[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) › f5.5 # Simhasanadvatrimshika f5.5 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f5.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [f5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f5.5) mantraḥ kāryānugo yeṣāṃ kāryaṃ svāmihitānugam, ta ete mantriṇo rājñāṃ, na tu ye gallaphullanāḥ. || 5 || > Those whose counsel follows the business at hand, and whose business follows their master's benefit, / they are ministers to kings—not those who merely puff their cheeks. || 5 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: f5.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f5.p6) - [Next: f5.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f5.p7) - [Up: f5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.f5.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f5.5) · Pramāṇa