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B0102051522mahānipāto (great chapter)

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When will I the pinnacled mansions, plastered with fine lime and clay; Having abandoned, go forth, when will that be? 162. When will I the pinnacled mansions, fragrant and delightful to the mind; Having abandoned, go forth, when will that be? 163. When will I the pinnacled mansions, smeared with sandalwood, sprinkled; Having abandoned When will I abandon golden couches, with embroidered rugs, and go forth? When will that be? 165. When will I abandon jeweled couches, with embroidered rugs, and go forth? When will that be? 166. When will I abandon cotton and silk, and linen and fine cotton, and go forth? When will that be? 167. When will I abandon delightful ponds, resounded by ruddy geese, covered with mandālaka flowers, and with red and blue lotuses, and go forth? When will that be? 168. When will I abandon herds of elephants, adorned with all ornaments, elephants with golden trappings, wearing golden cloths, 169. mounted by chieftains, holding spears and goads in hand, and go forth? When will that be? 170. When will I abandon herds of horses, adorned with all ornaments, of noble breed, swift Sindhu horses, 171. mounted by chieftains, holding quivers and bows, and go forth? When will that be? 172. When will I abandon chariots of the army, equipped, with raised banners, made of ivory or tiger-skin, adorned with all ornaments, 173. mounted by chieftains, holding bows in hand, wearing armor, and go forth? When will that be? 174. When will I abandon golden chariots, equipped, with raised banners, made of ivory or tiger-skin, adorned with all ornaments, 175. mounted by chieftains, holding bows in hand, wearing armor, and go forth? When will that be? 176. When will I abandon silver chariots, equipped, with raised banners, made of ivory or tiger-skin, adorned with all ornaments, 177. mounted by chieftains, holding bows in hand, wearing armor, and go forth? When will that be? When will I horse-chariots, equipped, with banners raised, bright, and also excellent, adorned with all ornaments, mounted by leaders, with bows in hand, armored, abandon and go forth? When will that be? When will I camel-chariots, equipped, with banners raised, bright, and also excellent, adorned with all ornaments, mounted by leaders, with bows in hand, armored, abandon and go forth? When will that be? When will I ox-chariots, equipped, with banners raised, bright, and also excellent, adorned with all ornaments, mounted by leaders, with bows in hand, armored, abandon and go forth? When will that be? When will I goat-chariots, equipped, with banners raised, bright, and also excellent, adorned with all ornaments, mounted by leaders, with bows in hand, armored, abandon and go forth? When will that be? When will I ram-chariots, equipped, with banners raised, bright, and also excellent, adorned with all ornaments, mounted by leaders, with bows in hand, armored, abandon and go forth? When will that be? When will I deer-chariots, equipped, with banners raised, bright, and also excellent, adorned with all ornaments, mounted by leaders, with bows in hand, armored, abandon and go forth? When will that be? When will I elephant riders, adorned with all ornaments, wearing blue armor, brave, with spears and goads in hand, abandon and go forth? When will that be? When will I horse riders, adorned with all ornaments, wearing blue armor, brave, carrying arrows and bows, abandon and go forth? When will that be? When will I chariot riders, adorned with all ornaments, wearing blue armor, brave, with bows in hand, with quivers, Having abandoned, I will go forth, When will that be? When will I archers, adorned with all ornaments, heroes wearing blue armor, with bows in hand, skilled, having abandoned, go forth? When will that be? When will I princes, adorned with all ornaments, heroes wearing colorful armor, wearing golden turbans, having abandoned, go forth? When will that be? When will I noble assemblies, adorned, observing vows, with limbs smeared with green sandalwood, wearing excellent Kasi cloth, having abandoned, go forth? When will that be? When will I groups of ministers, adorned with all ornaments, heroes wearing yellow armor, going in front, garlanded, having abandoned, go forth? When will that be? When will I seven hundred wives, adorned with all ornaments, having abandoned, go forth? When will that be? When will I seven hundred wives, well-mannered, slender-waisted, having abandoned, go forth? When will that be? When will I seven hundred wives, obedient, speaking pleasantly, having abandoned, go forth? When will that be? When will I a hundred-pala bronze (vessel), golden, with a hundred lines, having abandoned, go forth? When will that be? When will it be that elephant troops, adorned with all ornaments, elephants with golden trappings, wearing golden caparisons, mounted by leaders, with spears and goads in hand, will not follow me as I go? When will that be? When will it be that horse troops, adorned with all ornaments, noble steeds Swift steeds, Sindhu horses, swift-carrying. 204. Mounted by chieftains, Holding bows and arrows; When they will not follow me, When will that be? 205. When indeed will chariot armies, Arrayed, with raised banners; Elephants and also fierce ones, Adorned with all ornaments. 206. Mounted by chieftains, With bows in hand, armored; When they will not follow me, When will that be? 207. When indeed will golden chariots, Arrayed, with raised banners; Elephants and also fierce ones, Adorned with all ornaments. 208. Mounted by chieftains, With bows in hand, armored; When they will not follow me, When will that be? 209. When indeed will silver chariots, Arrayed, with raised banners; Elephants and also fierce ones, Adorned with all ornaments. 210. Mounted by chieftains, With bows in hand, armored; When they will not follow me, When will that be? 211. When indeed will horse chariots, Arrayed, with raised banners; Elephants and also fierce ones, Adorned with all ornaments. 212. Mounted by chieftains, With bows in hand, armored; When they will not follow me, When will that be? 213. When indeed will camel chariots, Arrayed, with raised banners; Elephants and also fierce ones, Adorned with all ornaments. 214. Mounted by chieftains, With bows in hand, armored; When they will not follow me, When will that be? 215. When indeed will ox chariots, Arrayed, with raised banners; Elephants and also fierce ones, Adorned with all ornaments. 216. Mounted by chieftains, With bows in hand, armored; When they will not follow me, When will that be? 217. When indeed will goat chariots, Arrayed, with raised banners; Elephants and also fierce ones, Adorned with all ornaments. 218. Mounted by chieftains, With bows in hand, armored; When they will not follow me, When will that be? 219. When indeed will ram chariots, , arrayed, with banners raised; Leopard-skins, or tiger-skins, adorned with all ornaments. 220. “Mounted by chieftains, with bows in hand, wearing armor; When will it be that they will not follow me as I go? 221. “When will it be that the deer-chariots, arrayed, with banners raised; Leopard-skins, or tiger-skins, adorned with all ornaments; 222. “Mounted by chieftains, with bows in hand, wearing armor; When will it be that they will not follow me as I go? 223. “When will it be that the elephant-riders, adorned with all ornaments; Wearing blue armor, brave, with spears and goads in hand; When will it be that they will not follow me as I go? 224. “When will it be that the horse-riders, adorned with all ornaments; Wearing blue armor, brave, holding javelins and bows; When will it be that they will not follow me as I go? 225. “When will it be that the chariot-riders, adorned with all ornaments; Wearing blue armor, brave, with bows in hand, carrying quivers; When will it be that they will not follow me as I go? 226. “When will it be that the archers, adorned with all ornaments; Wearing blue armor, brave, with bows in hand, carrying quivers; When will it be that they will not follow me as I go? 227. “When will it be that the princes, adorned with all ornaments; Wearing colorful armor, brave, holding golden spears; When will it be that they will not follow me as I go? 228. “When will it be that the noble assemblies, virtuous, adorned; With bodies smeared with yellow sandalwood, wearing fine Kasi cloth; When will it be that they will not follow me as I go? 229. “When will it be that the minister assemblies, adorned with all ornaments; Wearing yellow armor, brave, going in front in rows; When will it be that they will not follow me as I go? 230. “When will it be that my seven hundred wives, adorned with all ornaments; When will it be that they will not follow me as I go? 231. “When will it be that my seven hundred wives, well-behaved, slender-waisted; When will it be that they will not follow me as I go? When they will not follow, when will that be? 232. When will my seven hundred wives, obedient and sweet-speaking; When they will not follow me, when will that be? 233. When will I take the bowl, shaven, wrapped in a robe; Go for alms, when will that be? 234. When will I wear a robe made from rags, discarded on the great road; When will that be? 235. When will I, for seven days in the rain, soaked, with wet robes; Go for alms, when will that be? 236. When will I go everywhere, from tree to tree, from forest to forest; Without looking back, when will that be? 237. When will I, in mountain fastnesses, having abandoned fear and terror; Go alone, when will that be? 238. When will I, like a lute player, with a delightful seven-stringed lute; Make my mind straight, when will that be? 239. When will I, like a cartwright, who cuts a sandal; Cut off the fetters of desire, both divine and human? 240. And those seven hundred wives, adorned with all ornaments; Raised their arms and cried, "Why will you abandon us?" 241.