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$ş 5-6. ] Vivāgasuyam. in her body. From the time that the boy Miyaputta entered the womb of the queen Miyādevî in the form of a foetus, she became unpleasant, unwelcome, unbeloved, undesirable, and undear to Vijaya. Then on a certain midnight when .queen Miyādevî was keeping awake (i.e. could not sleep) on account of family anxieties ( such as neglect from her husband ) a thought, of the following description occured to her : “ Truly, formerly I was liked, desired, trusted and approved of by the Kshatriya Vijaya. From the time that this foetus has entered my womb as embryo, I have become unpleasant (here the rest to be supplied down to ) undesirable to the Kshatriya Vijaya. He does not wish even to take my name or family, let alone my sight or enjoyment. It is desirable, therefore, on my part to throw away this foetus by abortion, miscarriage, dropping or killing. She thought thus, and having done so she began to eat and drink many saltish, bitter and astringent things which effect abortion of an embryo; and wished to effect a fall of that foetus but it did not take place.
Then when that Miyādevî was not able to effect abortion of that foetus she became tired, puzzled and confounded and being not independent (ie, being helpless) she bore that foetus in spite of herself with great misery. That boy, even while he was in the womb, had eight. arteries flowing blood inside, eight arteries flowing blood
