[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) › f2.3 # Simhasanadvatrimshika f2.3 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f2.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [f2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.3) yasmiñ jīvati jīvanti bahavaḥ, sa tu jīvati; bako 'pi kiṃ na kurute cañcvā svodarapūraṇam? || 3 || > He alone lives, whose living allows many to live; / does even a crane not fill its belly with its beak? || 3 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: f2.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.p3) - [Next: f2.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.p4) - [Up: f2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.f2.3) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vikramārkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.1.2) — Nandīśayāgnika, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.3) · Pramāṇa