[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) › f7.17 # Simhasanadvatrimshika f7.17 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f7.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [f7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.17) rājan bhos tava putrasya yadi kalyāṇam icchasi, dehi dānaṃ dvijātibhyo; varṇānāṃ brāhmaṇo guruḥ. || 17 || > O King, if you desire welfare for your son, / give gifts to the twice-born; the brahmin is the guru of the castes. || 17 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: f7.p17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.p17) - [Next: f7.p18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.p18) - [Up: f7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.f7.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f7.17) · Pramāṇa