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TRANSLATION
SOMADATTA said: "Oh beautiful-bodied one, the attainment of wealth from the she-pigeon is limited only, while this attainment is unlimited; how can a bargain be struck between unequal things?"
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KARPURIKA said: "Then take along with it all the wealth earned by me till now and make an exchange".
SOMADATTA said: "What is it that I will not do out of love for you? Let it be so. Give me the she-pigeon".
Then the bawd who was kept out was called in and making her emit out (the she-pigeon) by emetics, KARPŪRIKĀ returned the she-pigeon together with all her wealth in the presence of witnesses. SOMADATTA also thrice sprinkled water in her hands and said: "I swear by the three truths, let the siddhi I attained at the Sriparvata reside in you", and washing the she-pigeon he swallowed it, sent the wealth to his house and ordering the retinue to remain there as before for five nights, he himself went away to his brother.
(56) Now the next day, KARPŪRIKĀ went with the bawd beneath the banian tree and crowed like a cock. Then the retinue of the king served them as before. When five days were thus over, and price was paid for it, no one came to KARPŪRIKA even when she crowed like a cock. Hoping that they would come she moved at various places frequently crowing like a cock, but no one turned up in that direction. Then the bawd said to KARPURIKA who was crowing "Daughter, why do you rail thus? When a she-pigeon enters a house this is always the result".
And her maid servants said to her: "Madam, when you give one thing and take another, then both perish". All of them were disappointed, and with their faces downcast like themselves they returned home.
SOMADATTA returned to his brother who was ruling at Magadha and lived happily.
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Therefore, O daughter, dhūrtas should never be troubled. For when they are troubled they act in such a way that they vanish after taking even the previously earned wealth.
THUS ENDS THE SEVENTH TALE OF DECEIVING THE BAWD IN THE SRŃGARAMANJARIKATHA COMPOSED MAHARAJADHIRAJA-PARAMESVARA-SRIBHOJADEVA.
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