Shukasaptati 9.8

9.8

tathā tvamapi kalyāṇi mā kuruṣva vṛthāgraham /
yadāgrahaparo loke vilakṣo vikramārkavat //

Then the king put his own difficulty before the wise man, and the latter gave no answer but struck the queen full in the face. The queen pretended to faint, and Pushpakslra burst into a fit of laughter. The king was extremely angry and looking at the magician and the Brâhman's daughter, said, "What is there to laugh at? What do you mean by this?" "Sir," replied the magician making a profound bow, "the queen did not faint the other night when she was struck by the young men in whose company she was. Now when I strike her she faints, or pretends to faint." The king grew still more angry and said, "What is this? do you know it of your own knowledge?" The magician answered, "I saw it with my own eyes, and if your majesty is not convinced I will prove it to you." The king went into the matter and found out everything. The magician said, "I suppose your majesty sees now why the Brâhman's daughter would not tell you the reason why the fish laughed." The end of it was that Pushpakâra and the Brâhman's daughter were sent home in a considerable state of trepidation, while the queen and her lovers were sewn up in a sack, and thrown into the river.