The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-12-19
KATHA SARIT SAoARA.
Taranga 10 Part a.

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 He related to his friends his adventures from the time when he plunged into the river, and while speaking, Sridatta saw a woman bitterly weeping in the road who thus said, am a woman. have los, my way aad am going to Malava. Then he out of pity permitted her to go along with him. Accompanied by Nish- thuraka and by this woman whom he obliged out of pity, he stopped for that day at certain deserted city. There suddenly being awakened from sleep in the night, he saw that this woman had killed Nishthuraka, and was eating his flesh with pleasure. Then he got up and drew his sword Mriganka, and the wom an vas changed into her own horrible form of Rakshasi, and he seized that night wanderer by the hair in order to kill her In twinkling she assumed divine form and said to him: Do not kill me, great hero, let me go. l am not RAkshasi, this is the condition in which the curse of Visvamitra loft me. Formerly while he was performing penance, being desir. ous of attaining the position with the god of wealth, was sent for by him to hinder the hermit. Then being unable to excite him by my beautiful form, became ashamed and in order to tsrrify him as- sumed terrible form. Wnen he saw that, the hermit put upon me suitable curse, saying, Be Rakshasi, wicked one, and kill men.' And he ordained that my curse should end when you seized me by the hair; SO took this wretched condition of Rakshasi, and the people of this city have been eaten up by me, and now today after a long time my curse has been accomplished by you, therefore receive now a boon" Having thus heard her words, S,idatta respectfully replied: "What do want of any other boon, mother7 Lst this, my friend, live" "Thus lot it be !" she said, and granting him the boon, disap- peared. And Nish.huraka rose up again alive with wh ole body. Then Sridatta, delighted and astonished, set out early tho next morning with him, and by de- grees reached Ujayini. There he caused to be rejoiced by his appearance, his friends expecting him on the way, as the coming of the clouds delights the pea cocks. And having performed the tor- mula of hospitality, he was conducted by VAhusalin so his own home afier telling the whole of his wonderful story. There Sxidatta was served by the parents of Va husalin, and dwelt with his friends as if he was in his own home.
 Once upon a time when the great spring festival had arrived, he went with his friends into garden to sec festive procession. There he saw a maiden, the daughter of the Rsja Vimbaki who had come like the beauty of spring embodied in human form. This one. Mrigankavata by name, immediately took possession ot bis heart, as 1.-the way was given through the expansion of his eyes. Her languish- ing look which showed that the begin. ming of love as it was directed to him came and went like messenger. Then Sridatta not seeing her as she entered thick wood suddenly felt an emptiness in his heart and could not see in what re- zion he was. His friend VAhusalin know ing the language of signs said to him '" Friend, know your heart, do not dis simulate, therefore come and lot us go there where the Rsja's daughter went" He agreed to it and went up near to her with his friend. A cry was heard there at that moment causing sorrow to the heart of Sridatta. "Alas tho Rsja's daughter has been bitten by chamberlain, " My friend here has ring which destroys poison, and can perform incantations." And at that moment the chamberlain came, and, lowing at his feet quickly conducted Sridatta into the presence of the RAja's daughter. She, therefore, put the ring upon her finger, and muttered his incantations, by which she was restored to life. Then all the people were delighted, and Sridatta was greatly praised and tho R,ja Vimbaki 
 stances. Thereupon Srida,sa with his friends went back to the house of VAhus- alin without taking the ring. And all the gold and other things which the delighted king gave to him there he turned over to the father of Vahusalin.
 Then thinking upon that lovely one he was SO tortured that his companions be-