Treasury of Narratives (Caturviṃśatiprabandha) 11.25.3

11.25.3

śilā bhūmita utpāṭitā | mahījāninā' tvājānu nītā | ityavalokya śūdrakaḥ sphūrjadūrjitamavādītbho ! bho ! bhavatsu madhye kiṃ śilāmimāṃ mastakaṃ yāvanna kaściduddhartumīṣṭe' | te'pi serṣyamavādiṣuryathā-tvamevotpāṭaya yadi samarthamanyo'si | śūdrakastadākarṇya tāṃ śilīṃ" viyati tathocchālayāṃcakāra" yathā dūramūrdhvamagamat | punaravādi śūdrakeṇa-yo bhavatsu alambhūṣṇuḥ" sa khalu imāṃ nipatantīṃ stabhnātu | sātavāhanādivīrairbhayodbhrāntalocanairuce sa eva sānunayam, yathā-bho mahābala !
rakṣa rakṣa, āsmākīnān" prāṇān iti | sa punastāṃ pattyāluṃ tathā muṣṭiprahāreṇa prahatavān, yathā
sā trikhaṇḍatāmanvabhūt" | tatraikaṃ śakalaṃ yojanatrayopari nyapatat | dvaitīyikaṃ ca khaṇḍaṃ nāgahrade
tṛtīyaṃ tu pratolīdvāre catuṣpathamadhye nipatitamadyāpi tathaiva "vīkṣyamāṇamāste janaiḥ | tadvalabilasitacamatkṛtacetāḥ kṣoṇinetā śūdrakaṃ sutarāṃ satkṛtya purārakṣakasakarot | śastrāntarāṇi
pratiṣidhya daṇḍadhārastasya daṇḍamevāyudhamanvajñāsīt | śūdrako bahiścarān vīrān puramadhye praveṣṭumapi na dattavān, anarthanivāraṇārtham
§ 88) anyadā khasaudhasyoparitale śayānaḥ sātavāhanakṣitipatirmadhyarātre śarīracintārthamutthitaḥ | purādvahiḥparisare karuṇaṃ ruditamākarṇya tatpravṛttimupalabdhuṃ kṛpāṇapāṇiḥ paraduḥkha- 5
duḥkhitahṛdayatayā gṛhādviragāt | antarāle śūdrakeṇāvalokya sapraśrayaṃ praṇataḥ, pṛṣṭaśca mahāniśāyāṃ 'nirgamanakāraṇam | dharaṇīpatiravadat-yadayaṃ bahiḥpuraparisare karuṇakranditadhvaniḥ