[1082] Having heard her lamentation, all the maidens of the Sivis who were in the inner palace
gathered together and, raising their arms, they wailed aloud.
Like sāla trees crushed down, crushed by the wind,
the children and the wives lie fallen in Vessantara's dwelling.
The women of the harem and the princes, the vessas (merchants) and the brahmins,
raising their arms, wailed aloud in Vessantara's dwelling.
The elephant riders, the guardsmen of the ranks, the charioteers, and the foot soldiers,
raising their arms, wailed aloud in Vessantara's dwelling.
Then, when that night had waned, toward the rising of the sun,
King Vessantara came forth to give gifts (dāna):
"Give garments to those who wish for garments; give strong drink (vāruṇī) to the tipplers;
bestow food duly upon those in need of food.
And do not in any way molest the beggars who have come here;
satisfy them with food and drink, and let them depart honored."
(Then there arose a sound, tumultuous, dreadful, and great:
"It is for giving that they banish you — and yet you have given gifts again!")
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.