Simhasanadvatrimshika f7.p2

f7.p2

tasminn avasare mantriputreṇa buddhisāgareṇa bhaṇitam: bho jayapāla, adyā 'kheṭārthaṃ mā gaccha; mahad apaśakunaṃ dṛśyate. tato jayapālena bhaṇitam: bhavatv asyā 'paśakunasya pratītir adya nirīkṣaṇīyā. teno 'ktam: bho rājakumāra, buddhimatā puruṣeṇā 'niṣṭasyā 'paśakunasya pratyayo na draṣṭavyaḥ. uktaṃ ca:

On that occasion, the minister's son Buddhisāgara said: 'O Jayapāla, do not go hunting today; a great ill omen is seen.' Then Jayapāla said: 'Let it be; the proof of this ill omen should be witnessed today.' He replied: 'O prince, an intelligent man should not test the reality of an inauspicious ill omen. And it is said: