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Chapter:-2 Collection of Examples
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From the separation of the beloved, from enmity, from generosity, and from the king. She immediately agreed to his request. ||91||
And by the order of the treasurer, the treasurer gave him that. As the drunkard is made by the power of women, is it not so? ||12||
Drinking wine is the taste of the king, the Bhatta has made it freely today; the treasurer praised the treasurer for the sake of the treasurer. ||93||
Then the treasurer heard everything from the mouth of the treasurer. And he thought that the enmity of his father was a punishment. ||94||
From the time of the great minister Sakatal, he also became. Bhatta Vararuchi was devoted to the service of the king. ||95||
He used to come to the royal palace every day during the time of service. And he was seen with great respect by the king and the royal people. ||96||
On another occasion, Nandaraadmantri was overwhelmed with the memory of his virtues. In the assembly, he spoke to the treasurer Sriyaka in a stammering voice. ||97||
Sakatal, the great mind, was always devoted and attached. He was my great minister, like Brihaspati to Indra. ||98||
Thus, I am unfortunate, what am I doing today by fate? I think my place is empty without him. ||99||
Sriyaka also said, "What are we doing here, my lord? This Vararuchi, the drunkard, has committed all this sin. ||100||
It is true that Bhatta drinks wine, as the king has said. I will show him tomorrow," said Sriyaka. ||101||
On the second day, Sriyaka, in the presence of all the people, gave a lotus flower to each of them, which had been taught by his own son. ||102||
At that time, he gave a lotus flower to the wicked Vararuchi, which was filled with the juice of the fruit of Madan. ||103||
"How wonderful and delightful this is," said the king and others, and they put their own lotus flowers to their noses. ||104||
Bhatta also brought his own lotus flower to his nose to smell. He immediately vomited the wine he had drunk the night before. ||105||
"Shame on this wicked man, the brother of Brahma, who is worthy of death," said everyone, and he left the assembly. ||106||
Brahmanas were requested by him to perform atonement. They said that drinking wine is a sin that can be atoned for by fire. ||107||
Vararuchi then drank the fire-heated water with a mouse. He immediately gave up his life, as if from the fear of the fire. ||108||
47. The story of the treasurer and the charioteer, as mentioned in the Sriparishishtaparva, is about self-praise. The treasurer, who was given by the king, was once pleased with the charioteer. She praised him, saying, "He is the king's property," without any attachment. ||1||
"There is no one else like Sthulabhadra, even the king," she said to the charioteer every day. ||2||
The charioteer went to the garden of his house and sat on a couch. He showed his own knowledge to entertain her. ||3||
He shot a Makandalumbi with an arrow, and then another with another arrow, and so on, until he became a master of arrows. ||4||
He cut the stem of the Makandalumbi with