[133] To each one, one apiece, Kusa of the lion's voice then gave —
to those warrior-rulers (khattiya) —
the daughters of King Madda.
Gratified by that gain (lābha), pleased with lion-voiced Kusa,
#1 Yu: kusasaddabhayaṭṭhitā. 2 Sī: tuṭṭhamānaso.
the seven warrior-rulers at that very moment
set out for their own realms.
And taking Pabhāvatī, together with the radiant, beautiful gem,¹
King Kusa of great might went to Kusāvatī.
They, riding in a single chariot as they entered Kusāvatī,
alike in complexion and form, did not outshine one another.²
The mother came together with her son, and the two, wife and husband;
in concord were they then; they dwelt in the flourishing land.
The Kusa Jātaka, the first.
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2. The Soṇananda Jātaka
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.