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II, 6.
THE RETURN OF KANDAKA.
considering this garment of his, the colour of the ground, a fitting pure attire, 483
Becoming to the utmost the person of a Rishi, not fit for a hunter's dress, forthwith called to the hunter, as he stood before him, in accents soft, and thus addressed him : 484
That dress of thine belikes me much, as if it were not foul”, and this my dress I'll give thee in exchange, so please thee.' 485
The hunter then addressed the prince, 'Although I ill can spare (am not unattached to) this garment, which I use as a disguise among the deer, that alluring them within reach I may kill them, 486
'Notwithstanding, as it so pleases you, I am now willing to bestow it in exchange for yours.' The hunter having received the sumptuous dress, took again his heavenly body. 487
The prince and Kandaka, the coachman, seeing this, thought deeplys thus, 'This garment is of no common character, it is not what a worldly man has worn;' 488
And in (the prince's) heart great joy arose, as he regarded the coat with double reverence, and forthwith giving all the other things to Kandaka, he himself was clad in it, of Kashaya colour; 489
* This may also be translated,'a suitable colour for one who is the opposite of, i.e. opposed to the occupation of, a hunter.'
s That is, as if it were pure; there is a play on the expression not foul' or 'impure,' meaning that the dress was itself of a dark or impure colour, and that the occupation of the hunter made it more so. • Thought "deeply;' the expression
means 'rare,' or, 'seldom-felt thought.'
* That is, as I understand it, giving the remaining articles of his dress to Kandaka.
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| SR No. | 007676 |
| Book Title | Text of Confucianism Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Legge |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1882 |
| Total Pages | 2405 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 43 MB |