[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) › f8.p3 # Simhasanadvatrimshika f8.p3 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā f8.p3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [f8.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f8.p3) ata ātmano guṇā ātmanā na stotavyāḥ, pareṣāṃ nindā na kartavyā. iti puttalikayo 'ktaṃ śrutvā savismayo bhojarājaḥ puttalikām avadat: satyam uktaṃ tvayaa, yaḥ svaguṇān kirtayati, sa eva mūrkhaḥ mayā yad guṇāḥ kirtitāḥ, tad anucitam eva. yasyai 'tat siṃhāsanam, tasyau 'dāryaṃ kathaya. > "Therefore one should not praise one's own virtues oneself, nor should one blame others." Hearing what was said by the statuette, King Bhoja, filled with wonder, said to the statuette: "What you have said is true; he who recounts his own virtues is indeed a fool. That I recounted my virtues was entirely improper. Tell \[me\] of the generosity of him to whom this throne belongs." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: f8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f8.2) - [Next: 1.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.1.p1) - [Up: f8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.f8.p3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f8.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.f8.p3) · Pramāṇa