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Simhasanadvatrimshika 5.p6

Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 5.p6

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Sanskrit

5.p6

iti vicārya dattāni. rājā 'pi tadvacanaṃ śrutvā 'tisaṃtuṣṭaḥ sann avaśiṣṭāni pañca ratnāni tasmai maṇihārāya dadau. iti kathāṃ kathayitvā puttalikā bhojarājaṃ bhaṇati: bho rājan, audāryaguṇagariṣṭho vikramādityaḥ. tvayy evaṃvidham audāryaṃ vidyate cet, tarhy asmin siṅhāsana upaviśa. etac chrutvā rājā tūṣṇīṃ sthitaḥ. iti pancamākhyānam

Having told this story the statue said to King Bhoja: "O king, Vikramāditya was supreme in the virtue of magnanimity. If such magnanimity is found in you, then mount upon this throne." And hearing this the king was silent.

Franklin Edgerton 1926, Vikrama's Adventures, or The Thirty-two Tales of the Throne

Here ends the fifth story

Franklin Edgerton 1926, Vikrama's Adventures, or The Thirty-two Tales of the Throne

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