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