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By righteous means (dhammena) I set him free, without violence —
with a village, a nikkha of gold, and a hundred cattle.
With his body released, let the serpent (uraga) roam;
let the seeker of merit go free from bondage.
I give a hundred nikkhas, O hunter, and a massive jewelled earring,
and a four-cornered couch in hue like the ummāra flower,
and two wives alike in form, and a bull with a hundred cattle.
With his body released, let the serpent roam;
let the seeker of merit go free from bondage.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.