[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) › f6.16 # Simhasanadvatrimshika f6.16 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f6.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [f6.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f6.16) kāke śaucaṃ dyūtakāre ca satyam, klībe dhairyaṃ madyape tattvacintā, sarpe kṣāntiḥ strīṣu kāmopaśāntī, rājñāṃ mitraṃ kena dṛṣṭaṃ śrutaṃ vā? || 16 || > Purity in a crow, truthfulness in a gambler, / courage in a eunuch, contemplation of truth in a drunkard, / forbearance in a snake, quenching of desire in women, / or a friend among kings—by whom has this been seen or heard? || 16 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: f6.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f6.p7) - [Next: f6.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f6.p8) - [Up: f6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.f6.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Textus simplicior](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.pancatantra*simplicior.1.158) — Sanskrit - [Textus simplicior](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.sukasaptati*simplicior.5.9) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f6.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f6.16) · Pramāṇa