King Mahāsudassana 2.6.3

2.6.3

‘imāni kho me caturāsīti nāgasahassāni sāyaṃ pātaṃ upaṭṭhānaṃ āgacchanti, yannūna vassasatassa vassasatassa accayena dvecattālīsaṃ dvecattālīsaṃ nāgasahassāni sakiṃ sakiṃ upaṭṭhānaṃ āgaccheyyun’ti.

‘What if instead half of the elephants took turns to attend on me at the end of each century?’