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my prosperity, began to find out loop-holes, out of deceit, in me who was straightforward. Not getting (any weak points in me) he thought, “This man is not possible to be cheated in this manner. In this case, then this is the remedy. [84] Committing a theft in the house of merchant Candana, I will deposit the property in his house. Then, having informed in some way to the king, I would pull him down from prosperity." He did as he thought. Having brought the property to my house, he said, “My friend, conceal this with effort." I, who also had a doubt as it was brought at cdd time, concealed it though I did not desire to do so, due to the profusion of his civility. A cry among men arose in the city, that the house of merchant Candana was robbed. Then my heart suspected, that it should be like that. I went to Yajnadeva and asked him, as to how he managed that (i. e. to bring that property). He said "Do not make out otherwise; I have deposited this with you out of the fear of my father; not otherwise." Then the doubt disappeared in me. In the meantime, it was made known to the king by merchant Candana. "Sir, my house is robbed.” The king asked “What is taken away ?" Candana said it and the king made all that to be taken down. He said, “Eh ! let it be proclaimed by the beat of a drum that the house of merchant Candana is robbed. Therefore, to king Candas'asna, let him inform who has come to the whole of property or its part in course of transactions. On not informing the acquisition of it, the king will not pardon him even after the seizure of all his wealth and also after corporeal punishment.” Then the proclamation was given out. When five days elapsed, after its being given out,
| SR No. | 002314 |
| Book Title | Samraiccha Kaha |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Madhusudan Modi |
| Publisher | Gurjar Granth Ratna Karyalay |
| Publication Year | 1935 |
| Total Pages | 386 |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 17 MB |