Carudatta 3.15

3.15

(nepathye paṭahaśabdaḥ kriyate.)
sajjalakaḥ---(karṇaṃ dattvā) aye prabhātasamayaḥ saṃvṛttaḥ . apasarāmi tāvat.
(niṣkrāntaḥ sajjalakaḥ.)
(praviśya)
ceṭī---(sākrandam) ayyamettea! amhāṇaṃ rukkhavāḍiāpakkhaduvāle sandhiṃ chindia coro paviṭṭho . [āryamaitreya! asmākaṃ vṛkṣavāṭikāpakṣadvāro sandhiṃ chittvā coraḥ praviṣṭaḥ.]
vidūṣakaḥ---(sahasotthāya) kiṃ bhaṇādi hodī . [kiṃ bhaṇati bhavati.]
(ceṭī `rukkhavāḍiā' iti paṭhati.)
vidūṣakaḥ---coraṃ chindia sandhī paviṭṭho. [coraṃ chittvā sandhiḥ praviṣṭaḥ .]
ceṭī---hadāsa! sandhiṃ chindia coro paviṭṭho. [hatāśa! sandhiṃ chittvā coraḥ praviṣṭaḥ .]
vidūṣakaḥ---āaccha ṇaṃ daṃsehi. [āgaccha nanu darśaya.]
ceṭī---(parikramya) edaṃ . [etat.]
vidūṣakaḥ---avihā dāsīevutteṇa kukkureṇa paveso kido . bhodi! āaccha, cārudattassa piaṃ ṇivedemi. [avihā dāsyāḥ putreṇa kukkureṇa praveśaḥ kṛtaḥ . bhavati! āgaccha cārudattasya priyaṃ nivedayāmi.]
(ubhāvupagamya)
bho cārudatta! piaṃ du ṇivedemi. [bhoścārudatta! priyaṃ te nivedayāmi.]
nāyakaḥ---(buddhvā) kiṃ me priyam. nanu vasantasenā prāptā.
vidūṣakaḥ---ṇa khu vasantaseṇā vasantaseṇā patto. [na khalu vasantasenā, vasantasenaḥ prāptaḥ .]
nāyakaḥ---radanike! kimetat.
ceṭī---bhaṭṭidāraa ! amhāṇaṃ rukkhavāḍiāpakkhaduvāre sandhiṃ chindia coro paviṭṭho. [bhartṛdāraka! asmākaṃ vṛkṣavāṭikāpakṣadvāre sandhiṃ chittvā coraḥ praviṣṭaḥ.]
nāyakaḥ---kiṃ coraḥ praviṣṭaḥ .
vidūṣakaḥ---bho vaassa. savvahā tuvaṃ bhaṇāsi, mukkho mettoo apaṇḍido metteotti. ṇaṃ mae sobhaṇa kidaṃ taṃ suvaṇṇabhaṇḍaaṃ tava hatthe samappaanteṇa. [bho vayasya! sarvathā tvaṃ bhaṇasi, mūrkho maitreyo'paṇḍito maitreya iti. nanu mayā śobhanaṃ kṛtaṃ tat suvarṇabhāṇḍakaṃ tava haste samarpayatā.]
nāyakaḥ---kiṃ bhavatā dattam.
vidūṣakaḥ---ahaiṃ. [atha kim.]
nāyakaḥ---kasyāṃ velāyām.
vidūṣakaḥ---addharatte. [arddharātre.]
nāyakaḥ---kimardharātre . bāḍhaṃ dattam.
vidūṣakaḥ---bho cārudatta. jaṃ velaṃ paribuddho āsi, tassiṃ velāaṃ khu diṇṇaṃ . [bhoścārudatta! yasyāṃ velāyāṃ pratibuddha āsiḥ, tasyāṃ velāyāṃ khalu dattam.]
nāyakaḥ---hasta hṛtaṃ suvarṇabhāṇḍakam.
vidūṣakaḥ---dāṇiṃ me hatthe paḍicchidu attabhāvaṃ . [idānīṃ mama haste prayacchatvatrabhavān.]
nāyakaḥ---(ātmagatam)
kaḥ śraddhāsyati bhūtārthaṃ sarvo māṃ tūlayiṣyati.
śaṅkanīyā hi doṣeṣu niṣprabhāvā daridratā..15..

(A drum is sounded behind the scene.)
Sajjalaka—(Listening) Ah, it has become dawn. I must slip away.
(Exit Sajjalaka.)
(Entering)
Maidservant—(Wailing) Noble Maitreya! A thief broke through the side-door of our orchard and entered!
Vidūṣaka—(Starting up at once) What are you saying, madam?
(The maidservant repeats: "The orchard…")
Vidūṣaka—A breach broke through and a thief entered?
Maidservant—You wretch! Breaking through a breach, a thief entered!
Vidūṣaka—Come then, show me.
Maidservant—(Walking about) Here.
Vidūṣaka—Alas! An entrance made by a dog, that son of a slave-girl! Madam, come, I shall announce good news to Cārudatta.
(Both approaching [him])
O Cārudatta! I announce good news to you.
Hero—(Awakening) What good news for me? Surely, Vasantasenā has arrived?
Vidūṣaka—No indeed, not Vasantasenā; a "Vasantasena" has arrived!
Hero—Radanikā, what is this?
Maidservant—Young master! Breaking through a breach at the side-door of our orchard, a thief has entered.
Hero—What, a thief has entered?
Vidūṣaka—Look, friend. You always say: "Maitreya is a fool, Maitreya is unlearned." Did I not do well to put that gold vessel into your hand?
Hero—What, did you give it [to me]?
Vidūṣaka—Why, yes!
Hero—At what time?
Vidūṣaka—At midnight.
Hero—What, at midnight? Truly it was given!
Vidūṣaka—O Cārudatta! At the time you woke up—at that very time it was given.
Hero—Alas, the gold vessel is stolen!
Vidūṣaka—Now let your honor hand it back into my hand.
Hero—(To himself)
Who will believe the truth? Everyone will weigh me [in suspicion].
For poverty is powerless, and ever suspected of faults. (15)