[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) › 4.12 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 4.12 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 4.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.12) te sujanās te dhanyās te krtinas te 'pi sukṛtinaḥ satatam, ye kāraṇaṃ vinā 'pi ca parahitakaraṇāya hanta jīvanti. || 12 || > Those who live to do good to others, even without a cause, ah, they it is who are truly good, happy, clever, and virtuous, at all times." Having told this story the statue said to the king: "If such benevolence, magnanimity, and heroism are found in you, then mount upon this throne." And King Bhoja was silent. > — Franklin Edgerton 1926, Vikrama's Adventures, or The Thirty-two Tales of the Throne - [Previous: 4.p13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.p13) - [Next: 4.p14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.p14) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4) ## Translations (2) - [Vikrama's Adventures, or The Thirty-two Tales of the Throne](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-edgerton.4.p7.4) — Franklin Edgerton 1926, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.4.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.12) · Pramāṇa