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Then that merchant's boy, taking the bathing equipment and delighted, set out with that visitor. When this had been done, the merchant bathed, threw the boy into a cave by the river, covered its entrance with a large stone, and quickly returned home. The merchant then asked him: “O visitor, tell me: where is my boy who went with you to the river?”
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Sanskrit · 1.p00973
स आह-नदी-तटात् स श्येनेन हृत इति ।
English · Meaning
He said: “He was carried away by a hawk from the riverbank.”
The merchant said: “Liar! Can a hawk anywhere carry off a child? Then return my son to me; otherwise I shall report it at the king's court.”
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Sanskrit · 1.p00975
स आह-भोः सत्यवादिन् ! यथा श्येनो बालं न नयति तथा मूषिका अपि लोह-भार-घटितां
तुलां न भक्षयन्ति । तद् अर्पय मे तुलां यदि दारकेण प्रयोजनम् । एवं विवदमानौ
द्वाव् अपि राज-कुलं गतौ ।
English · Meaning
He said: “O truthful speaker! Just as a hawk does not carry off a child, so mice too do not eat a balance made with an iron weight. Therefore return my balance, if you have any need of the boy.” Thus the two, arguing, both went to the king's court.
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