A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t2.276

v2.c19.s3.t2.276

No. 352. A man is inconsolable at the death of his father. Then the man's son is seen standing in front of a dead ox and giving it grass and water. The man naturally thinks his son has gone mad, but the latter says: "Here are at least still a head, feet and tail, so that the ox might be able to get up again; but there is no longer either head, hand or foot of my grand-father's, it is you who seem to have lost your senses as you weep continually at his grave." Thereupon the father is comforted.²