30ataeva sarvvasmin nagare kalahotpannatvAt dhAvanto lokA Agatya paulaM dhR^itvA mandirasya bahirAkR^iShyAnayan tatkShaNAd dvArANi sarvvANi cha ruddhAni|
31teShu taM hantumudyateेShu yirUshAlamnagare mahAnupadravo jAta iti vArttAyAM sahasrasenApateH karNagocharIbhUtAyAM satyAM sa tatkShaNAt sainyAni senApatigaNa ncha gR^ihItvA javenAgatavAn|
32tato lokAH senAgaNena saha sahasrasenApatim AgachChantaM dR^iShTvA paulatADanAto nyavarttanta|
33sa sahasrasenApatiH sannidhAvAgamya paulaM dhR^itvA shR^i Nkhaladvayena baddham Adishya tAn pR^iShTavAn eSha kaH? kiM karmma chAyaM kR^itavAn?
34tato janasamUhasya kashchid ekaprakAraM kashchid anyaprakAraM vAkyam araut sa tatra satyaM j nAtum kalahakAraNAd ashaktaH san taM durgaM netum Aj nApayat|
35teShu sopAnasyopari prApteShu lokAnAM sAhasakAraNAt senAgaNaH paulamuttolya nItavAn|
36tataH sarvve lokAH pashchAdgAminaH santa enaM durIkuruteti vAkyam uchchairavadan|
37paulasya durgAnayanasamaye sa tasmai sahasrasenApataye kathitavAn, bhavataH purastAt kathAM kathayituM kim anumanyate? sa tamapR^ichChat tvaM kiM yUnAnIyAM bhAShAM jAnAsi?
38yo misarIyo janaH pUrvvaM virodhaM kR^itvA chatvAri sahasrANi ghAtakAn sa NginaH kR^itvA vipinaM gatavAn tvaM kiM saeva na bhavasi?
39tadA paulo.akathayat ahaM kilikiyAdeshasya tArShanagarIyo yihUdIyo, nAhaM sAmAnyanagarIyo mAnavaH; ataeva vinaye.ahaM lAkAnAM samakShaM kathAM kathayituM mAmanujAnIShva|
40tenAnuj nAtaH paulaH sopAnopari tiShThan hastene NgitaM kR^itavAn, tasmAt sarvve susthirA abhavan| tadA paula ibrIyabhAShayA kathayitum Arabhata,
preritAH 21
preritAH 21:30-40