Simhasanadvatrimshika f2.p8

f2.p8

tato rājñā bhaṇitam: tādṛśaṃ phalaṃ dṛśyate cet, katham? brāhmaṇo 'bravīt: tat phalaṃ bhakṣitaṃ vā na vā? rājā 'bhaṇat: na mayā bhakṣitaṃ tat phalam, mama prāṇavallabhāyā anaṅgasenayai dattam. brāhmaṇeno 'ktam: tarhi tāṃ pṛccha, tat phalaṃ kiṃ bhakṣitam iti. tato rājā 'naṅgasenām āhūya śapathaṃ kārayitvā 'pṛcchat. tayo 'ktam: tat phalaṃ māndurikasya dattam iti. tataḥ sa ākāritaḥ pṛṣṭo dāsyai dattam ity akathayat. dāsī gopāle, gopālo gomayadhāriṇyai dattam ity avādīt. tato jātasaṃpratyayo raja paramaviṣādaṃ gatvā ślokam apaṭhat:

Then the king said: "If such a fruit is seen, how [could it be]?" The brahmin said: "Was that fruit eaten or not?" The king said: "That fruit was not eaten by me; it was given to Anaṅgasenā, the beloved of my life." The brahmin said: "Then ask her whether that fruit was eaten." Then the king summoned Anaṅgasenā and, making her take an oath, asked. She said: "That fruit was given to the groom." Then he was summoned, and being asked, he said it was given to a maidservant. The maidservant said it was given to a cowherd, and the cowherd said it was given to a woman who gathers cow dung. Then, having become convinced of the truth, the king fell into deep despair and recited a verse: