[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.p8 # Simhasanadvatrimshika f2.p8 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f2.p8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [f2.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.p8) tato rājñā bhaṇitam: tādṛśaṃ phalaṃ dṛśyate cet, katham? brāhmaṇo 'bravīt: tat phalaṃ bhakṣitaṃ vā na vā? rājā 'bhaṇat: na mayā bhakṣitaṃ tat phalam, mama prāṇavallabhāyā anaṅgasenayai dattam. brāhmaṇeno 'ktam: tarhi tāṃ pṛccha, tat phalaṃ kiṃ bhakṣitam iti. tato rājā 'naṅgasenām āhūya śapathaṃ kārayitvā 'pṛcchat. tayo 'ktam: tat phalaṃ māndurikasya dattam iti. tataḥ sa ākāritaḥ pṛṣṭo dāsyai dattam ity akathayat. dāsī gopāle, gopālo gomayadhāriṇyai dattam ity avādīt. tato jātasaṃpratyayo raja paramaviṣādaṃ gatvā ślokam apaṭhat: > Then the king said: "If such a fruit is seen, how \[could it be\]?" The brahmin said: "Was that fruit eaten or not?" The king said: "That fruit was not eaten by me; it was given to Anaṅgasenā, the beloved of my life." The brahmin said: "Then ask her whether that fruit was eaten." Then the king summoned Anaṅgasenā and, making her take an oath, asked. She said: "That fruit was given to the groom." Then he was summoned, and being asked, he said it was given to a maidservant. The maidservant said it was given to a cowherd, and the cowherd said it was given to a woman who gathers cow dung. Then, having become convinced of the truth, the king fell into deep despair and recited a verse: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: f2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.7) - [Next: f2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.8) - [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.p8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f2.p8) · Pramāṇa