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upon the Prince, (1065) she cast magic arrows* * * § to him. Then she and 
Chalkhi the barber’s wife came, and pulled out the prince by the arms. 
They took him to the wheel of Bnddhii the potter.f (1070) Up rose 
Princess Tilki and said, 0 Biiddhu, if yon will bring back the vermilion 
to my forehead, I will give yon half my kingdom. 
(Here the potter is supposed to bring the prince to life.) Then 
Chalhki sent for a well-read pandit, and in excellent manner did the 
prince take her off]: to his honse. (1075) Half her kingdom he gave 
to the potter, and the other half did he now give to the Brahman. 
The prince went ontside before the door of the palace, and there 
was a yonnger brother of Tilki’s known as Snrnj Mall, who said, ‘ It is a 
good thing he has come ont of the honse. (1080) Ho there, attack him 
with fiery missiles.’ So (the servants) fired fiery missiles at him, and 
Prince Bijai began to bnrn. Then (Tilki) began to call to memory all 
the virtnons actions which she had performed in any of the three worlds. 
‘ O my virtnons actions, nnite together and be my assistance.’ (1085) 
So she throws ont magic arrows, and saved the prince. Then she took 
a sword in her hand, and cnt off all (the enemies’) heads. 
She had one little brother, still at the breast, remaining. (1090) 
‘ Him,’ she said, ‘ I will take with me, and will thereby keep in existence 
the relationship of brother, for, O my hnsband, I will sow B a wan’s castle 
with charcoal.’§ The prince made her ascend her litter, and started, 
and they halted half way on the road. (1095) (Saith the little brother) 
‘ I will sleep in the bosom of the prince.’ The prince became sleepy, 
and the base-born little brother had with him fifty-six knives, which he 
thrust into the prince’s throat, and then hid himself inside the litter. 
(1100) The dawn came, and the morning broke, and saith the 
princess, ‘ O Chalhki, wake my husband.’ Chalhki went to awake him, 
but when she saw him, she fell fainting, and the princess Tilki began to 
weep. (1105) ‘ On neither side have I any one now, for I deserted my 
father’s house.’ 
In the meantime the sandal tree in Sonmati’s court-yard withered, 
and her gaze fell upon it, and she fell upon the earth. (1110) Then she 
ran, she ran to the goddess Hurga’s altar-platform. ‘ O Hurga, if the 
lad 11 has committed a fault (spare him). I would never cutoff my 
right hand.^ O Hurga, if the Prince is victorious this time, (1115) 
* Lit. Indra’s arrow. A kind of magic weapon. 
f The prince was evidently drowned. When a man is drowned, natives lay 
him on a horizontal potter’s wheel, which they revolve rapidly to make him vomit. 
The ceremony of gaund see verse 179. 
§ I. e. bnrn it to ashes. 
II is strong form of ‘ a boy.’ 
^ I. e. he is your devoted helper, and like a right hand to yon. 
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