Markandeya Purana (chapters 94–134) — Chapter 130
MkP 130.1
दमचरितवर्णनम् मार्कण्डेय उवाच नरिष्यन्तस्य तनयो दुष्टारिदमनो दमः । शक्रस्येव बलं तस्य दयाशीलं मुनेरिव
damacaritavarṇanam mārkaṇḍeya uvāca nariṣyantasya tanayo duṣṭāridamano damaḥ | śakrasyeva balaṃ tasya dayāśīlaṃ muneriva
Description of the deeds of Dama. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Nariṣyanta's son was Dama, the subduer of wicked foes; his strength was like Śakra's, his compassionate disposition like a sage's.
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MkP 130.2
बाभ्रव्यामिन्द्रसेनायां जज्ञे तस्य भूभृतः। नववर्षाणि जठरे स्थित्वा मार्तुर्महायशाः
bābhravyāmindrasenāyāṃ jajñe tasya bhūbhṛtaḥ| navavarṣāṇi jaṭhare sthitvā mārturmahāyaśāḥ
He, of great renown, was born to that king from Indrasenā of the Bābhravya line, after remaining nine years in his mother's womb.
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MkP 130.3
यद्ग्राहयामास दम मातरं जठरे स्थितः । दमशीलश्च भविता यतश्चायं नृपात्मजः सत्यं शस्तो राक्षसोऽपि क्षत्रियाणां परो विधिः । किन्त्वसौ जनकस्वाम्ये कुमार्यानुमतो वरः पश्यतां सर्वभूपानामनया यद्वृतो दमः । गान्धर्वस्येह निष्पत्तौ विवाहो राक्षसोऽत्र कः
yadgrāhayāmāsa dama mātaraṃ jaṭhare sthitaḥ | damaśīlaśca bhavitā yataścāyaṃ nṛpātmajaḥ satyaṃ śasto rākṣaso'pi kṣatriyāṇāṃ paro vidhiḥ | kintvasau janakasvāmye kumāryānumato varaḥ paśyatāṃ sarvabhūpānāmanayā yadvṛto damaḥ | gāndharvasyeha niṣpattau vivāho rākṣaso'tra kaḥ
Because, while abiding in the womb, he caused his mother to take hold of self-restraint (dama), and because this son of a king will be of restrained character (—he was named Dama). True, the rākṣasa (form of marriage) too is commended, the highest rule for kṣatriyas; but this man is a bridegroom approved by the maiden while her father was in authority. Since Dama was chosen by her in the sight of all the kings, when a gāndharva (marriage) has been accomplished here, what rākṣasa (marriage) is there in this case?
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MkP 130.4
ततस्त्रिकालविज्ञानः स हि तस्य पुरोहितः । दम इत्यकरोन्नाम नरिष्यन्तसुतस्य तु
tatastrikālavijñānaḥ sa hi tasya purohitaḥ | dama ityakaronnāma nariṣyantasutasya tu
Then his family priest, who had knowledge of the three times, made the name "Dama" for the son of Nariṣyanta.
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MkP 130.5
स दत्तो राजपुत्रस्तु धनुर्वेदमशेषतः । जगृहे सुरराजस्य सकाशाद्वृषपर्वणः
sa datto rājaputrastu dhanurvedamaśeṣataḥ | jagṛhe surarājasya sakāśādvṛṣaparvaṇaḥ
And that prince, when he had been given (over as a pupil), received the science of archery in its entirety from the king of the gods, from Vṛṣaparvan.
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MkP 130.6
दुन्दुभेर्दैत्यवर्यस्य तपोवननिवासिनः । सकाशाज्जगृहे कृत्स्नमस्त्रग्रामं च तत्त्वतः
dundubherdaityavaryasya tapovananivāsinaḥ | sakāśājjagṛhe kṛtsnamastragrāmaṃ ca tattvataḥ
And from Dundubhi, the foremost of the Daityas, who dwelt in a penance-grove, he received the whole body of missile-weapons, truly (as they are).
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MkP 130.7
शक्तेः सकाशाद्वेदाश्च वेदाङ्गान्यखिलानि च । तथार्ष्टिषेणाद्राजर्षेर्जगृहे योगमात्मवान्
śakteḥ sakāśādvedāśca vedāṅgānyakhilāni ca | tathārṣṭiṣeṇādrājarṣerjagṛhe yogamātmavān
And from Śakti he received the Vedas and all the Vedāṅgas; and likewise, self-possessed, he received yoga from the royal sage Ārṣṭiṣeṇa.
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MkP 130.8
तं सुरूपं महात्मानं गृहीतास्त्रं महाबलम् । स्वयंवरे कृता पित्रा जगृहे सुमना पतिम्
taṃ surūpaṃ mahātmānaṃ gṛhītāstraṃ mahābalam | svayaṃvare kṛtā pitrā jagṛhe sumanā patim
Him — handsome, great-souled, master of weapons, of great strength — Sumanā, placed (in the assembly) by her father at a svayaṃvara, took as her husband.
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MkP 130.9
सुता दशार्णाधिपतेर्बलिनश्चारुवर्मणः । पश्यतां सर्वभूतानां ये तदर्थमुपागताः
sutā daśārṇādhipaterbalinaścāruvarmaṇaḥ | paśyatāṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ ye tadarthamupāgatāḥ
(She was) the daughter of the mighty Cāruvarman, lord of the Daśārṇas — (and she chose him) while all the beings looked on who had come there for her sake.
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MkP 130.11
तथा विदर्भाधिपतेः पुत्रः संक्रन्दनस्य च । वपुष्मान्राजपुत्रश्च महाधनुरुदारधीः
tathā vidarbhādhipateḥ putraḥ saṃkrandanasya ca | vapuṣmānrājaputraśca mahādhanurudāradhīḥ
Likewise the son of the lord of Vidarbha, and (the son) of Saṃkrandana, and the prince Vapuṣmat, a great bowman of noble mind (had come).
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MkP 130.12
ते तदा तं वृतं दृष्ट्वा दुष्टारिदमनं दमम् । मन्त्रयामासुरन्योऽन्यं तत्रानङ्गविमोहिताः
te tadā taṃ vṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā duṣṭāridamanaṃ damam | mantrayāmāsuranyo'nyaṃ tatrānaṅgavimohitāḥ
Then those (kings), seeing that Dama, the subduer of wicked foes, had been chosen, took counsel with one another there, deluded by the bodiless god (of love).
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MkP 130.13
एतामस्य बलात्कन्यां गृहीत्वा रूपशालिनीम् । गृहं प्रयामस्तस्येयमस्माकं यं ग्रहीष्यति
etāmasya balātkanyāṃ gṛhītvā rūpaśālinīm | gṛhaṃ prayāmastasyeyamasmākaṃ yaṃ grahīṣyati
"Having seized this beauty-endowed maiden of his by force, let us go home; she shall belong to whichever of us she accepts.
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MkP 130.14
भर्तृबुद्ध्या वरारोहा स्वयंवरविधानतः । तस्येच्छया नो भवित्री भार्या धर्मोपपादिता
bhartṛbuddhyā varārohā svayaṃvaravidhānataḥ | tasyecchayā no bhavitrī bhāryā dharmopapāditā
With the intention of (taking him as) her husband, by the procedure of a svayaṃvara, the fair-hipped one shall by her own wish become his wife, obtained in accordance with dharma.
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MkP 130.15
अथ नेच्छति सा कञ्चिदस्माकं मदिरेक्षणा । ततस्तस्य भवित्री सा यो दमं घातयिष्यति
atha necchati sā kañcidasmākaṃ madirekṣaṇā | tatastasya bhavitrī sā yo damaṃ ghātayiṣyati
But if that liquor-eyed woman desires none of us, then she shall belong to whoever kills Dama."
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MkP 130.16
मार्कण्डेय उवाच इति ते निश्चयं कृत्वा त्रयः पार्थिवनन्दनाः । जगृहुस्तां सुचार्वङ्गीं दमपार्श्वानुवर्त्तिनीम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca iti te niścayaṃ kṛtvā trayaḥ pārthivanandanāḥ | jagṛhustāṃ sucārvaṅgīṃ damapārśvānuvarttinīm
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having made this resolve, those three sons of kings seized that woman of very lovely limbs, who was keeping at Dama's side.
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MkP 130.17
ततः केचिन्नृपास्तेषां ये तत्पक्षा विचुक्रुशुः । चुक्रुशुश्चापरे भूपाः केचिन्मध्यस्थतां गताः
tataḥ kecinnṛpāsteṣāṃ ye tatpakṣā vicukruśuḥ | cukruśuścāpare bhūpāḥ kecinmadhyasthatāṃ gatāḥ
Thereupon some of those kings, who were of their party, cried out (in approval); and other kings cried out (in protest); and some took up a neutral position.
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MkP 130.18
ततो दमस्तान्भूपालानवलोक्य समन्ततः । अनाकुलमना वाक्यमिदमाह महामुने
tato damastānbhūpālānavalokya samantataḥ | anākulamanā vākyamidamāha mahāmune
Then Dama, looking all around at those kings, with untroubled mind spoke this speech, O great sage.
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MkP 130.19
दम उवाच भो भूपा धर्मकृत्येषु यद्वदन्ति स्वयंवरम् । दशार्णपतिना भूपाः कृते धर्म्ये स्वयंवरे ।। अधर्मो वाऽथ वा धर्मो यदेभिर्गृह्यते बलात्
dama uvāca bho bhūpā dharmakṛtyeṣu yadvadanti svayaṃvaram | daśārṇapatinā bhūpāḥ kṛte dharmye svayaṃvare || adharmo vā'tha vā dharmo yadebhirgṛhyate balāt
Dama said: Ho, kings! Since (you) speak of a self-choice (marriage) among the acts of dharma — kings, when a lawful self-choice has been held by the lord of Daśārṇa, is it dharma or non-dharma that she be taken by force by these (men)?
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MkP 130.21
ततो दशार्णाधिपतिश्चारुवर्मा नराधिपः । निःशब्दं कारयित्वा तत्सदः प्राह महामुने
tato daśārṇādhipatiścāruvarmā narādhipaḥ | niḥśabdaṃ kārayitvā tatsadaḥ prāha mahāmune
Then the lord of Daśārṇa, Cāruvarmā, ruler of men, having had that assembly made silent, spoke, O great sage.
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MkP 130.22
दमेन यदिदं प्रोक्तं धर्माधर्माश्रितं नृपाः । तद्वदध्वं यथा धर्मो ममास्य च न लुप्यते
damena yadidaṃ proktaṃ dharmādharmāśritaṃ nṛpāḥ | tadvadadhvaṃ yathā dharmo mamāsya ca na lupyate
"What Dama has said here, kings, resting upon dharma and non-dharma — declare upon that, so that neither my dharma nor his is broken."
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MkP 130.23
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततः केचिन्महीपालास्तमूचुर्वसुधाधिपम् । परस्परानुरागेण गान्धर्वो विहितो विधिः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tataḥ kecinmahīpālāstamūcurvasudhādhipam | parasparānurāgeṇa gāndharvo vihito vidhiḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then some of the kings said to that lord of the earth: "By mutual affection the gāndharva rite is ordained.
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MkP 130.24
क्षत्रियाणां परमयं न विट्शूद्रद्विजन्मनाम् । दममाश्रित्य निष्पन्नः स चास्या दुहितुस्तव
kṣatriyāṇāṃ paramayaṃ na viṭśūdradvijanmanām | damamāśritya niṣpannaḥ sa cāsyā duhitustava
For kṣatriyas this is the highest, not for vaiśyas, śūdras, and the twice-born; and it has been accomplished, resting on Dama, with this daughter of yours.
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MkP 130.25
इति धर्माद्दमस्यैषा दुहिता तव पार्थिव । योऽन्यथा वर्त्तते मोहात्कामात्मा सम्प्रवर्त्तते
iti dharmāddamasyaiṣā duhitā tava pārthiva | yo'nyathā varttate mohātkāmātmā sampravarttate
Thus by dharma this daughter of yours, O prince, is Dama's; whoever acts otherwise out of delusion acts as one whose self is (mere) desire.
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MkP 130.26
तथाऽपरे तदा प्रोचुर्महात्मानो हि भूभृताम् । पक्षे ये भूभृतो विप्र दशार्णाधिपतिं वचः
tathā'pare tadā procurmahātmāno hi bhūbhṛtām | pakṣe ye bhūbhṛto vipra daśārṇādhipatiṃ vacaḥ
Likewise others then spoke — for those great-souled kings who were on the side of the (other) kings, O brahmin, (spoke these) words to the lord of Daśārṇa:
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MkP 130.27
मोहात्किमाहुर्धर्मोऽयं गान्धर्वं क्षत्रजन्मनः । न त्वेष शास्ता नान्यो हि राक्षसः शस्त्रजीविनाम्
mohātkimāhurdharmo'yaṃ gāndharvaṃ kṣatrajanmanaḥ | na tveṣa śāstā nānyo hi rākṣasaḥ śastrajīvinām
"Out of delusion, what are they saying — that this gāndharva (rite) is the dharma of one born a kṣatriya? But this is not the rule for those who live by weapons, nor any other than the rākṣasa (rite).
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MkP 130.28
बलादिमां यो हरति हत्वा तु परिपन्थिनः । तस्यैषा स्याद्राक्षसेन विवाहेनावनीश्वराः
balādimāṃ yo harati hatvā tu paripanthinaḥ | tasyaiṣā syādrākṣasena vivāhenāvanīśvarāḥ
He who carries her off by force, having slain those who stand in the way — his shall she be, by the rākṣasa marriage, O lords of the earth.
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MkP 130.29
प्रधानतर एषोऽत्र विवाहद्वितये मतः । क्षत्रियाणामतो धर्मा महानन्दादिभिः कृतः
pradhānatara eṣo'tra vivāhadvitaye mataḥ | kṣatriyāṇāmato dharmā mahānandādibhiḥ kṛtaḥ
Of the two marriages, this one is held to be the more principal here; hence this is the dharma of kṣatriyas, established by Mahānanda and the rest.
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MkP 130.32
१ हत्वा तु पितृसम्बन्धं बलेन ह्रियते हि या । स राक्षसो विधिः प्रोक्तो नात्र भर्तृकरे स्थिता
1 hatvā tu pitṛsambandhaṃ balena hriyate hi yā | sa rākṣaso vidhiḥ prokto nātra bhartṛkare sthitā
But she who, when the kinship with the father has been destroyed, is carried off by force — that is called the rākṣasa rule; here (she) does not stand in a husband's hand.
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MkP 130.34
३ विवाहितायाः कन्यायाः कन्यात्वं नैव विद्यते । कन्यायाश्च विवाहेन सम्बन्धः पृथिवीश्वराः
3 vivāhitāyāḥ kanyāyāḥ kanyātvaṃ naiva vidyate | kanyāyāśca vivāhena sambandhaḥ pṛthivīśvarāḥ
For a girl who has been married, girlhood no longer exists; and (only) with a girl is there a connection by marriage, O lords of the earth.
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MkP 130.35
त इमे ये बलादेनां दमादादातुमुद्यताः । बलिनस्ते यदि ततः कुर्वन्तु न तु साधु तत्
ta ime ye balādenāṃ damādādātumudyatāḥ | balinaste yadi tataḥ kurvantu na tu sādhu tat
These men here who are ready to take her from Dama by force — if they are strong, then let them do it; but that is not right.
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MkP 130.36
मार्कण्डेय उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वाऽसौ दमः कोपकषायीकृतलोचनः । आरोपयामास धनुर्वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tacchrutvā'sau damaḥ kopakaṣāyīkṛtalocanaḥ | āropayāmāsa dhanurvacanaṃ cedamabravīt
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard that, Dama, his eyes made red-brown with anger, strung his bow and spoke these words:
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MkP 130.37
ममापि भार्या बलिभिः पश्यतो ह्रियते यदि । तत्कुलेन भुजाभ्यां वा को गुणः क्लीबजन्मनः
mamāpi bhāryā balibhiḥ paśyato hriyate yadi | tatkulena bhujābhyāṃ vā ko guṇaḥ klībajanmanaḥ
"If even my own wife is carried off by the strong while I look on, then what use is family, or what use two arms, to one born a eunuch?
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MkP 130.38
धिङ्ममास्त्राणि धिक्छौर्यं धिक्छरान्धिक्छरासनम् । धिग्व्यर्थं मे कुले जन्म मरुत्तस्य महात्मनः
dhiṅmamāstrāṇi dhikchauryaṃ dhikcharāndhikcharāsanam | dhigvyarthaṃ me kule janma maruttasya mahātmanaḥ
A curse on my weapons, a curse on my valour, a curse on my arrows, a curse on my bow, a curse on my useless birth in the family of the great-souled Marutta,
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MkP 130.39
यदि भार्यामिमे मूढाः समादाय बलान्विताः । प्रयान्ति जीवतो धिक्तां मम व्यर्थमनुष्यताम्
yadi bhāryāmime mūḍhāḥ samādāya balānvitāḥ | prayānti jīvato dhiktāṃ mama vyarthamanuṣyatām
if these fools, being possessed of force, go off taking my wife while I live — a curse on that, on my useless manhood!
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MkP 130.41
एषातिशोभना बाला चार्वङ्गी मदिरेक्षणा । किं तस्य जन्मना भार्या न यस्येयं कुलोद्भवा
eṣātiśobhanā bālā cārvaṅgī madirekṣaṇā | kiṃ tasya janmanā bhāryā na yasyeyaṃ kulodbhavā
This girl is exceedingly lovely, fair of limb, with intoxicating eyes; what (is the use) of the birth of him whose wife this well-born woman is not?
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MkP 130.42
इति सञ्चिन्त्य भूपालास्तथा यतत संयुगे । यथा निर्जित्य मामेतां पत्नीं कुरुत मानिनः
iti sañcintya bhūpālāstathā yatata saṃyuge | yathā nirjitya māmetāṃ patnīṃ kuruta māninaḥ
Considering this, O kings, strive in battle so that, having conquered me, you may make her your wife, you proud ones!"
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MkP 130.43
इत्याभाष्य ततस्तत्र शरवर्षममुञ्चत । छादयन्पृथिवीपालांस्तमसेव महीरुहान्
ityābhāṣya tatastatra śaravarṣamamuñcata | chādayanpṛthivīpālāṃstamaseva mahīruhān
Having spoken thus, he then released there a rain of arrows, covering the lords of the earth as darkness covers the trees.
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MkP 130.44
तेऽपि वीरा महीपालाः शरशक्त्यृष्टिमुद्गरान् । मुमुचुस्तत्प्रयुक्तांश्च दमश्चिच्छेद लीलया
te'pi vīrā mahīpālāḥ śaraśaktyṛṣṭimudgarān | mumucustatprayuktāṃśca damaściccheda līlayā
Those heroic kings too let fly arrows, spears, lances and mallets; and Dama cut apart what they hurled, as if in play.
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MkP 130.45
तेऽपि तत्प्रहितान्बाणांस्तेषां चासौ शरोत्करान् । चिच्छेद पृथिवीशानां नरिष्यन्तात्मजो मुने
te'pi tatprahitānbāṇāṃsteṣāṃ cāsau śarotkarān | ciccheda pṛthivīśānāṃ nariṣyantātmajo mune
And they too (cut apart) the arrows he shot; and he, the son of Nariṣyanta, cut apart the masses of arrows of those lords of the earth, O sage.
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MkP 130.46
वर्त्तमाने तदा युद्धे दमस्य क्षितिपात्मजैः । प्रविवेश महानन्दः खड्गपाणिर्यतो दमः
varttamāne tadā yuddhe damasya kṣitipātmajaiḥ | praviveśa mahānandaḥ khaḍgapāṇiryato damaḥ
While the battle of Dama with the sons of kings was going on, Mahānanda, sword in hand, entered where Dama was.
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MkP 130.47
तमायान्तं दमो दृष्ट्वा खड्गपाणिं महामृधे । मुमोच शरवर्षाणि वर्षाणीव पुरन्दरः
tamāyāntaṃ damo dṛṣṭvā khaḍgapāṇiṃ mahāmṛdhe | mumoca śaravarṣāṇi varṣāṇīva purandaraḥ
Seeing him coming with sword in hand in the great battle, Dama released showers of arrows, as Purandara (releases) rains.
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MkP 130.48
तदस्त्राणि ततस्तानि शरजालानि तत्क्षणात् । महानन्दः प्रचिच्छेद खड्गेनान्यानवञ्चयत्
tadastrāṇi tatastāni śarajālāni tatkṣaṇāt | mahānandaḥ praciccheda khaḍgenānyānavañcayat
Then Mahānanda in that instant cut through those weapons, those nets of arrows, with his sword, and dodged the others.
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MkP 130.49
ततो रोषात्समारुह्य तं दमस्य तदा रथम् । महानन्दो महावीर्यो दमेन युयुधे सह
tato roṣātsamāruhya taṃ damasya tadā ratham | mahānando mahāvīryo damena yuyudhe saha
Then in rage, mounting that chariot of Dama, Mahānanda of great might fought with Dama.
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MkP 130.51
तं लग्नमात्मनोत्कृष्य विभिन्नेन ततो हृदा । दमं प्रति विचिक्षेप महानन्दोऽसिमुज्ज्वलम्
taṃ lagnamātmanotkṛṣya vibhinnena tato hṛdā | damaṃ prati vicikṣepa mahānando'simujjvalam
Then, with his heart pierced, drawing out (the arrow) that was stuck in himself, Mahānanda flung the gleaming sword at Dama.
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MkP 130.52
पतन्तं चैनमुल्काभं शक्त्या चिक्षेप तं दमः । शिरो वेतसपत्रेण महानन्दस्य चाच्छिनत्
patantaṃ cainamulkābhaṃ śaktyā cikṣepa taṃ damaḥ | śiro vetasapatreṇa mahānandasya cācchinat
And as it fell, meteor-like, Dama hurled a spear at him, and cut off Mahānanda's head with a vetasa-leaf (crescent-shaped arrow).
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MkP 130.53
तस्मिन्हते महानन्दे प्राचुर्येण पराङ्मुखाः । बभूवुः पार्थिवास्तस्थौ वपुष्मान्कुण्डिनाधिपः
tasminhate mahānande prācuryeṇa parāṅmukhāḥ | babhūvuḥ pārthivāstasthau vapuṣmānkuṇḍinādhipaḥ
When that Mahānanda was slain, the kings for the most part turned their faces away; (but) Vapuṣmān, the lord of Kuṇḍina, stood firm.
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MkP 130.54
दमेन युयुधे चासौ बलगर्वमदान्वितः । दाक्षिणात्यमहीपालतनयो रणगोचरः
damena yuyudhe cāsau balagarvamadānvitaḥ | dākṣiṇātyamahīpālatanayo raṇagocaraḥ
And he, filled with the intoxication of pride in his strength, the son of the southern king, present on the battlefield, fought with Dama.
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MkP 130.55
युध्यमानस्य तस्योग्रं करवालं स वै लघु । चिच्छेद सारथेश्चैव शिरः संख्ये तथा ध्वजम्
yudhyamānasya tasyograṃ karavālaṃ sa vai laghu | ciccheda sāratheścaiva śiraḥ saṃkhye tathā dhvajam
As he fought, (Dama) swiftly and lightly cut his terrible sword, and also the head of his charioteer in the battle, and likewise his banner.
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MkP 130.56
छिन्नखड्गो गदां सोऽथ जग्राह बहुकण्टकाम् । तामप्यस्य स चिच्छेद करस्थामेव सत्वरः
chinnakhaḍgo gadāṃ so'tha jagrāha bahukaṇṭakām | tāmapyasya sa ciccheda karasthāmeva satvaraḥ
Then, his sword cut off, he took up a mace with many spikes; that too, while it was still in his hand, (Dama) quickly cut apart.
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MkP 130.57
यावदन्यत्समादत्त्ते स वपुष्मान्वरायुधम् । तावच्छरेण तं विद्ध्वा दमो भूमावपातयत्
yāvadanyatsamādattte sa vapuṣmānvarāyudham | tāvacchareṇa taṃ viddhvā damo bhūmāvapātayat
Before Vapuṣmān could take up another excellent weapon, Dama pierced him with an arrow and felled him to the ground.
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MkP 130.58
स पातितस्ततो भूमौ विह्वलाङ्गः सवेपथुः । विनिवृत्तमतिर्युद्धाद्बभूव क्षितिपात्मजः
sa pātitastato bhūmau vihvalāṅgaḥ savepathuḥ | vinivṛttamatiryuddhādbabhūva kṣitipātmajaḥ
Cast down then upon the ground, his limbs distressed and trembling, the king's son turned his mind away from the fight.
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MkP 130.59
तमालोक्य तथा भूतमयुद्धमतिमात्मवान् । उत्सृज्यादाय सुमनां सुमनाः प्रययौ दमः
tamālokya tathā bhūtamayuddhamatimātmavān | utsṛjyādāya sumanāṃ sumanāḥ prayayau damaḥ
Seeing him in that state and with no mind for fighting, the self-possessed Dama let him go, and taking Sumanā, went off well pleased.
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MkP 130.61
कृतदारो दमस्तत्र दशार्णाधिपतेः पुरे । स्थित्वाऽल्पकालं प्रययौ सभार्यो निजमन्दिरम्
kṛtadāro damastatra daśārṇādhipateḥ pure | sthitvā'lpakālaṃ prayayau sabhāryo nijamandiram
Dama, now married, having stayed a short while there in the city of the lord of the Daśārṇas, set out with his wife for his own home.
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MkP 130.62
दशार्णाधिपतिश्चासौ दत्त्वा नागांस्तुरङ्गमान् । रथगोऽश्वखरोष्ट्रांश्च दासीदासांस्तथा बहून्
daśārṇādhipatiścāsau dattvā nāgāṃsturaṅgamān | rathago'śvakharoṣṭrāṃśca dāsīdāsāṃstathā bahūn
And that lord of the Daśārṇas, having given elephants, horses, and chariot-going horses, mules and camels, and many maidservants and servants,
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MkP 130.63
वस्त्रालङ्कारचापादि वरोपस्करमासनम् । अन्यैस्तैश्च तथा भाण्डैः परिपूर्णं व्यसर्जयत्
vastrālaṅkāracāpādi varopaskaramāsanam | anyaistaiśca tathā bhāṇḍaiḥ paripūrṇaṃ vyasarjayat
he sent (them) off, together with clothes, ornaments, bows and the rest, excellent equipment, a seat, and (a household) full with those other vessels as well.
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MkP 130.130
तस्यां च सानुरागोऽभून्मद्रराजस्य वै सुतः । सुमनायां महानन्दो महाबलपराक्रमः यद्यधर्मो न मे कार्यमन्यभार्या भविष्यति । धर्मो वा तदलं प्राणैर्ये रक्ष्यन्तेऽरिलङ्घने मार्कण्डेय उवाच अथ प्रोचुः पुनर्भूपा यैः पूर्वमुदितो नृपः । परस्परानुरागेण जातिधर्माश्रितं वचः इत्युक्त्वा तान्महीपालान्महानन्दमुखान्बली । अथाब्रवीत्तदा सर्वान्महारिदमनो दमः बहुधा युध्यमानस्य महानन्दस्य लाघवात् । दमो मुमोच हदये शरं कालानलप्रभम् ततो दशार्णाधिपतिः प्रीतिमानकरोत्तयोः । दमस्य सुमनायाश्च विवाहं विधिपूर्वकम् इति श्रीमार्कण्डेयपुराणे दमचरिते त्रिंशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
tasyāṃ ca sānurāgo'bhūnmadrarājasya vai sutaḥ | sumanāyāṃ mahānando mahābalaparākramaḥ yadyadharmo na me kāryamanyabhāryā bhaviṣyati | dharmo vā tadalaṃ prāṇairye rakṣyante'rilaṅghane mārkaṇḍeya uvāca atha procuḥ punarbhūpā yaiḥ pūrvamudito nṛpaḥ | parasparānurāgeṇa jātidharmāśritaṃ vacaḥ ityuktvā tānmahīpālānmahānandamukhānbalī | athābravīttadā sarvānmahāridamano damaḥ bahudhā yudhyamānasya mahānandasya lāghavāt | damo mumoca hadaye śaraṃ kālānalaprabham tato daśārṇādhipatiḥ prītimānakarottayoḥ | damasya sumanāyāśca vivāhaṃ vidhipūrvakam iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe damacarite triṃśadadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
And the son of the king of Madra, Mahānanda of great strength and valour, was in love with her, with Sumanā. "If it be against dharma, I shall have nothing to do with her who will be another's wife; or if it be dharma, then enough of this life—(life) which is guarded (only) by those who do not transgress against their enemies." Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then the kings by whom the king had earlier been addressed spoke again a speech based on the law of their caste, out of mutual affection. Having spoken thus to those kings headed by Mahānanda, the mighty Dama, the great subduer of foes, then addressed them all. As Mahānanda fought in many ways, by his quickness Dama loosed into his heart an arrow bright as the fire of doomsday. Then the lord of the Daśārṇas, well pleased, performed the marriage of the two, of Dama and Sumanā, according to the rules. Thus (ends) the one hundred and thirtieth chapter, in the deeds of Dama, in the glorious Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain