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treated by you in this manner." and asked them to go. These four leaders were clever in putting their say in an orderly manner, well-versed in religious and worldly ways, fully ripe with regard to the state of their age, the very residence of tranquility, the revealer of the results in this world and the next, well-settled on the side of duty and respected by all townspeople. They went to them (i, e, the young merchants). They (young-merchants ) welcomed them; and the leaders of the town admonished them. The opinion of the citizens was put before them. Devanandi was satisfied ( thinking the act) nice. Dharana felt ashamed ( thinking the act ) unbecoming.
He said, “O leaders of the town, I must certainly do, whatever you order. But you have advised me properly. I am ashamed of my action. I have offered great disrespect. I believe myself like an unripe foetus. So do me this favour. Let these chariots be taken aside; and we go from here this very day to another country. Then only the chariot of one who comes within a year, having earned
