Bhojaprabandha 87_245
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"O emperor, with teeth [black] like king-beans, hands placed [rudely] upon their waists, the versifiers of Vedic chant, enemies of poetry, are waiting at the door." / Ushered in by the king, having seen the royal assembly, they met together and recited the verse together. Hearing it and recognizing that the second half was composed by Kālidāsa, the king said to the brahmins: "Never again should poetry be composed from the mouth of the one who made the first half! Something is given for the second half, not for the first." Having spoken thus, he gave a hundred thousand [coins] for every syllable.