लवणम् एतद् उदके ऽवधायाथ मा प्रातर् उपसीदथा इति । स ह तथा चकार । तं होवाच । यद् दोषा लवणम् उदके ऽवाधा अङ्ग तद् आहरेति । तद् धावमृश्य न विवेद
lavaṇam etad udake 'vadhāyātha mā prātar upasīdathā iti | sa ha tathā cakāra | taṃ hovāca | yad doṣā lavaṇam udake 'vādhā aṅga tad āhareti | tad dhāvamṛśya na viveda
'Place this salt in water, and then wait on me in the morning.' The son did as he was commanded. The father said to him: 'Bring me the salt, which you placed in the water last night.' The son having looked for it, found it not, for, of course, it was melted.