 | Book 3 Chapter 67
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| 1 | damayanty uvāca
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| 1 | māṃ ced icchasi jīvantīṃ mātaḥ satyaṃ bravīmi te
naravīrasya vai tasya nalasyānayane yata
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| 2 | bṛhadaśva uvāca
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| 2 | damayantyā tathoktā tu sā devī bhṛśaduḥkhitā
bāṣpeṇa pihitā rājan nottaraṃ kiṃ cid abravīt
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| 3 | tadavasthāṃ tu tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvam antaḥpuraṃ tadā
hāhābhūtam atīvāsīd bhṛśaṃ ca praruroda ha
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| 4 | tato bhīmaṃ mahārāja bhāryā vacanam abravīt
damayantī tava sutā bhartāram anuśocati
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| 5 | apakṛṣya ca lajjāṃ māṃ svayam uktavatī nṛpa
prayatantu tava preṣyāḥ puṇyaślokasya darśane
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| 6 | tayā pracodito rājā brāhmaṇān vaśavartinaḥ
prāsthāpayad diśaḥ sarvā yatadhvaṃ naladarśane
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| 7 | tato vidarbhādhipater niyogād brāhmaṇarṣabhāḥ
damayantīm atho dṛṣṭvā prasthitāḥ smety athābruvan
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| 8 | atha tān abravīd bhaimī sarvarāṣṭreṣv idaṃ vacaḥ
bruvadhvaṃ janasaṃsatsu tatra tatra punaḥ punaḥ
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| 9 | kva nu tvaṃ kitava chittvā vastrārdhaṃ prasthito mama
utsṛjya vipine suptām anuraktāṃ priyāṃ priya
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| 10 | sā vai yathā samādiṣṭā tatrāste tvatpratīkṣiṇī
dahyamānā bhṛśaṃ bālā vastrārdhenābhisaṃvṛtā
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| 11 | tasyā rudantyāḥ satataṃ tena śokena pārthiva
prasādaṃ kuru vai vīra prativākyaṃ dadasva ca
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| 12 | etad anyac ca vaktavyaṃ kṛpāṃ kuryād yathā mayi
vāyunā dhūyamāno hi vanaṃ dahati pāvakaḥ
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| 13 | bhartavyā rakṣaṇīyā ca patnī hi patinā sadā
tan naṣṭam ubhayaṃ kasmād dharmajñasya satas tava
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| 14 | khyātaḥ prājñaḥ kulīnaś ca sānukrośaś ca tvaṃ sadā
saṃvṛtto niranukrośaḥ śaṅke madbhāgyasaṃkṣayāt
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| 15 | sa kuruṣva maheṣvāsa dayāṃ mayi nararṣabha
ānṛśaṃsyaṃ paro dharmas tvatta eva hi me śrutam
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| 16 | evaṃ bruvāṇān yadi vaḥ pratibrūyād dhi kaś cana
sa naraḥ sarvathā jñeyaḥ kaś cāsau kva ca vartate
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| 17 | yac ca vo vacanaṃ śrutvā brūyāt prativaco naraḥ
tad ādāya vacaḥ kṣipraṃ mamāvedyaṃ dvijottamāḥ
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| 18 | yathā ca vo na jānīyāc carato bhīmaśāsanāt
punarāgamanaṃ caiva tathā kāryam atandritaiḥ
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| 19 | yadi vāsau samṛddhaḥ syād yadi vāpy adhano bhavet
yadi vāpy arthakāmaḥ syāj jñeyam asya cikīrṣitam
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| 20 | evam uktās tv agacchaṃs te brāhmaṇāḥ sarvatodiśam
nalaṃ mṛgayituṃ rājaṃs tathā vyasaninaṃ tadā
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| 21 | te purāṇi sarāṣṭrāṇi grāmān ghoṣāṃs tathāśramān
anveṣanto nalaṃ rājan nādhijagmur dvijātayaḥ
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| 22 | tac ca vākyaṃ tathā sarve tatra tatra viśāṃ pate
śrāvayāṃ cakrire viprā damayantyā yatheritam
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