 | Book 1 Chapter 9
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| 1 | sūta uvāca
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| 1 | teṣu tatropaviṣṭeṣu brāhmaṇeṣu samantataḥ
ruruś cukrośa gahanaṃ vanaṃ gatvā suduḥkhitaḥ
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| 2 | śokenābhihataḥ so 'tha vilapan karuṇaṃ bahu
abravīd vacanaṃ śocan priyāṃ cintya pramadvarām
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| 3 | śete sā bhuvi tanvaṅgī mama śokavivardhinī
bāndhavānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ kiṃ nu duḥkham ataḥ param
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| 4 | yadi dattaṃ tapas taptaṃ guravo vā mayā yadi
samyag ārādhitās tena saṃjīvatu mama priyā
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| 5 | yathā janmaprabhṛti vai yatātmāhaṃ dhṛtavrataḥ
pramadvarā tathādyaiva samuttiṣṭhatu bhāminī
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| 6 | devadūta uvāca
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| 6 | abhidhatse ha yad vācā ruro duḥkhena tan mṛṣā
na tu martyasya dharmātmann āyur asti gatāyuṣaḥ
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| 7 | gatāyur eṣā kṛpaṇā gandharvāpsarasoḥ sutā
tasmāc choke manas tāta mā kṛthās tvaṃ kathaṃ cana
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| 8 | upāyaś cātra vihitaḥ pūrvaṃ devair mahātmabhiḥ
taṃ yadīcchasi kartuṃ tvaṃ prāpsyasīmāṃ pramadvarām
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| 9 | rurur uvāca
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| 9 | ka upāyaḥ kṛto devair brūhi tattvena khecara
kariṣye taṃ tathā śrutvā trātum arhati māṃ bhavān
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| 10 | devadūta uvāca
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| 10 | āyuṣo 'rdhaṃ prayacchasva kanyāyai bhṛgunandana
evam utthāsyati ruro tava bhāryā pramadvarā
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| 11 | rurur uvāca
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| 11 | āyuṣo 'rdhaṃ prayacchāmi kanyāyai khecarottama
śṛṅgārarūpābharaṇā uttiṣṭhatu mama priyā
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| 12 | sūta uvāca
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| 12 | tato gandharvarājaś ca devadūtaś ca sattamau
dharmarājam upetyedaṃ vacanaṃ pratyabhāṣatām
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| 13 | dharmarājāyuṣo 'rdhena ruror bhāryā pramadvarā
samuttiṣṭhatu kalyāṇī mṛtaiva yadi manyase
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| 14 | dharmarāja uvāca
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| 14 | pramadvarā ruror bhāryā devadūta yadīcchasi
uttiṣṭhatv āyuṣo 'rdhena ruror eva samanvitā
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| 15 | sūta uvāca
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| 15 | evam ukte tataḥ kanyā sodatiṣṭhat pramadvarā
ruros tasyāyuṣo 'rdhena supteva varavarṇinī
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| 16 | etad dṛṣṭaṃ bhaviṣye hi ruror uttamatejasaḥ
āyuṣo 'tipravṛddhasya bhāryārthe 'rdhaṃ hrasatv iti
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| 17 | tata iṣṭe 'hani tayoḥ pitarau cakratur mudā
vivāhaṃ tau ca remāte parasparahitaiṣiṇau
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| 18 | sa labdhvā durlabhāṃ bhāryāṃ padmakiñjalkasaprabhām
vrataṃ cakre vināśāya jihmagānāṃ dhṛtavrataḥ
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| 19 | sa dṛṣṭvā jihmagān sarvāṃs tīvrakopasamanvitaḥ
abhihanti yathāsannaṃ gṛhya praharaṇaṃ sadā
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| 20 | sa kadā cid vanaṃ vipro rurur abhyāgaman mahat
śayānaṃ tatra cāpaśyaḍ ḍuṇḍubhaṃ vayasānvitam
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| 21 | tata udyamya daṇḍaṃ sa kāladaṇḍopamaṃ tadā
abhyaghnad ruṣito vipras tam uvācātha ḍuṇḍubhaḥ
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| 22 | nāparādhyāmi te kiṃ cid aham adya tapodhana
saṃrambhāt tat kimarthaṃ mām abhihaṃsi ruṣānvitaḥ
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