That woman from that day began to collect coconut husks and coconut shells. The Princess having seen it asked, “What are you collecting those coconut husks and coconut shells for?”
Thereupon the woman said, “Anē! What is this you are asking? For houses, on the days when it rains is there not much advantage in [having] coconut husks?” And the Princess having said, “It is good,” did nothing. While she was thus, the three months were passing away.
One day, when this Prince and Princess were sleeping, in the night this woman, stealing the sword that was upon the Prince’s breast and having put it under those coconut husks and coconut shells that she had previously collected, set fire to the heap. When the sword was becoming red [hot] the Prince became unconscious.
Before this, this woman had sent a message to the Prince who caused that notification tom-tom to be beaten, to come with his retinue, taking a ship. That very day at night the retinue came. After that Prince became unconscious, this retinue having taken that Princess by very force, put her in the ship to go to their city.
That Prince’s two friends having arisen in the morning, and when they looked, having seen that the leaves had faded on the lime trees and the fruits had dropped, plucking the limes off them came seeking the Prince. Having come there, when they looked, except that the Prince is unconscious there is no one to see. Having seen that a bonfire is blazing very fiercely, they quickly poured water in the bonfire and extinguished the fire. When they were looking, the sword having burnt [away] (piccilā) a little was left. Having got this piece of sword these two persons took it away. Having cut the limes, when they were rubbing and rubbing them on it, by the influence of the Prince the sword became perfect.
At that time the Prince arose in health; and when he is looking perceiving that the Princess is not [there], he went running with those two persons to the port, and saw that at the distance at which it is [just] visible the ship is going.
This Prince asked these two, “Can you swim to that ship?”
Thereupon these two persons said, “If you, Sir, will swim we also will come.”
Then the Prince asked, “When you have gone to the ship how many men can you cut down?”
The dried areka-nut dealer said, “I can cut until the time when the blood mounts to the height of a knee.” The arrow maker also said, “I can cut until the time when the blood mounts to the height of a hip.”