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Muladeva took two sticks of cane, cut them into blocks two inches 

 in length, sprinkled them with a mixture of four spices, ^^ made them 

 fragrant a bit with camphor, and split them slightly at both ends. 

 Then he took some fresh jessamine, covered the cane with it, packed 

 it and sent it off.^^ Mahavi went and delivered it; then Devadatta 

 showed it to the mother, saying : " Regard, Mama, the difference 

 between men : this is why I am taken with these his qualities." 



The mother concluded that Devadatta was hopelessly infatuated ; 

 that she would not of her own accord let go of Miiladeva; and that, 

 therefore, she herself must find a way by which that gallant might 

 be driven out : then all would be well. So, after reflection, she said 

 to Ayala : " Pretend to her that you are going to another town. 

 Then, when Midadeva has come, do you arrive with a retinue and 

 shame him in such a way that he will leave the place in disgrace. 

 Then you two will be united. I shall furnish you the needed in- 

 formation." He agreed, and on the next day did just as he had 

 been told. He went off, pretending that he was going to another 

 town. Muladeva came ; Ayala was informed by the mother, and 

 arrived with a large retinue. 



Devadatta saw Ayala coming, and said to Muladeva : " Such and 

 such is the situation ; mother has accepted money sent by him. Do 

 you therefore for a while hide under the couch." He did so, but 

 Ayala spied him, seated himself upon the couch, and told Devadatta 

 to get ready all the belongings of a bath. Devadatta agreed and 

 told him to get up and put on a robe, in order to be anointed.^'' Then 

 Ayala said : " I saw to-day in a dream, that I would be dressed, 

 anointed, and bathed here upon this couch; make then my dream 

 come true." Devadatta asked whether he wished to spoil all the 

 valuable belongings, such as coverlets and pillows, but he replied that 

 he would give her others, more sumptuous. The Mama agreed with 

 this ; Ayala was anointed, massaged, and washed with warm bath- 



^^2 Caturjata; cf. Schmidt; " Beitriige zur Indischen Erotik," p. 850. 



^5* Cf. perhaps the games called iksubhanjika "breaking of sugar-cane," 

 and naveksubhaksika " feasting on fresh sugar-cane," mentioned in Schmidt, 

 " Beitrage zur Indischen Erotik," p. 196. They belong to the accomplishments 

 of the nayaka, or " elegant." 



^'^ Cf. the dripping vesture after a bath of the heroine in Karpiiramanjari 

 i. 27 ; and see Meyer's note on this passage, p. 203. 



