22 tasmin śubhadine herodiyāyāḥ kanyā sametya teṣāṁ samakṣaṁ saṁnṛtya herodastena sahopaviṣṭānāñca toṣamajījanat tatā nṛpaḥ kanyāmāha sma matto yad yācase tadeva tubhyaṁ dāsye|
23 śapathaṁ kṛtvākathayat ced rājyārddhamapi yācase tadapi tubhyaṁ dāsye|
24 tataḥ sā bahi rgatvā svamātaraṁ papraccha kimahaṁ yāciṣye? tadā sākathayat yohano majjakasya śiraḥ|
25 atha tūrṇaṁ bhūpasamīpam etya yācamānāvadat kṣaṇesmin yohano majjakasya śiraḥ pātre nidhāya dehi, etad yāce’haṁ|
26 tasmāt bhūpo’tiduḥkhitaḥ, tathāpi svaśapathasya sahabhojināñcānurodhāt tadanaṅgīkarttuṁ na śaktaḥ|
27 tatkṣaṇaṁ rājā ghātakaṁ preṣya tasya śira ānetumādiṣṭavān|
28 tataḥ sa kārāgāraṁ gatvā tacchiraśchitvā pātre nidhāyānīya tasyai kanyāyai dattavān kanyā ca svamātre dadau|
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