[1078] Having heard that lamenting of the two — of her son and of her daughter-in-law —
the glorious king's daughter lamented piteously:
"Better for me to have eaten poison; better that I should hurl myself from a precipice;
better that I should bind myself with a rope and die —
why do they banish my son Vessantara, who is blameless?
Learned, a lord of gifts (dānapati), devoted to those who ask (yācayoga), free from stinginess —
why do they banish my son Vessantara, who is blameless?
Honored by rival kings, famed and glorious —
why do they banish my son Vessantara, who is blameless?
A man who supports his mother and father, who honors the elders in the family —
why do they banish my son Vessantara, who is blameless?
Beneficial to the king, beneficial to the devas, beneficial to kinsmen and friends,
beneficial to the whole realm —
why do they banish my son Vessantara, who is blameless?"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.