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53 having taken meals and after having come to the hall after meals to eat bettle-nuts etc., and coming out of it clean and quite pure together with the five hundred thieves he put on (lit. climbed) wet leather and having done so he, whose loins were girt up (here the rest to be supplied, down to) missiles, producing a loud roaring noise (here the rest to be supplied, down to ) fastened on hands, at midnight went out of Sālā, the forestsettlement of thieves, and having done so, he, having taken shelter on a redoubtable fortress and thicket and having equipped himself with abundant food and drink for his army, stood waiting for that commander of the army. Then that commander of the army came to where Abhaggasena, the leader of thieves, was and having done so he even "began to fight with him. Then that Abhaggasena, the leader of thieves, soon defeated, crushed (here the rest to be supplicd, down to ) repulsed him. Then that commander of the army, being defeated (as above, down to ) repulsed, became devoid of strength, weak, devoid of energy, devoid of manliness and valour and thinking that it was impossible to hold out against robbers creturned to where the city of Purimatāla was and to where king Mahabbala was, and having done so and having folded his hands ( as above, down to ) spoke thus : "Truly, oh lord ! Abhaggasena, the leader of thieves has restorted in a redoubtable fortress having egipped himself with abundant food and drink for his army; bence he
