Note 19 — VIII. MAHAUSHADHA AND VIŚĀKHĀ.1 (continued 2)
Anton Schiefner translation
Mahaushadha saw them going thither, and reflected that, as they had gone somewhere as if by common consent, they probably had in hand something never seen before. Having suspected this, he sent the parrot Māṭhara19 after them, in order that it might find out what they were about, what they said and did.