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appearing lightening by the brightness of his red eyes; as if throwing out througb the medium of his long hanging mane the collection of his wrath that could not be subdued within; as if desirous of leaping forward and swallowing the front portion of the body by means of the front part of his body on account of his belly becoming thinner while joyfuly making a long jump; and as if longing for making & mouthful of the entire population of the world in a moment, came within the reach of the lotus-like hands-as tender as the excellent fibrous root of the lotus plant-of Tripriştha Kumāra, the Kumāra instantly caught hold of the lower lip of the lion with his one band and tightly holding his upper lip with the other hand, tore him into two pieces with a crackling noise like a wornout piece of cloth, a yellow (withered ) leaf, or like the barkof the birch tree and left him off. The people who had assembled there made a loud cry and a shout of victory. On seeing the valour of Tripristha Kumāra, celestial musicians, Yakšas, Rākşasas, Vidyadharas and Kinnaras widening their eyes with visible delight played music with drums, kettle-drums and other musical instruments, and saying :- "O! A good vigorous battle ! They raised a shout of victory. Divine females possessing long eyes resmbling the petals of a blue lotus, showered flowers of five colours full of wasps attracted to them by their fragrance. The gods gave him a present of a diadem of gems, gold earings, a loin-girdle, armlets, necklaces, and other excellent ornaments. At that time, the cowherds rejolcing with great delight, began to sing praises of the excellent qualities of Tripristha Kumāra and young femaleş danced merrily. A battle-field was thus converted into a place of great rejoicings.
Now, the lion cut into two pieces becoming influenced by a pride of his own strength and tossing about painfully thought:
Ah! I am killed with the greatest case without a fight at the hands of a mere child who was unarmed and was alone. Ab! my cowardic ! Ah! want of vigour ! Ah! debilitated body! Ab! adverseness of Fate! I have vainly adopted the nickname
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