tenābhibhūto karuṇaṃ rudāmi

mā heva maṃ pāṇasamaṃ jaheyyā"ti.

Sā taṃ sutvā sāmikassa gahitabhāvaṃ ñatvā taṃ tasmā bhayā mocetuṃ hatthināpi kuḷīrenapi saddhiṃ sallapantī evamāha:-

"ayya na taṃ jahissāmi kuñjaraṃ saṭṭhihāyanaṃ