Note 2 — XII. SUŚROṆĪ.1
Anton Schiefner translation
Next day Suśroṇī and the robber chief reached the river Karada, and found no boat in which to cross it.2 The robber chief bade her lay aside her finery, saying that she must swim across the river, and he would bring her things after her. She handed over to him all her clothes and ornaments, and went naked into the water. When she reached the middle of the stream, there arose in her mind the fear that he might run off with her things, and she uttered this śloka—