Simhasanadvatrimshika 4.p8

4.p8

Hearing this speech of the king, the brahmin thought in his own mind: "Ah, the king speaks thus; is this true or false? Proof of this should be seen." Having spoken thus, he hid the prince in his own house without anyone knowing, placed the boy's ornament in the hand of a servant, and sent him into the middle of the city to sell it. At that moment, a great hue and cry arose in the royal palace: "The prince has been killed by some thief!" The king too sent officers everywhere to search for his son. Then, while looking through the market, they saw Devadatta's servant with the ornament in hand. Recognizing the ornament to belong to the prince, they bound him and brought him before the king, and he was asked: "Hey, villain, how did this ornament come into your hand?" He said: "It was given into my hand by the brahmin Devadatta. I am his servant; he sent me, saying: 'Sell this ornament in the market and bring the money.'" Then the king summoned Devadatta as well and said: "O Devadatta, by whom was this ornament given to you?" Devadatta said: