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Udayan and Vasavadatta The soldiers drew their Apprehending me
You are no swordsthis way, where do
prisoner. You are Your Highness, please you want to take me?
the guest of the don't try to escape.
king of
Avanti. WMN
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King of Avanti....?
The soldiers took Udayan inside the elephant and brought him to Chandapradyot in Ujjayini. Udayan said,
beg your pardon, son. I had invited
Uncle, 1 you but you consider you refused to come. to be my foster That is why I had father. Why this
to do this. fraud with me ? DOS
Son, when my summon failed! was forced to resort to deceit.
But why? What for?
Udayan, I have a daughter,
Vasavadatta. She is very
sentimental but stubborn. Unfortunately she is blind in one eye*. She is bent upon learning to play Veena and there is no better
exponent of Veena than you.
Your daughter is blind in one
eye ?
# Completely blind according to some sources. 19
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