________________ Notes 31 deep slumber. He was, then, tasen in a swift chariot to Ujjaini before king Chandrapradyota. Now, here in Rajagriha when king Shrenika found that Abhayakumara was missing, he sent his men to the place of the harlot but she replied that he had come to ber place but soon left it lest he would miss his other stateduties. In a short time after this, she left Rajagriba and went away to Ujjaini and revealed to Chandrapradyota the whole account. Abhayakumara was, then, put into prison, and thus Chandrapradyota took his revenge. Now in the kingdom of Chandrapradyota (1). queen S'ivadevi (2) The elephant Nalagiri (3) The chariot Agnibhiru and (4) the messenger Lohajangha, were considered to be the four gems which accomplished all his actions. Now the messenger Lohajangha was always sent to the place of one of his feudatory kings by Chandrapradyota, and he (i. e. the feudatory king ) was greatly dejected with always making arrangements for receiving him, and giving him and his retinue lodging, food etc. The same was the case with other feudatory kings. Therefore, one day, they gave him poisoned sweet-balls as provision for the return journey. Due to ill-omong on the road, . . .
