Simhasanadvatrimshika 3.p13

3.p13

evaṃ caturṇāṃ parasparaṃ vivādo lagnaḥ. tato brāhmaṇo rājñaḥ sakāśam āgatya caturṇāṃ vṛttāntam akathayat. rājā 'pi tac chrutvā tasmai brāhmaṇāya catvāry api ratnāni dadau. iti kathāṃ kathayitvā puttalikā rājānam abravīt: bho rājan, audāryaṃ nāma sahajo guṇaḥ, na tv aupādhikaḥ. tathā hi:

Having told this story the statue said to the king: “O king, magnanimity is an inborn virtue, not an adventitious one [literally, one that is due to conditions]. For: 17. Magnanimity is an inborn quality, just as fragrance in campaka-flowers, beauty in pearls, and sweetness in sugar-cane. If such magnanimity is found in you, then mount upon this throne.”