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thus...as before, upto... being helpless, and quite against his will, remained there for a while. Then again that Sāgara, seeing that the girl Sukumarikā was fast asleep, got up from the bed, opened the door of the bedroom, and like a crow released from the slaughter house, he bolted away in the direction he had come from (i, e. towards his house). (21.1171 Then that girl Sukumārikā, being awakened after a while, and devoted to her husband... ...upto...... not finding him there, got up from the bed, and making a vigorous search for Sāgara everywhere, she saw the door of the bed. room vpen, and said thus (to herself): -- "Alas! Sāgaraka has left"! And being dejected and downcast...upto.. remained brooding. Then that Bhadrā, the merchant's wife, early in the morning the next day, called the maid-servant and said to her thus:-"Go you, O B., and take the washing material to the bride and the bridegroom." Then that maid, being thus addressed by Bhadrā, said 'yes' to her, took the wash-basin, etc. went towards the bedroom, and seeing that girl Sukumārikā ... brooding, said to her as follows:-"Why is it, O B., that you are depressed, downcast......upto...... brooding''? Then that girl Sukumārikā replied to that maid : "Thus verily, O B., the boy Sāgaraka, seeing me fast asleep, got up from my side, opened the door of the bedroom...upto...went back (to his place). Then gething up after a while,.. upto...I saw (the door) open, and knowing that Sagaraka has left, I am depressed, downcast ... upto...brooding.''. Then that maid, [P. 22] on hearing this from the girl Sukumārikā, went to Sāgaradatta and informed him of the same. Then Sāgaradatta, on hearing that news from the maid, became furious ... upto... burning with rage, went to the house of Jinadatta, and said to him as follows:-"Oh B., is it meet, or proper, or befitting your race and family, in that your son Sāgaraka has deserted my daughter Sukumārikā,—who is devoted to her husband, and in whom no fault can be seen,—and has come back here"? And he taunted (Jinadatta) with many scathing and insulting words. Then Jinadatta, on hearing this from Sāgaradatta, went to Ságaraka and said to him thus:“My son, you have indeed dona a very bad thing in coming back here, rashly, from - Sagaradatta's house! So even
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