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enter by the door. But RATNADATTA was aware that the king was coming, so saying "Sire, proceed carefully," he threatened him with the sword in hand. The king said: "You spoke differently with her, and now these words, what does it mean?" "You are my brave attendant(?) Therefore this only is proper. I am the master of my beloved and wife. It is not proper for you to wait here. Your majesty may go to his royal palace. I have come to attach myself to your Majesty. I will do whatever you order me to do after I come there." Pleased with his valour and his conduct the king (66) said: "Good, very good, I will do whatever you say." And he went to his palace.
After going, he sent his doorkeeper with a she-elephant to fetch him. He was brought with great honour and was allowed to enter even as mounted, and was welcomed with the offer of a seat, tambula etc. by the king himself.
The king then asked: "What do you know?"
He answered: "All the sastras, all the arts, all the sciences. I remember what I hear once. Please see a wonder now. Let four narrators tell stories. I shall play with dice. If I forget my turn, if there is no tāmbula, or if I forget the stories then say I do not know anything."
The king was curious to see and he started doing what was sworn.
Meantime LĀVAṆYASUNDARI thought:
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Never defeated in battles, frequently freeing himself from debts, enjoying the pleasure of the king's favour he lived happily with the king for a long time.
Therefore, oh daughter! destroy themselves and their wealth too.
women thus deeply attached to men
THUS ENDS THE EIGHTH TALE OF LOVE OF A WOMAN in THE ŚRŃGARAMANJARĪKATHA COMPOSED BY MAHARAJADHIRAJA-PARAMESVARA-ŚRĪBHOJADEVA.
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THE NINTH TALE OF MUTUAL LOVE
Thus I have described the nature of one-sided love. Now I shall tell you about the nature of mutual love.
In the famous town of Uragapura, which vanquished the pride of beauty of Amaravati and which surpassed the splendour of Alakā, there ruled king SAMARASIMHA. He ruled over eighty-four
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