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why should we care for him; one for whom you have ceased to have regard, why should you be sorry for his sake? For, tit for tat is the law of the world.' etc.-'Would we be abandoned by our kinsmen'?
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fa fa-'Although it might not be possible to do without him, shall we, mother, talk in an abject manner.'
4. fa forenf-'Although you are going to meet certain death, still you should shun from a distance one who is averse from you'.
etc. 'One whom you do not respect at heart, for him you
5. f should not grieve.' 6.
-'His own courtyard is dear to him; we also, may be, shall have our own big house'.
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etc. 'For, in this mortal world, you should show as much to a man as he has shown you';-i. e. you should behave with him, as he has behaved with you.
10. The boy gallantly promises, that before a few days would pass, he would be brought to her.
XIV. Thus the boy comforted his mother and all thought he was destined to satisfy the desires of every body and that he was no ordinary one. He is specially attended to by all; and he too, by his conduct, his intellect and bravery, tries to satisfy all.
1. जणेरि – Is Apbh. of जनयित्री.
2. FETE THE -'A flash went through the heart of all' i. e. it occurred to all (at the same time) instinctvely.
सामानु - Read सावण्णु which agrees with पिए सावण्णु एहु नउ दीसइ III 5 above and is in conformity with Apbh. phonology.
5. àfàf-He, on his part, (because he was looked upon as an excellent jewel by people), enlightened the house'. The correct Apbh. from fan would be ; the therefore is either Ardhamagadhism, or due to recital which is apparantly copied faithfully.
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-Blooming (flowers), which is the object of for. Translate latter part 'He wears clothes that are costly'.
8. गुरुवच्छल्लु - गुरुवात्सल्यम्. The object of केरइ. He was a dutiful son.
11. 'Kamalsiri's misfortune came to an end; her son was adorned with virtues.'
12. इत्तहि - Hem. IV 436 has एत्तहेअत्र. We can explain the weakening of the final into as due to metre, but not so of the initial. It has therefore got to be recognised as an alternate form of the same word. The Apbh. is rich in such alternate forms of words.
