[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) › 7.8 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 7.8 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 7.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.8) riktapāṇir na paśyeta rājānaṃ daivataṃ gurum, naimittikaṃ viśeṣeṇa; phalena phalam ādiśet. || 8 || > 8. One should not come empty-handed to see a king, a deity, or a guru \[spiritual preceptor\], and least of all a soothsayer. With the fruit (offered) one should indicate the fruit (expected). And: > 9. One should not come empty-handed to see a beloved wife, a dear friend, or a young son; neither a soothsayer, nor a king. > — Franklin Edgerton 1926, Vikrama's Adventures, or The Thirty-two Tales of the Throne - [Previous: 7.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.p8) - [Next: 7.p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.p9) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7) ## Translations (2) - [Vikrama's Adventures, or The Thirty-two Tales of the Throne](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-edgerton.7.p8) — Franklin Edgerton 1926, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.7.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.7.8) · Pramāṇa