[40] te vadhyaghātakā vyākṣepaśatāni kurvāṇāḥ śainaḥ śainaḥ suvarṇa(1)varṇaṃ kumāraṃ rathyāvīthīcatvaraśṛṅgāṭakeṣv anuśrāvayantaḥ paribhrāmayanto
’ho vata kumārasya (2) kecit mocayitāro bhaviṣyanty apy evaṃ vayam īdṛśam akāryaṃ na kurma iti |
te rā(3)japuruṣā nikṛṣṭakhaḍgapāṇayas samprāptā tais teṣām vadhyaghātakānāṃ yathā sa(4)ndiṣṭam ākhyātaṃ |
uktāś ca yady enaṃ śīghraṃ nagarān niṣkrāmya yathā sandiṣṭena vidhinā na (5) praghātayata | vayaṃ yuṣmān sāmpratam eva praghātayāma iti |
te tān atisekanikṛṣṭān (1) khaḍgavyagraṣṭān yamapuruṣān ivālokya saṃtrastās tato maraṇabhayabhītāś cintayituṃ pravṛttāḥ
(2) hā kaṣṭaṃ na kenacit kumārasya paritrāṇaṃ kṛtaṃ | sāṃpratam asmābhir eva praghāta(3)yitavyo bhaviṣyatīti |
bāṣpāmbupariplutekṣaṇais tai rājapuruṣair adhiṣṭhitāḥ (4) suvarṇavarṇaṃ nagarān niṣkrāmayitum ārabdhāḥ |
gsod ma pa de (5) rnams kyaṅ phyi śol gyi thabs brgya sñed byed ciṅ dal bus dal bus gźon nu gser mdog lam po che daṅ | tshoṅ ’dus daṅ | bźi mdo daṅ | sum mdo rnams su sgra sgrogs śiṅ yoṅs su bskor te |
kye ma kyi hud gźon nu ni gtoṅ bar su źig byed par ’gyur | bdag cag (6) kyaṅ ’de lta bu’i bya ba ma yin pa mi byed pa su źig sgrub par ’gyur źes smras so ||
rgyal po’i skyes bu de dag kyaṅ ral gri phyuṅ ba lag na thogs te phyin nas des gsod ma pa de rnams la des ji ltar bsgo ba de ltar smras so ||
’di skad ces kyaṅ smras te | gal te ’di myur bar groṅ (7) khyer las bton te | ji ltar bsgo ba bźin du ma bsad na ṅed kyis khyed cag ’phral dugs da par bya’o ||
de rnams kyis śin tu yaṅ sdug ciṅ ra la gri phyuṅ ba lag na thogs pa ga śin rje’i skyes bu daṅ mtshuṅs pa de la bltas nas kun du skrag par gyur to || de nas ’chi bas ’jigs (187a1) skrag pas sems pa la źugs te |
kyi hud sus kyaṅ gźon nu’i skyabs ma byas pa ni sdug bsṅal lo || bdag cag rnams kyaṅ ’dis ’phral du gsod par ’gyur ro sñam nas
mchims kheṅs pa’i mig daṅ | rgyal po’i skyes bu de rnams kyis sruṅ bźin du gźon nu gser mdog (2) groṅ khyer nas phyuṅ bar brtsams pa daṅ |
[40] The executioners [in the meantime], making hundreds of excuses, were quite slowly wandering along proclaiming the lad Suvarṇavarṇa as to his crime and punishment in the carriage-roads, streets, junctions and cross-roads, and thinking:
"Ah, alas! would that there were some rescuers of the lad and thus would that we not commit a crime such as this."
Then, those royal servants arrived, drawn sword in hand, and spoke to the executioners as directed.
They added: "If you do not quickly drive him out from the city and execute him in the stipulated manner, we shall execute you immediately".
Having Looked at them that were very fierce, with drawn swords ready in their hands, and that were like the servants of Yama, they became terrified; then, frightened by the fear of death, they began to reflect:
"Ah! Alas! no one has rescued the lad, now he will have to be executed by us."
Their eyes overflowing with the water of tears and supervised by those royal servants, they began to drive the lad, Suvarṇavarṇa, out from the city.
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