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and ran up greedy of the smell of ichor, taking its trunk in its mouth, trumpetting and crushing the earth by the weight of its steps. Seeing it so determined, the people made up their mind to capture it. They got up and instantly fell upon the elephant. But they all fled away for fear of the strokes of the elephant. Then the king ran, sword in hand, and the fighting elephant was checked. As be was going to strike it with his arms, the elephant became invisible. Wlien te elepliant disappeared, he became startled in his eyes for a moment. The elephant dis-appeared under his very eyes. The king stood astovished in his mind.
15. When the king returned to his camp le did not find Mudanavali. He looked into the four directions absent-minded, and pitiably wandered about the land. Then the king became apprehensive with his pride gons." Where has my wife gone, gracious in all her limbs ? How could Madarayaii who was the delight of my heart, become so ferverse now?” Then good servants were sent cut by the king" Look for your mistress in the directious.” Having lo.ked in the directions, they came back crying, with their hands stretched upwards. Then the king, seeing them crying, instari tiy shed tears from his eyes. “ Oh virtuous lady ! speak to me about the tie of love pleasing to the ear. (or, according to the alternative reading, oh tree! you are the friend of birds; tell me a!out the beautiful lady, the object of my love ). Os innocent lady, by whom have you been takeu assay? Are you hiding yourself somewhere ? Oh elephant, were you the messenger of Death ? Why did you become angrily perverse to me?” Then a certain Vidyallarc, who had crossed the ocean of learning and was fair-looking, bearing in his heart old attac!:ment, presented himself before him.
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16. The good Khecard called out " Oh king: why are you weep. ing bitterly? Why do you cause your bɔdy to decay for the sake of a woman? Woman is the house of a volume of woes to people. Woman brings about residence in hell; why should one live with a woman? She causes fever in a throbbing mind; who would follow her the cause of misery ? The creeper of worldly esistence groirs by her company; a woman brings troubles to the person of man. Powerful persons are rendered powerless by her; wretched are they who serve a woman." Hearing such words a:d heaving a sigh, he looked about, uttering Madlanavali !'. Theu he saw
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