The Story of Surasundarī 11.29

11.29

ēvaṁ bhaṇamāṇassa u kulavaïṇō tīi tāvasīi ahaṁ
kannē hōuṁ bhaṇiyā bhayavaṁ varanāṇajuttō 'yaṁ

While the patriarch was speaking thus, that female ascetic, / speaking into my ear, said: "This holy man is endowed with superior knowledge;