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elephant in the VVD, they were rather hidden in the bushes outside among which the carefully covered artificial elephant was posted And Udayana could not be restrained from proceeding to places previously unreconnaitred Moreover, according to the VVD, Udayana was, in his childhood, cursed by Muni Ane zraka at whoni the former threw dust wbile playing as elephant. Thus, the author of the VVD has 10 corporated the motif of a curse to justify the capture of Udayana at the bands of his enemy through the instrumentality of an elephant Go Bbqmeba's objection, therefore, cannot apply to the VVD
(10) The ininisters of Udayana in the VVD can neither be charged as devoid of falthfulness, nor ag negllgent, nor as blockheads, since they have taken care to see that the king 18 accompanied by adequate forces consi sting of two thousand foot-soldior, two hundred strong cavalry, and twenty elephants - Morcover, 10 cage the kiog proceeded to previously unobserved places, they have dispatched a troop of twenty soldiers as advance guard under the command of Katyayana a
(11-91) Although the adversartos consisted of angry soldiers who wieldod strong bows, spears and etc, the authour of the VVD has fully provided the reasons why, and the circumstances in which, Udayana was spared The conspiracy of the elephant-rusc was meant for capturing Udayana alive and unhurt with a view to make him the son-in-law of king Pradyota, sinco this objoctive could not be achieved otherwise and Vasavadatta could not be given over to him in the normal way 61 Wheo Udayana comes to know of the ambush, salankayana, the minister of Pradyota approaches him and with due courtesy requests him to submit, assuring him that no harm 10
59 Op at, p 10
भरत-ततस्तेन महषिणा समुपजातरोषेण हस्तिहेतोरेव बन्धन शत्रुवशतां च यास्यसीति
a 60 Op at., p 14
चार -पृच्छामि तावदेनम् । किनिमित्त स राजाल्पेभ बळेन परिश्रमति । etc 61 Op cit, p 22
विदूषक-भो एसो कच्चादणो विसविमत्तेण बळेण परिवुदो अग्गदो गयो । 62 Op. cit, Act, 1 p 8
यषा प्रतिज्ञादाने त्रयो दोषा , शम्भोरभिप्रायव्यतिक्रम , कोशीय , राजपुश्या दुखभागिता च । alo, p 9 शुल्कात् विगुण त्रिगुण वा मनु तस्मै देयम्। . वत्सराजस्य स्वय प्रदाने सब्जये प्रतिfor etc
