[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c30.641 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c30.641 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c30.641 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c30.641](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c30.641) When Somadatta and his father met the brahmin, they saw the jewel, and the father schemed to steal it. He told Ālambāyana of the difficulties connected with guarding the jewel and of how dangerous it might prove, if not duly honoured. If Ālambāyana would give him the jewel, he would show him the abode of Bhūridatta, whom the brahmin might then capture, making money with his help. When Somadatta realised his father's treachery, he rebuked him and fled from him. Ālambāyana went with the villager and captured Bhūridatta and crushed his bones. Having thus rendered the Nāga helpless. Ālambāyana put him in a basket and travelled about making him dance before large audiences. The jewel, which Ālambāyana gave to the treacherous villager, slipped from the latter's hand and returned to the Nāga-world. - [Previous: v2.c30.640](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c30.640) - [Next: v2.c30.642](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c30.642) - [Up: v2.c30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c30) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c30.641](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c30.641) · Pramāṇa