One day a learned man named Vidyasagara versed in several sciences came to court of the Rayar. All the learned men in the Rayar's court were seized with fear and applied to Tennalirama in their difficulty: "There is a vast difference between his proficiency and our proficiency. If he conquers us in debate, it will be a great shame to all of us, and the Rayar will then disregard us. What shall we do?" Tennalirama said: "You need not fear. I shall contrive some means to foil him."
Then on a certain day that learned man - Vidyasagara - came to the Rayar's assembly for a disputation. Tennalirama had previously made up a bundle of the dried twigs of the sesamum plant arranged in the shape of a palm leaf book; and he had tied this book with the rope which is generally used in tying buffaloes. This volume he had tied up in a piece of cloth. With this bundle he came and sat before that doctor of all sciences. On seeing the (supposed) volume the doctor asked: "What is the name of this book?" and Tennalirama said" "This is the book names Sesamum-twig-dried-buffalo-bandage." On hearing this the doctor was much perplexed and thought to himself: "What! after having mastered so many sciences, it is a wonder that we have not even heard of the name of this book." While he was thus lost in thinking, Tennalirama asked the pandit: "You bear the reputation of having read all the sciences?" To this he replied" "I shall answer you tomorrow" and went away to the place where he was anxiously and at last came to a decision: "We are not able to understand even the title of the book. How, then, can we know the subjects treated of in it? We must needs incur shame if we continue to stay here." So he decamped in the morning long before the day dawned. And when the Rayar heard that the doctor of all the sciences had decamped even without taking formal leave, he sent for Tennalirama and asked him how he had put the great doctor to flight. The jester said: "By means of this book - Seasamum-twig-dried-buffalo-bandage." "Unite that book," said the Rayar. He did so. And when Rayar saw than dried sasamum twigs were tied up by the rope generally used for tying up buffaloes he understood the meaning of the several words and laughed saying: "I see, it was by a combination of all these words that you contrived to send away the pandit."
