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maid by chance and discovered the whole thing. The child was entrusted to other nurses. The boy-child was named Ananda. The prince bore as an inheritance of the previous birth, inveterate hatred towards Simha, his father. Neverthless, the king appointed him an heir-apparent. (113. 2.)
Once upon a time it was made known to the king that one of his vassals had revolted. He sent an army to defeat him but it failed. The king himself marched against the rebellious enemy. He reached the Indus after three marches, on the bank of which he saw a strange sight. As nakew as swallowing a frog; a frog in its turn was being swallowed by the kurala bird which in its turn was in the process being swallowed by an old serpent. This sot the king thinking; and his mind realising the cruel nature of the world became averse to worldly life. He thought of giving up the kingdom which was so full of cares in favour of his son. The night passed away and after the completion of the usual morning -duties of the king, the ministers came to see him (115. 12.)
In the meantime, it was announced that rebel Durmati was subdued and as a prisoner
