 | Book 3 Chapter 76
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| 1 | bṛhadaśva uvāca
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| 1 | atha tāṃ vyuṣito rātriṃ nalo rājā svalaṃkṛtaḥ
vaidarbhyā sahitaḥ kālyaṃ dadarśa vasudhādhipam
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| 2 | tato 'bhivādayām āsa prayataḥ śvaśuraṃ nalaḥ
tasyānu damayantī ca vavande pitaraṃ śubhā
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| 3 | taṃ bhīmaḥ pratijagrāha putravat parayā mudā
yathārhaṃ pūjayitvā tu samāśvāsayata prabhuḥ
nalena sahitāṃ tatra damayantīṃ pativratām
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| 4 | tām arhaṇāṃ nalo rājā pratigṛhya yathāvidhi
paricaryāṃ svakāṃ tasmai yathāvat pratyavedayat
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| 5 | tato babhūva nagare sumahān harṣanisvanaḥ
janasya saṃprahṛṣṭasya nalaṃ dṛṣṭvā tathāgatam
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| 6 | aśobhayac ca nagaraṃ patākādhvajamālinam
siktasaṃmṛṣṭapuṣpāḍhyā rājamārgāḥ kṛtās tadā
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| 7 | dvāri dvāri ca paurāṇāṃ puṣpabhaṅgaḥ prakalpitaḥ
arcitāni ca sarvāṇi devatāyatanāni ca
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| 8 | ṛtuparṇo 'pi śuśrāva bāhukacchadminaṃ nalam
damayantyā samāyuktaṃ jahṛṣe ca narādhipaḥ
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| 9 | tam ānāyya nalo rājā kṣamayām āsa pārthivam
sa ca taṃ kṣamayām āsa hetubhir buddhisaṃmataḥ
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| 10 | sa satkṛto mahīpālo naiṣadhaṃ vismayānvitaḥ
diṣṭyā sameto dāraiḥ svair bhavān ity abhyanandata
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| 11 | kaccit tu nāparādhaṃ te kṛtavān asmi naiṣadha
ajñātavāsaṃ vasato madgṛhe niṣadhādhipa
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| 12 | yadi vā buddhipūrvāṇi yady abuddhāni kāni cit
mayā kṛtāny akāryāṇi tāni me kṣantum arhasi
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| 13 | nala uvāca
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| 13 | na me 'parādhaṃ kṛtavāṃs tvaṃ svalpam api pārthiva
kṛte 'pi ca na me kopaḥ kṣantavyaṃ hi mayā tava
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| 14 | pūrvaṃ hy asi sakhā me 'si saṃbandhī ca narādhipa
ata ūrdhvaṃ tu bhūyas tvaṃ prītim āhartum arhasi
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| 15 | sarvakāmaiḥ suvihitaḥ sukham asmy uṣitas tvayi
na tathā svagṛhe rājan yathā tava gṛhe sadā
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| 16 | idaṃ caiva hayajñānaṃ tvadīyaṃ mayi tiṣṭhati
tad upākartum icchāmi manyase yadi pārthiva
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| 17 | bṛhadaśva uvāca
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| 17 | evam uktvā dadau vidyām ṛtuparṇāya naiṣadhaḥ
sa ca tāṃ pratijagrāha vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā
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| 18 | tato gṛhyāśvahṛdayaṃ tadā bhāṅgasvarir nṛpaḥ
sūtam anyam upādāya yayau svapuram eva hi
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| 19 | ṛtuparṇe pratigate nalo rājā viśāṃ pate
nagare kuṇḍine kālaṃ nātidīrgham ivāvasat
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