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FO-SHO-HING-TSAN-KING.
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had sounded loud, and roused the palace inmates from their sleep, 622
'If then they had awoke and slumbered not, there would not have ensued the present sorrow.' Kandaka, hearing these sorrowful words, drawing in his breath and composing himself, 623
Wiping away his tears, with hands clasped together, answered: 'Listen to me, pray, in self-justification-be not suspicious of, nor blame the royal1 horse, nor be thou angry with me either. 624
'For in truth no fault has been committed (by us). It is the gods who have effected this. For I, indeed, extremely reverenced the king's command, it was the gods who drove him to the solitudes, 625
'Urgently leading on the horse with him: thus they went together fleet as with wings, his breathing hushed! suppressed was every sound, his feet scarce touched the earth! 626
'The city gates wide opening of themselves! all space self-lighted! this was the work indeed of the gods; and what was I, or what my strength, compared with theirs?' 627
Yasodharâ hearing these words, her heart was lost in deep considerations! the deeds accomplished by the gods could not be laid to others' charge, as faults; 628
And so she ceased her angry chiding, and allowed her great, consuming grief to smoulder. Thus prostrate on the ground she muttered out her sad com
1 The white horse.
2 They caused no sound (to be heard).
3 See above, p. 69, n. 3.
* Or, to their charge, i. e. to the charge of Kandaka or the horse.
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| SR No. | 007676 |
| Book Title | Text of Confucianism Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Legge |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1882 |
| Total Pages | 2405 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 43 MB |