > Giving, receiving, disclosing a secret, asking a secret, > eating together, and providing food—these are the sixfold marks of a friend. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.p6) - [Next: 3.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.p7) - [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.3.9) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Textus simplicior](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.sukasaptati*simplicior.6.14) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.3.9) · Pramāṇa