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17. Bhava,
One day four assassins in Vişena's service, disguised as monks, visited' Sena in his house and pretended to have something to tell him privately by order of their guru, upon which the prince led them to some secluded spot in the garden. There they snatched his dagger from him, brought forth their hidden swords, and wounded him on his shoulder ; but he overcame them in wrestling and wrenched their swords from them. The alarm being given, the guards succoured the prince and arrested his Assailants. After a flogging they confessed to have been employed by Vişeņa. The king fell into a passion and would have had them executed and Vineņa driven from the kingdom, if Sena had not interfered in their favour ; Visena was pardoned and the bravadoes being but his tools, were released. Sena's wound was dressed and healed. 527, 14. In celebration of his recopery a festival was held, in which, however, Visena took no part, staying Bullenly at home. In vain Sena implored the king to send for Visena; at last he was permitted to go to him in person. He found him in a low condition, and somehow succeeded in porsuading him to meet his father and implore his forgiveness. 530, 3.
Once the court and the citizens were sporting in the park, when a must olephant, breaking its chains, caused a panic in the town and the park. Sena boldly encountered the furious beast which no sooner saw him than it həcame quite tame and suffered itself to be secured and fettered by him. This feat of his cousin increased Visena's hatred of him to such a degree, that he decided to kill him with his own, hand. 531,. He went to the garden where Sena and Sántimati were sitting in a bower, and sword in hand rushed upon the prince, who taking hold of his arm and distorting it caused him to drop the weapon. He called him to account for his attaok, but Visena went away without giving any answer. Sona who was still fond of his cousin, considered that Visena would be punished by his father, and his mother would become m'iserable, if his misdeed became known, and oopoerted with Santimati to leave Campā. Without giving notice to anybody they departed in the night and went to Campāvása. 534, 2. They hid in some grove. Now Sänudeva, à merchant of Rajapura, who was on his way to Tamralipti, dis'covered and recognized prinoe Spra.. After learning what had
