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wearied, I took it also with me.
Catching hold of a log of wood Savrată and myself reached the shore. What happened to Ratnodbhava is not knowo. Suvratū has jast been delivered of a child in a nearby hermit- age. The baby and its mother are shivering with cold due to heavy rain and I have come here to get fire.'
Just then a bison came there and attempted to kill the woman. A wild elephant followed it and killing the bison, turned to wards the baby and caught hold of it. A lion appeared just then and, afraid at its sight, the elephant threw up the child. It was caught by a monkey thinking it to be some sort of a fruit, but finding it to be something else, placed it on the branch of a tree and went away. This tree was the one
Jast then an elephant came there. Terribly afraid she dropped the baby there and ran away. I hid myself behind some creepers and was looking on. As the elephant was taking the child, a ljon appeared, and afraid at its sight, the elephant threw up the child and ran away. Jast then a mork-y caught hold of it thinking it to be a fruit, but finding it to be something different, left it on the branch of a tree. Then I came out and took the baby frɔm the tree and carcimi the woman who b: ss. it there. But being nisbie to find her, I brou zht it here at the suggestion of my, preceptor." pf: 18-19.
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