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[48. 4.
produced annihila
action badly performed, she has demerits; like the night of the final tion, she is covered over with the qualities of Tamas (darkness, in the case of night). A woman is indeed of this type. And also,
Fire can be grasped with ease; and even wind and a serpent by some way; but the mind of a woman cannot be grasped even by many thousands of ways. (53).
Then why talk about her? This is not fit for Suvadana. Or, a woman, is like wine, increasing intoxication and passion. He also acted like this, with his mind infatuated by the poison of the objects of senses."
Thinking so, he was seen at the time of the dawning of the sun, somehow, by men (who were) engaged by the merchant (i. e. Toppa), and whose eyes were filled with tears. (54).
They said, "O merchant-son, [48] we were sent for the purpose of finding you out in the night by merchant Toppa who had a suspicion since you did not return. You are found now after great difficulty. So come; let us go. Set at ease the
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