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EMPEROR VIKRAMADITYA In dancing posture and gesturing with hands and The cowherds clappedeyes, Vriddhavadi sangHe who does not
Great! We enjoyed it, old man ! kill and steal, does not
What you say is correct. Please sleep with other's woman.
recite some more... With his own hands gives charity, In due course reaches heaven.
Alright, now I will
tell you what is the joy of heaven
Darbe
Vriddhavadi recited this verse in Prakrit, the common man's language of that period. The cowherds understood every word.
The cowherd
Vriddhavadi recited another verse
A black blanket and Arani wood in hand, butter-milk, a pitcher for you, an sheep some green
grass. What more than this,
can be the heavenly bliss ?
Great! Wonderful ! This old man is an omniscient. He has won. Hey pundit! You
have lost.
VO
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Sue W
ower
Acharya Sir ! have, indeed,
lost. You win. Kumud Chandra stood looking down.
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