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The Eleventh Anga [ I. Lect. 2.
merchandise viz. (1) things sold by counting, (2) things sold by weight, (3) things sold by measure, and (4) things sold by quality (such as gems etc.) went to the Lavanasamudda (the Salt Ocean) by means of a boat. Then that Vijayamitta, whose precious treasures were sunk on account of ship-wreck in that Lavanasamudda and who was, therefore, without any protection rich and helpless, met with death. Then, many persons, courtiers, village officers, heads of families, rich merchants, householders and heads of merchants, as soon as they heard that the merchant Vijayamitta was caste away on account of ship-wreck in the Lavanasamudda and had his precious treasures sunk and had met with death, taken having on the deposits hand and treasures other than the deposits, went away. Then that Subhadda, the wife of the merchant, heard that the merchant Vijayamitta (her hussunk band) had his precious treasures account of ship-wreck in the Lavanasamudda and had met with death, and having done so, she, being overwhelmed on account of the great grief for her husband, at once fell down on the surface of the earth with all her limbs like a 'champaka' creeper (which falls on the ground when) cut off by an axe. Then that Subhadda, the wife of the merchant, having composed herself after a moment and crying, weeping and sobbing being surrounded by many friends (here the rest to be supplied §11), performed the worldly
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