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disappeared. Myself being always eager to meet a controversialist, there has become an extra-ordinary scarcity of controversialits in this world. 13.
तस्य ममाऽग्रे कोऽसौ वादी सर्वज्ञमानमुहति ? इति तत्र गंतुमुत्कं तमग्मिभूतिगादेवं ॥ १४ ।।
14.
Tasya mamăgré ko'san vădi sarvajna manaudvahati ? Iti tatra gantumutkam tamagnibhutir-jagādaivam
14.
14. Who is this controversialist before me who bears the conceit of being called a sarvajna. Agnibhuti, thus told hiin, who was very desirous of going there:
किं तत्र वादिकीटे तव प्रयासेन ? यामि बंधोऽहम् ।
कमळोन्मूलन हेतोर्नेतव्यः किं सुरेन्द्रगजः ? ॥ १५ ॥ 15. Kim tatra vādikiţé tava prayāgéna ? yımi bandho'ham
Kamalonmolanahe to-r-nétavyaḥ kim surendra-gajah ? 15.
15. Why should you take trouble for the vādi--kita (the worm of a controversialist.) O brother! I am going. Should a stately elephant of Indra be led for the purpose of up-rooting a lotus?
अकथयदथेन्दभूतिर्यद्यपि मच्छात्रजय्य एवासौ ।
तदपि प्रवादिनाम श्रुत्वा स्थातुं न शक्नोमि ॥ १६ ॥ 16. Akathayadathéndrabhüti-r-yadyapi macchājayya evāsay;
Tadapi pravādinama śrutvā sthātum na saknomi. 16
16. Indrabhuti said:-~-Although he is fit to be won over even by a disciple of mine, I cannot sit slient, after hearing the name of a controversialist. 16.
पीलयतस्तिलः कश्चित् दलतश्च यथा कणः । सहयतस्तृणं किंचिदगस्तेः पिनतः सरः॥ १७ ॥
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