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Vivāgasuyam.
even to the harem of king Siridāma, and you often perform the duties of a barber to king Siridāma; therefore oh, you beloved of the gods! if you thrust a razor in the neck of king Sirîdāma whileperforming the duties of a barber to him I shall give you half the kingdom and you will be able to enjoy with me excellent enjoyments." Then that barber Chitta responded to these words of the prince Nandisena. Then this idea of thefollowing description (here the rest to be supplied, down to) occured to that barber Chitta: "If king Siridāma were to come to know this secret of mine I don't know by what evil untimely death he would kill me ", and having thought so he, greatly afraid as he was, went to where king Sirîdāma was and having folded his hands spoke thus to king Sirîdāma in secret: Truly, oh, lord! the prince Nandiseņa being greedy of the kingdom (here the rest to be supplied §§ 5-6, down to) desires to kill you and to himslef enjoy and protect the royal sovereignty. Then that king Sirîdāma having heard and listened to this matter from the barber Chitta and, therefore, being greatly enraged (here the rest to be supplied §13) and having contracted his eye-brows in three folds on his forehead got the prince Nandisena to be arrested by his men, and has ordered him to be brought to the place of execution in this manner. In this way, indeed, oh, Goyama ! the boy Nandisena experiences (here the rest to be supplied §§ 6-7, down to) of acts
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