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capital of king Sayäniya13 to make Migavai(1), Sayāniya's wife as his own wife. Meanwhile, Sayānia expired leaving behind his son Udāyana(2). Migāvai cleverly took Pajjoya into her confidence and gradually strengthened her position. She was successful in preserving her chastity and saving her territory. Finally she took asceticism from Mahāvira.13 Udāyana came to the throne of Kosambi. Princess Vāsavadattā being helped by Kamcaņamälä eloped with Udāyaṇa from Ujjeni.14 Pajjoya also attacked king Seņiya(1) of Rāyagiha, but prince Abhaya(1) with his superior strategy forced Pajjoya to retreat to Ujjeni. Pajjoya took revenge upon Abhaya by capturing him. He commissioned a beautiful courtezan for this task. She and her assistants themselves disguising as lay-votaries and monks went to Rāyagiha on a pilgrimage. Finding some suitable opportunity Abhaya was administered wine and carried away to Ujjeni as a prisoner of Pajjoya. Abhaya while in captivity saved the life of the messenger of the king, procured Udāyana by a strategy for favour of subduing the Nalagiri elephant, saved Ujjeni from being devastated by a fire and helped the whole city in recovering from a horrible epidemic with the help of Sivā.18 Then Pajjoya released him as he was pleased with his intelligence and cleverness. Abhaya, on the other hand, disguised himself as a merchant and along with two charming courtezans sojourned at Ujjeņi. He hired a man who played the role of a madman shouting in the city that he was Pajjoya. When real Pajjoya got attracted towards the courtezans, they asked him to meet them on the appointed day at a lonely place. As planned beforehand Pajjoya was captured. As he was crying "I am Pajjoya, the king' all took him as the mad man. Thus he was kidnapped and taken away to Rāyagiha as a prisoner. In due course he was set free.16 Pajjoya attacked king Dummuba(3) of Pamcāla to obtain his marvellous diadem but he was defeated and taken prisoner. There he developed love with princess Mayanamamjari and obtained her as his wife with the consent of her father Dummuha.17 Pajjoya kidnapped Devadattä(4), a maid servant of king Udayaņa(1) of Vitibhaya, as well as took away the image of Titthayara Mahāvīra from there. Udāyana then attacked and captured him as his prisoner. While on his way back to Vitibhaya Udāyana set him free as an act of forgivenesss as he had observed the pajjusaņā festival marking his forehead with the following words 'maidservants' husband. '18 Pajjoya got Māhissara, a habitual adulterer killed.19
12. AvaCu. II. p. 167. . 13. AvaCu. I. pp. 88ff., Visk. p. 332. 14. AvaCu. II. pp. 161-162. 15. AvaCu. II. p. 270. 16. AvaCu. II. pp. 159-163, AvaCu. I.
p. 557, Nan M. p. 166, SthA. p. 259, DasCu. p. 53, DasH. p. 53, SutSi. p. 329.
17. Uttn. p. 136, Uttk. p. 188. 18. AvaCu. I. pp. 400-401, AvaCu. II.
p. 270, NisBh. 3185, NisCu. JII. pp. 145ff, AcaCu. p. 64, SthA. p. 431, Prasa. pp. 89-90, DasaCu. p. 62, KalpCu. p. 98, Uttk. p. 346, Utts.
p. 96, Kalp V. p. 298. 19. AvaCu. II. p. 176.
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