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One day the minister Kavi told the king Nanda about the actual facts of the agitation and outbreak of the negihbouring kings against him. (8) कविवाक्येन भूपालो नन्दो मन्त्रिणमब्रवीत् ।
प्रत्यन्तवासिनो भूपान् धनं दत्वा वशं कुरु ।। Having thought over the report of Kavi, Nanda suggested Kavi to pacify the agitated kings by offering handsome amount of money. (9) नरेन्द्रवाक्यतोऽनेन मन्त्रिणा कविना तदा ।
वितीर्णं लक्षमेकैकं राज्ञां प्रत्यन्तवासिनाम् ।। As per the suggestion of the king, Kavi distributed one lac golden coins to each of the agitated negihbouring kings. (10) अन्यदा नन्दभूपालो भाण्डागारिकमेककम् ।
पप्रच्छेदं कियन्मानं विद्यते मद्गृहे धनम् ।। On another occasion, king Nanda asked his treasurer confidentially, 'Oh, tell me how much wealth is there in my treasury ?' (11) नन्दवाक्यं समाकर्ण्य धनपालो जगावमुम् ।
भाण्डागारे धनं राजन्न किंचिद्विद्यते तव ।। After having heard the querry of Nanda, the treasurer told the fact that there is nothing left in the treasury. (12) प्रत्यन्तवासिभूपानां कविना तव मन्त्रिणा ।
नरेन्द्र दत्तमेतेषां त्वदीयं सकलं धनम् ।। He added, “Oh king, Kavi, your minister has given out all your wealth to the negihbouring kings.' (13) निशम्य तद्वचो राजा पुत्रदारसमन्वितम् ।
अन्धकूपे तक वेगान्मन्त्रिण निदधौ रुषा ।। After having heard the report, the king was enraged and gave immediate orders to throw the minister into an old hidden well, along-with his family. (14) एकैकं सकलं तत्र शरावं भक्तसंभृतम् ।
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