[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) › 8.1 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 8.1 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 8.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.8.1) gāvo gandhena paśyanti, vedenai 'va dvijātayaḥ; cāraiḥ paśyanti rājānaś, cakṣurbhyām itare janāḥ. || 1 || > Cows see by scent, the twice-born through the Veda alone, / kings see through spies, and other people with their eyes. || 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.8.p1) - [Next: 8.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.8.p2) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.8.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.3.1-4) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit - [Kathākusumamañjarī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.kathakusumamanjari.2.35) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.8.1) · Pramāṇa