Mahākhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts

The Great Chapter - 104
Atha kho sā vesī tesu pamattesu paricārentesu,
Then that harlot, while they were amusing themselves heedlessly,
bhaṇḍaṁ ādāya palāyittha.
having taken his belongings, ran away.
Atha kho te sahāyakā sahāyakassa veyyāvaccaṁ karontā,
Then those friends, doing their friend a service,
taṁ itthiṁ gavesantā taṁ vanasaṇḍaṁ āhiṇḍantā.
were searching for that woman and wandering around in that jungle thicket.
Addasaṁsu Bhagavantaṁ aññatarasmiṁ rukkhamūle nisinnaṁ,
They saw the Gracious One sitting at the root of a certain tree,
disvāna yena Bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu,
and after seeing (him) they approached the Gracious One,
upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavantaṁ etad-avocuṁ:
and after approaching they said this to the Gracious One:
“Api Bhante Bhagavā itthiṁ passeyyā” ti
“Can the Gracious One, venerable Sir, see a woman”
“Kiṁ pana vo kumārā itthiyā” ti
“But why, young men, (look for) a woman”
“Idha mayaṁ Bhante tiṁsamattā bhaddavaggiyā sahāyakā sapajāpatikā,
“Here, venerable Sir, we, a group of thirty good friends, together with our wives,
imasmiṁ vanasaṇḍe paricārayimhā.
were amusing ourselves in this jungle thicket.
Ekassa pajāpati nāhosi, tassa atthāya vesī ānītā ahosi.
One, who was not married, had for that reason brought along a harlot.
Atha kho sā Bhante vesī amhesu pamattesu paricārentesu,
Then that harlot, venerable Sir, while we were amusing ourselves heedlessly,
bhaṇḍaṁ ādāya palāyittha.
having taken his belongings, ran away.
Tena mayaṁ Bhante sahāyakā sahāyakassa veyyāvaccaṁ karontā,
Therefore we, venerable Sir, doing our friend a service,
taṁ itthiṁ gavesantā imaṁ vanasaṇḍaṁ āhiṇḍāmā.” ti
are searching for that woman and wandering around in this jungle thicket.”