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# Simhasanadvatrimshika f2.13

Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f2.13

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [f2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.13)

smaropamam api prāpya vāñchanti puruṣāntaram  
nāryaḥ sarvāḥ svabhāvena, vadantī 'ty amalāśayāḥ. || 13 ||

> Even when they have obtained a man like the god of love, all women  
> by their very nature crave another man; so speak those whose hearts are pure. || 13  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.f2.13) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.1.6) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit

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