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This Life Next Life 78 Such a sacrifice is of great fruitfulness, profit, renown and widespread effect. 32. Then Prince Payasi instituted a gift to Wanderers and Brahmins, the poor, wayfarers, beggars and petitioners. In that gift such food was given as gruel and scraps of food, and coarse robes with ball - fringes 10 And at that gift a young brahmin named Uttara was passed over¹¹. When the largesse had been distributed he mocked, saying: 'By this largesse I have met Prince Payasi in this world, but how about the next? 12' Payasi heard of this, and sent word to Uttara asking him if it was true that he was saying this? Yes, sir, 'replied Uttara. 'But why have you been saying this, my dear Uttara ? Do not we who are seeking merit look for result from giving - ?' 10 To keep the robes down. 11 Vyavalo. This became almost a technical term in connexion with largesse. It is literally hindered ' ; but when the things to be given were too limited as compared with the number of applicants, some had to be passed over. They were dana vyava/a hindered at the largesse' ( Jat. Ill, 129 ). Compare D. II, 141 ; Sum. I, 296; Jat. I, 89; VVA. 298. But heie perhaps it may simply mean objected to the largesse. ' - 12 Literally do not associate (with him) in the next. ' The gibe intended must be very nearly as we have rendered. But both the reading of the text and the grammatical construction are doubtful. The word we have rendered ' mocked' (uddissati) has only been found here. Perhaps it means' showed (the matter) up, 'which comes to much the same as to point the finger of mockery.