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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[FEBRUARY, 1894.
Apile of the field called Ambala. Here blood was slowly flowing through a narrow channel near the field. Then she went to the shed in Vali Mañje, and saw a harrow decorated 80 as to assume the appearance of Buddyante, placed on his seat ! She cried out:"Oh! the brothers have committed murder ! "
She threw away her nose ornament, and cried out :-"Let it ornament the breasts of those heroes!"
She threw away her neck ornament, and cried out:-"Let it adorn the breasts of those heroes!"
She cast off her ear-rings, and cried out: - "Let them ornament the breasts of those heroes !"
She dashed her bracelets to pieces, and the brothers rejoiced to see Buddyanta's wife in this distracted condition, and returned home. All the water in the country became poisonous to them and every man became their enemy. They then resolved to leave the country and to go to foreign lands, and said to each other: - "If we are to go away, our uncle lives in his house named Mandil Néma Barke. Let us visit him."
Saying thus, they went on their way. Svámi Baidyati, the woman that had nourished them, saw them from afar and said to Saying: “The children that have not visited us for so long are coming!"
By this time they had reached the gate and went into the house. Seeing this, on a swinging cot sbe spread ont a bed of flowers, and asked them to sit down. At the same time Sayina Baidya came and also sat down on the same cot.
"You children, who have not come here for such a long time, with what object have you visited us to-day P What are those stains on your faces ? And why does your dagger shine so brightly P" asked he.
"Our mother has not been able to wash away those stains, and our dagger, having been whetted, the polish on it is still bright," replied the brothers.
"Tell me the story as it really is, will you, my children P” said Såyina.
The younger brother said :-"The tone of Buddyanta's words rose to a high pitch, and so he met his death at the hands of Channayya."
"Now you will be hated by one and all of the people of the conntry," said Sayina Baidya.
“We will leave our country and go to a foreign one. In our life-time you supplied us with a handful of food and after our death you would have reduced our bodies to five sêrs of asbes!” said one of the brothers.
“At the age of seven years, land was given to you by Parimale Ballal. Do not go away, when you possess land and the love of women. Make the thrones the cause of your departuro. Consider this well," said Sayina Baidya.
Then they asked him to tell them the means, by which they were to carry out his advice.
“O, my children, listen to me then. The pancholi-betel creeper that has climbed up the areca-nut tree, and the mandoli-betel creeper that has climbed up the mango tree ; fetch you some leaves of both these creepers, tie them in bundles, put them into the skirts of your garments, and beg of the Ballkļ to give you the food and clothing he promised your mother to give you. Then he will become terribly angry. Do you then take him at his word, put the blame upon him and go away." Thus did the wife of Sâyina advise the two brothers.
They sat down to take their meals. There were five hundred kinds of curries mixed with curds, and three hundred kinds of ourries mixed with tamarind pickles, and green rice boiled in milk. They ate food mixed with ghi, washed their bands in whey and chewed betel-leaves.
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