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Carudatta 4.18

Cārudatta 4.18

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Sanskrit

4.18

naraḥ pratyupakārārthī vipattau labhate phalam.
dviṣatāmeva kālo'stu yo'syā bhavatu tasya vā ..7..
(tayā saha niṣkrāntaḥ sajjalakaḥ .)
gaṇikā---caurie!. [caturike!.]
ceṭī---(prakāśaṃ) ajjue! iamhi. [ajjuke iyamasmi.]
gaṇikā---hañje! pekkha jāgarantīe maesiviṇo diṭṭo evvaṃ. [hañje! paśya jāgratyā mayā svapno dṛṣṭaḥ evam.]
ceṭī---piaṃ me, amudaṃkaṇāḍaaṃ saṃvuttaṃ. [priyaṃ me, amṛtāṅkanāṭakaṃ saṃvṛttam.]
gaṇikā---ehi imaṃ alaṅkāraṃ gaṇhia ayyacārudattaṃ abhisarissāmo. [ehīmamalaṅkāraṃ gṛhītvāryacārudattamabhisariṣyāvaḥ.]

A man seeking to repay a favour reaps the fruit in misfortune: / let the time belong only to enemies, / whatever misfortune may befall her or him! (7)
(Sajjalaka exits with her.)
Courtesan: Caturikā!
Maidservant: (Aloud) Mistress! Here I am.
Courtesan: Handmaid! Look, awake, I have had a dream like this.
Maidservant: To my delight, it has turned into a play with a nectar-like conclusion.
Courtesan: Come, taking this ornament we shall go to meet the noble Cārudatta.

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