Simhasanadvatrimshika 26.p1

English (machine translation) 26.p1

Language: English

26.p1

When the king was about to sit upon the throne again, another statuette said: 'O king, he alone is fit to sit upon this throne who possesses the qualities such as generosity belonging to Vikrama.' The king said: 'O statuette, tell the account of his generosity.' She said: 'O king, listen: there is no king equal to Vikramāditya in qualities such as courage, generosity, compassion, discernment, and fortitude. Moreover: what has been spoken he does not alter; what is in his mind, that alone he speaks; what comes from his words, that alone he performs. Therefore he is a good man. And it is said:

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Vikrama's Adventures, or The Thirty-two Tales of the Throne — Franklin Edgerton 1926, English

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Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā — Sanskrit