Carudatta 3.13
Cārudatta 3.13
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- Sanskrit
3.13
bhavatu paśyāmastāvat . athavā, na khalu me tulyāvasthaḥ kulaputraḥ pīḍayitavyaḥ gacchāmi tāvat .
vidūṣakaḥ---bho! gaṇha edaṃ suvaṇṇabhaṇḍaaṃ . [bhoḥ! gṛhāṇaitat suvarṇabhāṇḍam .]
sajjalakaḥ---kathaṃ suvarṇabhāṇḍamityāha . kiṃ māṃ dṛṣṭvā'bhibhāṣate . āhosvit sattvalāghavād svapnāyate . bhavatu paśyāmastāvat . (dṛṣṭvā) bhūtārtha supta evāyam. tathāhi,
niḥśvāso'sya na śaṅkito na viṣamastulyāntaraṃ jāyate
gātraṃ sandhiṣu dīrghatāmupagataṃ śayyāpramāṇādhikam.
dṛṣṭirgāḍhanimīlitā na capalaṃ pakṣmāntaraṃ jāyate
dīpaṃ caiva na marṣayedabhimukhaḥ syāllakṣasupto yadi .. 13 ..
Well, let me look around first. Or rather, a high-born youth in the same condition as myself should not be troubled. I will go then.
Vidūṣaka—Hey! Take this gold vessel.
Sajjalaka—How is it that he says 'gold vessel'? Does he see me and speak? Or does he dream through a weakness of mind? Well, let me look first. (Looking) In truth, he is really asleep. For:
His breath is neither hesitant nor uneven, but occurs at equal intervals;
his limbs are stretched at the joints beyond the measure of the bed;
his eyes are tightly closed, with no trembling between the eyelashes;
and he would not bear the lamp facing him if his sleep were pretended.. 13 ..
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