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should start with his army at once. The moment he got the news, he started for Camp via water route with a large army. His army reached Camp and surrounded Camp from all sides. With this unexpected event, the king and subjects of Camp were in a daze. King Dadhiv hana was unable to meet that army without any assistance. Hence, he ordered his ministers to leave Camp through secret pathways to the forest.
On the second day, at n ka ordered his soldiers to break the domes of Camp and start looting it. The soldiers started the destruction. A soldier made Queen Dh ri and princess Vasumat prisoners. He took them in his chariot outside the city towards Kau mb. Seeing the beauty of the queen the soldier said – “While looting Camp , getting this beautiful queen I have gained everything. The moment I reach Kau mb I shall marry her.”
Hearing these words of the soldier the queen was enraged with disgust. She was greatly hurt to be hearing these words from an ordinary soldier, being the queen of the king of Camp . She began to fear attack on her chastity. She took her tongue out from her mouth with her hand and with the other hit her jaws hard. She died at once and fell in the chariot. With Dh ri 's sudden death, the soldier felt sadness and guilt on his mistake. He feared that the innocent girl would follow suit, so he spoke kind words to Vasumat to reassure her. The moment he reached Kau mb , he asked her to stand on the street corner to sell her.
Merchant Dhan vaha of Kau mb saw the girl standing for sale. He was a very generous and religious-minded person. Seeing the girl he realised she must be from a superior class and separated from her parents. Giving a hefty amount, he bought the girl and brought her home. With lot of love, he asked her name and her parents' name but she did not open her mouth. In the end, handing her over to his wife he said – “It seems she is not from an ordinary family; love her as your own daughter.” The merchant's wife M 1 brought her up like her own daughter. The girl mixed well with Dhan vaha's family. She had won everyone's hearts with her soft-spoken nature, good behaviour and politeness. Seeing her complexion soft as sandal and her polite demeanour, the merchant's family named her Candan .
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