22 tasmin zubhadinE hErOdiyAyAH kanyA samEtya tESAM samakSaM saMnRtya hErOdastEna sahOpaviSTAnAnjca tOSamajIjanat tatA nRpaH kanyAmAha sma mattO yad yAcasE tadEva tubhyaM dAsyE|
23 zapathaM kRtvAkathayat cEd rAjyArddhamapi yAcasE tadapi tubhyaM dAsyE|
24 tataH sA bahi rgatvA svamAtaraM papraccha kimahaM yAciSyE? tadA sAkathayat yOhanO majjakasya ziraH|
25 atha tUrNaM bhUpasamIpam Etya yAcamAnAvadat kSaNEsmin yOhanO majjakasya ziraH pAtrE nidhAya dEhi, Etad yAcE’haM|
26 tasmAt bhUpO’tiduHkhitaH, tathApi svazapathasya sahabhOjinAnjcAnurOdhAt tadanaggIkarttuM na zaktaH|
27 tatkSaNaM rAjA ghAtakaM prESya tasya zira AnEtumAdiSTavAn|
28 tataH sa kArAgAraM gatvA tacchirazchitvA pAtrE nidhAyAnIya tasyai kanyAyai dattavAn kanyA ca svamAtrE dadau|
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