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his domestic servants (to his side), spoke to them thus :"O B., whose daughter is this? And what is her name” ? Then those domestic servants, being thus addressed by the merchant Jinadatta, were delighted, and with their hands (folded)...upto...said as follows:- This is the daughter of Sāgaradatta and Bhadrā, by name Sukumārikā, having delicate hands and feet...upto...excellent." Then the mer. chant Jinadatta, on hearing this from those domestic servants went home, bathed, and in the company of his friends and relatives proceeded towards the house of Sāgaradatta, going straight through the city of Campā. Then the merchant Sāgaradatta, seeing Jinadatta approaching, got up from his seat, offered him a seat, and after he was seated comfortably and happily on a comfortable seat, suid to him thus :-"Say, O B., what brings you here''? (lit, what is the object in your coming here ). Then that Jinadatta said to Sāgaradatta as follows :-“ Thus, O B., I choose your daughter Sukumārīkā, born of ( your wife ) Bhadrā, as. the bride for my son ) Sāgara. It you feel, O B., that the union would be fit, proper, praiseworthy, and a suitable match, then pray give Sukumārikā (in marriage ) to (my) son Sāgara. So now, O B., say what dowery shall I pay for the girl Sukumārikā”? Then that Sāgaradatta said to Jinapatta as follows :-" Thus, O B., (our) only daughter Sukumārikā, is our single issue (i.e. the only one born of us), [P.20 ] very dear...upto...much less to be seen. I do not want, therefore, to be separated from my daughter Sukumārikā even for a moment. So if, O B., your son Sāgara is prepared to be my son-in-law staying in my own house, then I am prepared to give Sukumārikā (in marriage) to your son Sāgara. Then that Jinadatta, being thus address. ed by Sāgaradatta, went home, called his son Sāgara, and said to him thus:-"Thus, verily, O Son, Sāgaradatta spoke to me as follows:—'Thus, verily, OB., the daughter Sukumārikā is dear...upto... the same as before. So, if your son Sagara is prepared to be my son-in-law staying in my pwn house, then. alone I shall give him my daughter).". Then the boy gara remained silent when he was thus.
spoken to by Jinadatta. Then Jipadatta, once, on an auspiShree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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