Padma Purana — Kriya Khanda — Chapter 5

PdP 7 5.1

व्यास उवाच- अस्ति तालध्वजा नाम नगरी त्रिदशोपमा । सर्वलोकेषु विख्याता प्रकीर्णा गुणिनां गणैः

vyāsa uvāca- asti tāladhvajā nāma nagarī tridaśopamā | sarvalokeṣu vikhyātā prakīrṇā guṇināṃ gaṇaiḥ

Vyāsa said: There is a city named Tāladhvajā, like (the city of) the gods, famous in all the worlds, filled with hosts of men of merit.

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PdP 7 5.2

तत्रासीद्विक्रमो नामा राजा शुद्धकुलोद्भवः । धार्मिकः सत्यवादी च प्रजापालनतत्परः

tatrāsīdvikramo nāmā rājā śuddhakulodbhavaḥ | dhārmikaḥ satyavādī ca prajāpālanatatparaḥ

There was a king there named Vikrama, born of a pure lineage, righteous, truthful, and devoted to protecting his subjects.

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PdP 7 5.3

तस्य हारावती नाम वल्लभा भुवि दुर्ल्लभा । आसीत्स्वकीयवदनप्रभाजित शशिप्रभा

tasya hārāvatī nāma vallabhā bhuvi durllabhā | āsītsvakīyavadanaprabhājita śaśiprabhā

He had a beloved wife named Hārāvatī, rare on earth, whose radiance surpassed the moon's brightness by the splendour of her own face.

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PdP 7 5.4

तस्य सैव प्रिया राज्ञः स्त्रीगणेऽपि च तिष्ठति । गङ्गेव सरितां भर्त्तुस्तिष्ठत्यपि सरिद्गणे

tasya saiva priyā rājñaḥ strīgaṇe'pi ca tiṣṭhati | gaṅgeva saritāṃ bharttustiṣṭhatyapi saridgaṇe

She alone was that king's darling, even (standing) among his whole company of women, just as the Ganges is the husband's (the ocean's) favourite among rivers, even standing among the host of rivers.

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PdP 7 5.5

भूदेवदैवपरतः कालेन कियता द्विज । व्यजायत सुतस्तस्यां सर्वलक्षणसंयुतः

bhūdevadaivaparataḥ kālena kiyatā dvija | vyajāyata sutastasyāṃ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutaḥ

By the favour of the earth-gods (brahmins) and of fate, after some time, O twice-born one, a son endowed with all auspicious marks was born to her.

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PdP 7 5.6

शास्त्रोक्तविधिना तस्य स राजा सर्वशास्त्रवित् । माधवेति ततो नाम चक्रवर्ती चकार ह

śāstroktavidhinā tasya sa rājā sarvaśāstravit | mādhaveti tato nāma cakravartī cakāra ha

Then that king, knower of all the scriptures, the emperor, gave him the name Mādhava by the rule stated in the scriptures.

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PdP 7 5.7

ततोऽसौ माधवो विप्रः कालेन कियता बली । सर्वविद्यासरित्पारंगतः सद्गुणसंगतः

tato'sau mādhavo vipraḥ kālena kiyatā balī | sarvavidyāsaritpāraṃgataḥ sadguṇasaṃgataḥ

Then in some time that Mādhava, O brahmin, became strong, one who had crossed to the far shore of the river of all learning, possessed of good qualities.

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PdP 7 5.8

अथासौ यौवराज्येन राज्ये नरपतिः सुतम् । सिक्तवांस्तं महीदेव सर्वदेवगणार्चकम्

athāsau yauvarājyena rājye narapatiḥ sutam | siktavāṃstaṃ mahīdeva sarvadevagaṇārcakam

Then that king anointed his son in the kingdom with the office of crown prince, O god on earth — (that son) a worshipper of all the hosts of gods.

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PdP 7 5.9

एकस्मिन्दिवसे विप्र चतुरंगबलैर्वृतः । जगाम कौतुकेनासौ मृगयायै महद्वनम्

ekasmindivase vipra caturaṃgabalairvṛtaḥ | jagāma kautukenāsau mṛgayāyai mahadvanam

On one day, O brahmin, surrounded by his fourfold army, out of curiosity he went to a great forest for the hunt.

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PdP 7 5.10

तत्र हत्वा बहूञ्जन्तून्मध्याह्ने समये ततः । कृतवान्नगरे गंतुमुद्यमं विपिनादसौ

tatra hatvā bahūñjantūnmadhyāhne samaye tataḥ | kṛtavānnagare gaṃtumudyamaṃ vipinādasau

There, having killed many animals, then at the time of midday, he made ready to go from the forest to the city.

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PdP 7 5.11

नगरं स्वकमागच्छत्ससैन्यो माधवो मुदा । ददर्श युवतीमेकां सरसि स्नानतत्पराम्

nagaraṃ svakamāgacchatsasainyo mādhavo mudā | dadarśa yuvatīmekāṃ sarasi snānatatparām

As Mādhava, with his army, was joyfully coming to his own city, he saw a young woman intent on bathing in a lake,

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PdP 7 5.12

स्नानार्हद्रव्यवसनैर्व्यक्तीकृतकलेवराम् । स्वकीयमुखसौन्दर्य्यजितपूर्णनिशाकराम्

snānārhadravyavasanairvyaktīkṛtakalevarām | svakīyamukhasaundaryyajitapūrṇaniśākarām

her body made plain by the bathing-articles and (her) garments, (a woman) whose own facial beauty outdid the full moon,

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PdP 7 5.13

सुवर्णकुण्डलद्वन्द्व विभ्राजद्गण्डमण्डलाम् । सुदीर्घकेशकैश्छन्न नितंबां चारुहासिनीम्

suvarṇakuṇḍaladvandva vibhrājadgaṇḍamaṇḍalām | sudīrghakeśakaiśchanna nitaṃbāṃ cāruhāsinīm

the circle of her cheeks gleaming with a pair of golden earrings, her hips covered by very long tresses, sweetly smiling,

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PdP 7 5.14

सुवर्णपद्मकलिकां चारून्नतपयोधराम् । मृगारिकृशमध्यां च वसंते कोकिलस्वराम्

suvarṇapadmakalikāṃ cārūnnatapayodharām | mṛgārikṛśamadhyāṃ ca vasaṃte kokilasvarām

(like) a golden lotus-bud, with lovely uplifted breasts, with a waist slender as a lioness's, with the voice of a cuckoo in spring,

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PdP 7 5.15

यूनां मनोहरा राज्ये कन्दर्पेण महात्मना । आरोपिता पताकेव सुन्दरी सा व्यजायत

yūnāṃ manoharā rājye kandarpeṇa mahātmanā | āropitā patākeva sundarī sā vyajāyata

That beautiful woman turned out to be, as it were, a banner raised by the great Kandarpa (Love) in the kingdom of young men, stealing (their) hearts.

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PdP 7 5.16

तादृशीं तां समालोक्य प्रान्तरे सङ्गवर्जिते । कः कामवशगो न स्यात्क्षितौ प्राणान्वहन्पुमान्

tādṛśīṃ tāṃ samālokya prāntare saṅgavarjite | kaḥ kāmavaśago na syātkṣitau prāṇānvahanpumān

Seeing her, such as she was, in a solitary place, apart from company—what man on earth carrying breath in him would not fall under the power of desire?

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PdP 7 5.17

अथ विक्रमपुत्रोऽसौ तामालोक्य वराननाम् । कंदर्पबाणव्रणित हृदयश्चेति चिंतयन्

atha vikramaputro'sau tāmālokya varānanām | kaṃdarpabāṇavraṇita hṛdayaśceti ciṃtayan

Then that son of Vikrama, seeing her of the lovely face, his heart wounded by Kandarpa's arrow, thought thus:

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PdP 7 5.18

एतस्याः सदृशी कापि न दृष्टा क्षितिमण्डले । एतामिह समालिङ्ग्य सफलं जन्म चेष्यते

etasyāḥ sadṛśī kāpi na dṛṣṭā kṣitimaṇḍale | etāmiha samāliṅgya saphalaṃ janma ceṣyate

"Nowhere on the circle of the earth has any woman like her been seen; by embracing her here (my) birth will be made fruitful.

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PdP 7 5.19

श्रेष्ठोऽस्मि सर्वलोकानां वयस्तेजोगुणैरहम् । यद्यपीन्द्रांगनेयं स्यान्नेतव्याद्य तथापि च

śreṣṭho'smi sarvalokānāṃ vayastejoguṇairaham | yadyapīndrāṃganeyaṃ syānnetavyādya tathāpi ca

"I am the best of all people in years, in splendour, and in qualities; even if she were Indra's wife, still she must be carried off today.

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PdP 7 5.20

परस्त्रीहरणे यो वा दोषो भवति सांप्रतम् । को वा शक्नोति तद्वक्तुं यतो राजा पिता मम

parastrīharaṇe yo vā doṣo bhavati sāṃpratam | ko vā śaknoti tadvaktuṃ yato rājā pitā mama

"And as for whatever fault there now is in carrying off another's wife—who is able to speak of it, since the king is my father?"

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PdP 7 5.21

इति संचिंत्य मनसा सुदृढं तेन कामिना । दूरे संस्थाप्य सैन्यानि ययौ सा स्नाति यत्र ह

iti saṃciṃtya manasā sudṛḍhaṃ tena kāminā | dūre saṃsthāpya sainyāni yayau sā snāti yatra ha

Having thought thus very firmly in his mind, that lustful man, stationing his troops at a distance, went where she was bathing.

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PdP 7 5.22

ऐश्वर्यं च मदश्चैव कामश्चैव महीतले । त्रय एते विवेकस्य तेजो घ्नंति किमद्भुतम्

aiśvaryaṃ ca madaścaiva kāmaścaiva mahītale | traya ete vivekasya tejo ghnaṃti kimadbhutam

Lordship, and intoxication, and desire—these three on earth destroy the vigour of discernment; what is astonishing in that?

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PdP 7 5.23

पितास्य दुरितध्वंसी धर्मरक्षाकरो नृणाम् । धिक्स्वयं कामदेवोऽसौ मोहयत्यखिलं जगत्

pitāsya duritadhvaṃsī dharmarakṣākaro nṛṇām | dhiksvayaṃ kāmadevo'sau mohayatyakhilaṃ jagat

His father is a destroyer of sin, a protector of dharma for men. Shame! This one is the god of love himself; he deludes the whole world.

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PdP 7 5.24

तमायातं समालोक्य वेगेन महता ततः । एकाकिनी सा रमते भृशं चिंताकुलाभवत्

tamāyātaṃ samālokya vegena mahatā tataḥ | ekākinī sā ramate bhṛśaṃ ciṃtākulābhavat

Then, seeing him coming with great speed, she who was enjoying herself alone became greatly troubled with anxiety.

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PdP 7 5.25

एकाकिनीं समालोक्य कांतारस्थां सयौवनाम् । अयं धावति वेगेन तन्मे मनसि वर्तते

ekākinīṃ samālokya kāṃtārasthāṃ sayauvanām | ayaṃ dhāvati vegena tanme manasi vartate

"Seeing me alone, young, standing in the wilderness, this man runs at speed—that is what is in my mind.

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PdP 7 5.26

जल्पंति मुनयः सर्वे धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः । न च ज्ञातव्यमत्रैव किमत्र च भविष्यति

jalpaṃti munayaḥ sarve dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ | na ca jñātavyamatraiva kimatra ca bhaviṣyati

"All the sages say: dharma, when protected, protects. But it cannot be known here what will happen in this case.

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PdP 7 5.27

सहायहीनं यत्स्थानं पुरो धावति शत्रवः । श्लाघ्यं पलायनं तत्र निवासः प्राणनाशकः

sahāyahīnaṃ yatsthānaṃ puro dhāvati śatravaḥ | ślāghyaṃ palāyanaṃ tatra nivāsaḥ prāṇanāśakaḥ

"In a place where there is no help, when enemies run at one in front, flight there is praiseworthy; staying destroys life."

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PdP 7 5.28

इत्यालोच्य वरारोहा सव्यकच्छे घटं ततः । कृत्वा पलायने भीत्या मनश्चक्रे सरोवरात्

ityālocya varārohā savyakacche ghaṭaṃ tataḥ | kṛtvā palāyane bhītyā manaścakre sarovarāt

Having considered thus, the fair-hipped woman, putting the pot at her left side, out of fear set her mind on fleeing from the lake.

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PdP 7 5.29

ततः स माधवश्चापि जवेन महता द्विज । एवं तस्याः पुरो गत्वा प्रसारितकरः स्थितः

tataḥ sa mādhavaścāpi javena mahatā dvija | evaṃ tasyāḥ puro gatvā prasāritakaraḥ sthitaḥ

Then that Mādhava too, O twice-born, with great speed, having thus gone in front of her, stood with his hand stretched out.

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PdP 7 5.30

श्रीमाधव उवाच- वराङ्गने चारुदेहे सुयौवनबलान्मम । पलायसे मनो हृत्वा हतोस्म्यहमचेतनः

śrīmādhava uvāca- varāṅgane cārudehe suyauvanabalānmama | palāyase mano hṛtvā hatosmyahamacetanaḥ

Śrī Mādhava said: O fair-limbed woman of lovely body, by the power of your fine youth you flee, having stolen my mind; I am struck down and senseless.

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PdP 7 5.31

किं नाम चंचलापांगि चार्वङ्गि तव कः पतिः । स्वर्गात्किं वा गतासि त्वं त्वत्तुल्या नास्ति भूतले

kiṃ nāma caṃcalāpāṃgi cārvaṅgi tava kaḥ patiḥ | svargātkiṃ vā gatāsi tvaṃ tvattulyā nāsti bhūtale

What is your name, O you with restless outer eye-corners, O lovely-limbed one? Who is your husband? Or have you come from heaven? There is none on earth equal to you.

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PdP 7 5.32

सुन्दरि त्वमिह श्रेष्ठा सर्वलक्षणसंयुता । कथं वहसि पानीयं दासीव कमलानने

sundari tvamiha śreṣṭhā sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutā | kathaṃ vahasi pānīyaṃ dāsīva kamalānane

O beautiful one, you are the best here, endowed with all auspicious marks; how do you carry water like a servant-girl, O lotus-faced one?

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PdP 7 5.33

पयोधरौ शातकुंभौ सदा वहसि वक्षसि । कक्षेण जलकुम्भं च कोमलाङ्गीदमद्भुतम्

payodharau śātakuṃbhau sadā vahasi vakṣasi | kakṣeṇa jalakumbhaṃ ca komalāṅgīdamadbhutam

You constantly carry on your breast two breasts like golden jars, and at your hip a water-pot too — this is a marvel, O tender-limbed one.

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PdP 7 5.34

दिवाकरकरात्यंत संतप्ते पथि लोहिताः । पादांगुल्यंतरा भांति जपानां कलिका इव

divākarakarātyaṃta saṃtapte pathi lohitāḥ | pādāṃgulyaṃtarā bhāṃti japānāṃ kalikā iva

On the road extremely scorched by the sun's rays, (your) reddened toes shine between them like the buds of hibiscus flowers.

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PdP 7 5.35

सुश्रोणि भज मां प्रीत्या त्यज कुंभं वरानने । तव दुःखावसानोऽभून्मम दर्शनमात्रतः

suśroṇi bhaja māṃ prītyā tyaja kuṃbhaṃ varānane | tava duḥkhāvasāno'bhūnmama darśanamātrataḥ

O fair-hipped one, love me with affection; set down the pot, O lovely-faced one. The end of your suffering has come simply by the sight of me.

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PdP 7 5.36

श्रीमद्विक्रमभूभर्त्तुः पुत्रोऽहं माधवाह्वयः । सर्वभावैर्भविष्यामि वराङ्गस्तव सुन्दरि

śrīmadvikramabhūbharttuḥ putro'haṃ mādhavāhvayaḥ | sarvabhāvairbhaviṣyāmi varāṅgastava sundari

I am the son of the illustrious lord of the earth Vikrama, Mādhava by name; I shall become in every way your handsome-bodied (husband), O beautiful one.

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PdP 7 5.37

ममस्त्रीगणमध्येषु सुभगा त्वं भविष्यसि । सुपुष्पवल्ली मध्येषु द्विरेफस्येव मालती

mamastrīgaṇamadhyeṣu subhagā tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi | supuṣpavallī madhyeṣu dvirephasyeva mālatī

You will be the favoured one among the throng of my women, like a mālatī among fine flowering creepers for a bee.

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PdP 7 5.38

अथवा मम वाक्यं त्वं गर्वाल्लंघितुमिच्छसि । न त्यक्षामि तथापि त्वां यतोऽहं नृपतेः सुतः

athavā mama vākyaṃ tvaṃ garvāllaṃghitumicchasi | na tyakṣāmi tathāpi tvāṃ yato'haṃ nṛpateḥ sutaḥ

Or if out of pride you wish to transgress my word — even so I shall not let you go, since I am a king's son.

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PdP 7 5.39

व्यास उवाच- तेनोक्तं वचनं श्रुत्वा पंथानं प्रविहाय सा । तस्थावधोमुखी विप्र प्राहेति च शनैः शनैः

vyāsa uvāca- tenoktaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā paṃthānaṃ pravihāya sā | tasthāvadhomukhī vipra prāheti ca śanaiḥ śanaiḥ

Vyāsa said: Hearing the words spoken by him, she left the path and stood with face downcast, O brahmin, and spoke thus very softly.

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PdP 7 5.40

कदापि चेत्परस्यापि न शृणोति वचो मम । तथापि लज्जां संत्यज्य वक्ष्याम्येव भवाग्रतः

kadāpi cetparasyāpi na śṛṇoti vaco mama | tathāpi lajjāṃ saṃtyajya vakṣyāmyeva bhavāgrataḥ

Even if at any time another does not heed my words — still, casting off shame, I shall indeed speak before you.

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PdP 7 5.41

तथा ह्यहं महावीर सुबाहुक्षत्त्रियप्रिया । नयामि देवपूजार्थं जलं चंद्रकला ह्यहम्

tathā hyahaṃ mahāvīra subāhukṣattriyapriyā | nayāmi devapūjārthaṃ jalaṃ caṃdrakalā hyaham

So then, O great hero, I am the beloved of the kṣatriya Subāhu; I carry water for the worship of the god; I am Candrakalā.

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PdP 7 5.42

यद्वचो भवता प्रोक्तं न च तत्त्वत्कुलोचितम् । त्वद्वंशप्रभवाः सर्वे परस्त्रीषुनपुंसकाः

yadvaco bhavatā proktaṃ na ca tattvatkulocitam | tvadvaṃśaprabhavāḥ sarve parastrīṣunapuṃsakāḥ

The words that have been spoken by you are truly not fitting for your family; all those born in your lineage are eunuchs toward other men's wives.

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PdP 7 5.43

अहमेकाकिनी नारी वीराणां प्रभवो भवान् । बलादालिङ्ग्य मामत्र यशः किं ते भविष्यति

ahamekākinī nārī vīrāṇāṃ prabhavo bhavān | balādāliṅgya māmatra yaśaḥ kiṃ te bhaviṣyati

I am a lone woman; you are the source of heroes. By embracing me here by force, what glory will be yours?

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PdP 7 5.44

परस्त्रियं समालिङ्ग्य क्षणमात्रसुखं भवेत् । इहापकीर्तिः शेषं च दुःखं कल्पशताधिकम्

parastriyaṃ samāliṅgya kṣaṇamātrasukhaṃ bhavet | ihāpakīrtiḥ śeṣaṃ ca duḥkhaṃ kalpaśatādhikam

By embracing another's wife there would be pleasure for a mere moment; the remainder is ill-fame here and suffering for more than a hundred kalpas.

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PdP 7 5.45

कर्मभूमिरियं शूर पुण्यमत्र विधीयताम् । परस्त्रीहरणे चित्तं कदाचिन्मां करिष्यसि

karmabhūmiriyaṃ śūra puṇyamatra vidhīyatām | parastrīharaṇe cittaṃ kadācinmāṃ kariṣyasi

This is the land of (ritual) action, O warrior; let merit be performed here. Will you ever make my mind (bent) on the abduction of another's wife?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 7 5.46

लोभात्प्रवर्तते कामः कामात्पापं प्रवर्त्तते । पापान्मृत्युर्मृतेऽपि स्याद्दुस्तरे नरके स्थितिः

lobhātpravartate kāmaḥ kāmātpāpaṃ pravarttate | pāpānmṛtyurmṛte'pi syāddustare narake sthitiḥ

From greed desire arises; from desire sin arises; from sin, death; and even when dead there is a dwelling in a hell hard to cross.

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PdP 7 5.47

सर्वेऽपि त्वद्गुणा व्यर्थं त्वज्जन्मापि च निष्फलम् । कामस्य वशतां गत्वा रंतुमिच्छेः परस्त्रियम्

sarve'pi tvadguṇā vyarthaṃ tvajjanmāpi ca niṣphalam | kāmasya vaśatāṃ gatvā raṃtumiccheḥ parastriyam

All your virtues too are in vain, and your birth also fruitless, if, having come under the sway of desire, you would wish to make love to another's wife.

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PdP 7 5.48

मांसमूत्रपूरीषास्थिनिर्मितं मे कलेवरम् । एतदेव समालोक्य स्मरस्य वशतां गतः

māṃsamūtrapūrīṣāsthinirmitaṃ me kalevaram | etadeva samālokya smarasya vaśatāṃ gataḥ

My body is made of flesh, urine, excrement and bone; merely looking at this you have come under the sway of the god of love.

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PdP 7 5.49

भूपालवंशोत्पत्तित्वात्पौरेभ्यो न बिभेषि किम् । मस्तकोपरि गर्जंतं नेक्षसे समवर्त्तिनम्

bhūpālavaṃśotpattitvātpaurebhyo na bibheṣi kim | mastakopari garjaṃtaṃ nekṣase samavarttinam

Because you are born of a royal line, do you not fear the citizens? Do you not see Death, the impartial judge, roaring above your head?

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PdP 7 5.50

ग्रसंति बडिशं मत्स्यास्ते सर्वे ज्ञानवर्जिताः । ज्ञानीचेत्प्राप्य बडिशं भवान्कस्माद्ग्रसिष्यसि ५० 7.5.

grasaṃti baḍiśaṃ matsyāste sarve jñānavarjitāḥ | jñānīcetprāpya baḍiśaṃ bhavānkasmādgrasiṣyasi 50 7.5.

Those fish swallow the hook — all of them devoid of knowledge; but if you are a knowing one, why would you swallow a hook when you come upon it?

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PdP 7 5.51

विवेकस्त्रिषु लोकेषु संपदां परमं पदम् । अविवेको हि लोकानामापदां परमं पदम्

vivekastriṣu lokeṣu saṃpadāṃ paramaṃ padam | aviveko hi lokānāmāpadāṃ paramaṃ padam

In the three worlds discrimination is the highest ground of prosperity; want of discrimination, indeed, is for people the highest ground of calamity.

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PdP 7 5.52

तयोक्तं वचनं श्रुत्वा माधवः काममोहितः । उवाच जैमिने वाचं विनयावनतः पुनः

tayoktaṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā mādhavaḥ kāmamohitaḥ | uvāca jaimine vācaṃ vinayāvanataḥ punaḥ

Hearing the words she spoke, Mādhava, bewildered by desire, again spoke to her, O Jaimini, bowed low in humility.

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PdP 7 5.53

तवोद्वीक्षणनाराच धाराजर्जरमानसम् । प्रिये मां त्राहि त्राहीति तवास्मि शरणं गतः

tavodvīkṣaṇanārāca dhārājarjaramānasam | priye māṃ trāhi trāhīti tavāsmi śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

"My mind is worn to shreds by the streams of the arrows of your glance; save me, save me, beloved! — I have gone to you for refuge."

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PdP 7 5.54

तावत्प्रियतमा नारी यावत्तिष्ठति यौवने । मृणालकोषां नलिनीं हेमभृंगो न गच्छति

tāvatpriyatamā nārī yāvattiṣṭhati yauvane | mṛṇālakoṣāṃ nalinīṃ hemabhṛṃgo na gacchati

"A woman is most dear only so long as she stands in youth: the golden bee does not go to a lotus plant that is (only) a stalk-sheath."

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PdP 7 5.55

प्रसीद हरिणीनेत्रे रक्ष मां सेवकं स्वकम् । त्वद्वाचं नीरसां श्रुत्वा भिनत्ति हृदयं मम

prasīda hariṇīnetre rakṣa māṃ sevakaṃ svakam | tvadvācaṃ nīrasāṃ śrutvā bhinatti hṛdayaṃ mama

"Be gracious, doe-eyed one, protect me, your own servant; hearing your sapless speech, my heart breaks."

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PdP 7 5.56

चन्द्रकलोवाच- त्यज दुःखं महावीर शृणु मद्वचनं शुभम् । प्रवक्ष्यामि मनोदुःखं हंतुं यद्भवतः क्षमाम्

candrakalovāca- tyaja duḥkhaṃ mahāvīra śṛṇu madvacanaṃ śubham | pravakṣyāmi manoduḥkhaṃ haṃtuṃ yadbhavataḥ kṣamām

Candrakalā said: Let go of your grief, great hero, and hear my auspicious words; I shall tell you what is able to destroy your heart's sorrow.

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PdP 7 5.57

समुद्रपारे विख्याता पुरंदरपुरोपमा । प्लक्षद्वीपेऽस्ति दीप्यंती विख्याता संज्ञया पुरी

samudrapāre vikhyātā puraṃdarapuropamā | plakṣadvīpe'sti dīpyaṃtī vikhyātā saṃjñayā purī

Beyond the sea, on the Plakṣa continent, there is a renowned, shining city, comparable to Indra's city, famous by the name (Dīpyantī).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 7 5.58

गुणाकराह्वयस्तत्र राजा श्रेष्ठो महायशाः । आस्ते सर्वगणैर्युक्तः प्रतापेऽग्निसमो बली

guṇākarāhvayastatra rājā śreṣṭho mahāyaśāḥ | āste sarvagaṇairyuktaḥ pratāpe'gnisamo balī

There a king named Guṇākara, foremost and of great fame, dwells, attended by all his retinue, in majesty equal to fire, mighty.

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PdP 7 5.59

सुशीला नाम तद्भार्या सर्वलक्षणसंयुता । सेवावशीकृतस्वामि हृदया सदया जनैः

suśīlā nāma tadbhāryā sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutā | sevāvaśīkṛtasvāmi hṛdayā sadayā janaiḥ

His wife was named Suśīlā, endowed with every auspicious mark, who had won her husband's heart by her service, and was compassionate toward people.

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PdP 7 5.60

सुलोचनाख्या तत्कन्या वीरतत्कुक्षिसंभवा । सदूहरूपैरजयत्सकलान्सुन्दरीगणान्

sulocanākhyā tatkanyā vīratatkukṣisaṃbhavā | sadūharūpairajayatsakalānsundarīgaṇān

Their daughter, named Sulocanā, born, O hero, from her womb, surpassed by her beauty all the throngs of beautiful women.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 7 5.61

तस्या रूपं गुणौघं च वर्णितुं भुवि कः क्षमः । तद्रूपदर्शमालोक्यासृजदन्यां स्वयं विधिः

tasyā rūpaṃ guṇaughaṃ ca varṇituṃ bhuvi kaḥ kṣamaḥ | tadrūpadarśamālokyāsṛjadanyāṃ svayaṃ vidhiḥ

Who on earth is able to describe her beauty and her flood of virtues? Having beheld the sight of that beauty, the Creator himself fashioned another (like it)?

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 7 5.62

अहमासं महावीर तस्या दासी नृपात्मजः । समागतास्मि दैवेन त्वद्देशं प्रति सुन्दरी

ahamāsaṃ mahāvīra tasyā dāsī nṛpātmajaḥ | samāgatāsmi daivena tvaddeśaṃ prati sundarī

I was, O great hero, O prince, her maidservant; I, a fair woman, have come by fate to your country.

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PdP 7 5.63

तत्समा सुन्दरी नास्ति त्वत्समो नास्ति सुन्दरः । गृहाण तां विवाहेन स्वर्गभोगं यदीच्छसि

tatsamā sundarī nāsti tvatsamo nāsti sundaraḥ | gṛhāṇa tāṃ vivāhena svargabhogaṃ yadīcchasi

There is no beauty equal to her, and no handsome man equal to you; take her in marriage, if you desire the enjoyment of heaven.

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PdP 7 5.64

जंबुकीं बलवान्सिंहो विहायांकगतामपि । हस्तिनीं न हि किं धत्ते यत्नतः प्रतिपत्तये

jaṃbukīṃ balavānsiṃho vihāyāṃkagatāmapi | hastinīṃ na hi kiṃ dhatte yatnataḥ pratipattaye

Does not the strong lion, abandoning a she-jackal even though she has come to his lap, take with effort a she-elephant for his gain?

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PdP 7 5.65

उद्योगी पुरुषो लोके लभते परमां श्रियम् । उद्योगेन विना ब्रूहि किं कार्यं भुवि विद्यते

udyogī puruṣo loke labhate paramāṃ śriyam | udyogena vinā brūhi kiṃ kāryaṃ bhuvi vidyate

An energetic man in this world obtains the highest fortune; tell me, what task exists on earth without exertion?

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PdP 7 5.66

व्यास उवाच- तस्यास्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा माधवो माधवार्चकः । दूरीकृत्य स्मरोद्भावं तामित्याह वराननाम्

vyāsa uvāca- tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā mādhavo mādhavārcakaḥ | dūrīkṛtya smarodbhāvaṃ tāmityāha varānanām

Vyāsa said: Hearing those words of hers, Mādhava, worshipper of Mādhava (Viṣṇu), put away the rising of desire and spoke thus to that fair-faced woman.

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PdP 7 5.67

माधव उवाच- केन चिह्नेन तां कन्यां ज्ञास्यामि कमलानने । तन्मे कथय सुश्रोणि यदि ते मय्यनुग्रहः

mādhava uvāca- kena cihnena tāṃ kanyāṃ jñāsyāmi kamalānane | tanme kathaya suśroṇi yadi te mayyanugrahaḥ

Mādhava said: By what mark shall I recognize that maiden, lotus-faced one? Tell me that, fair-hipped one, if you have any favour toward me.

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PdP 7 5.68

सिंधुपार प्रतीपाज्ञः कथं यास्यामि मानुषः । भविष्यति तया सार्द्धं कथं संदर्शनं मम

siṃdhupāra pratīpājñaḥ kathaṃ yāsyāmi mānuṣaḥ | bhaviṣyati tayā sārddhaṃ kathaṃ saṃdarśanaṃ mama

Not knowing the way to the far shore of the ocean, how shall I, a mortal, go? How will a meeting with her come about for me?

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PdP 7 5.69

चन्द्रकलोवाच- तस्यास्तु वामजघने तिलकं तिलसन्निभम् । अस्ति तद्दर्शनेनैव ज्ञास्यसि त्वं सुलोचनाम्

candrakalovāca- tasyāstu vāmajaghane tilakaṃ tilasannibham | asti taddarśanenaiva jñāsyasi tvaṃ sulocanām

Candrakalā said: On her left hip there is a mole resembling a sesame seed; by seeing that alone you will know her to be Sulocanā.

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PdP 7 5.70

उच्चैःश्रवससंज्ञस्य तुरगस्य महात्मनः । त्वन्मंदुरायां पुत्रोस्ति सर्वगामी हयोत्तमः

uccaiḥśravasasaṃjñasya turagasya mahātmanaḥ | tvanmaṃdurāyāṃ putrosti sarvagāmī hayottamaḥ

In your stable there is a son of the great horse named Uccaiḥśravas, a most excellent horse that can go anywhere.

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PdP 7 5.71

तमश्वश्रेष्ठमारुह्य जवेन पवनोपमम् । गमिष्यसि समुद्रांतं सुखसाध्या महीयतः

tamaśvaśreṣṭhamāruhya javena pavanopamam | gamiṣyasi samudrāṃtaṃ sukhasādhyā mahīyataḥ

Mounting that best of horses, equal to the wind in speed, you will go to the far shore of the ocean; she is easily won by one so honoured.

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PdP 7 5.72

ततो भूपालपुत्रोऽसौ ससैन्यो गृहमागतः । सापि चन्द्रकला साध्वी सुप्रीता स्वगृहं गता

tato bhūpālaputro'sau sasainyo gṛhamāgataḥ | sāpi candrakalā sādhvī suprītā svagṛhaṃ gatā

Then that son of the king returned home with his army, and the virtuous Candrakalā too, well pleased, went to her own house.

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PdP 7 5.73

विचिंत्य वचनं तस्या माधवोऽति त्वरान्वितः । चिंताकुलितचित्तोऽसौ सहसा मंदुरां ययौ

viciṃtya vacanaṃ tasyā mādhavo'ti tvarānvitaḥ | ciṃtākulitacitto'sau sahasā maṃdurāṃ yayau

Pondering her words, Mādhava, in great haste, his mind troubled with anxiety, went at once to the stable.

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PdP 7 5.74

तत्र बद्धाञ्जलिर्भूत्वा वैक्रमिर्विक्रमान्वितः । तुरंगमानिति प्राह गुणयुक्तान्महाबलान्

tatra baddhāñjalirbhūtvā vaikramirvikramānvitaḥ | turaṃgamāniti prāha guṇayuktānmahābalān

There the son of Vikrama, himself full of valour, with folded hands spoke thus to the horses, who were endowed with (good) qualities and of great strength.

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PdP 7 5.75

माधव उवाच- यूयं सर्वे महात्मानः सर्वलक्षणसंयुताः । समुद्रपारे मां नेतुं कः शक्नोति तुरङ्गमः

mādhava uvāca- yūyaṃ sarve mahātmānaḥ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutāḥ | samudrapāre māṃ netuṃ kaḥ śaknoti turaṅgamaḥ

Mādhava said: You are all great-souled, furnished with every (auspicious) mark; which horse is able to carry me to the far shore of the ocean?

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PdP 7 5.76

अथ ते तुरगाः सर्वे श्रुत्वा तद्वचनं भिया । परस्परं क्षितिमुखास्तस्थुर्नो नेतुमुद्यताः

atha te turagāḥ sarve śrutvā tadvacanaṃ bhiyā | parasparaṃ kṣitimukhāstasthurno netumudyatāḥ

Then all those horses, hearing his words, out of fear stood with their faces to the ground, (looking) at one another, not offering to carry (him).

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PdP 7 5.77

अथैकस्तुरगस्तत्र समस्तलक्षणैर्युतः । माधवस्य पुरो गत्वा वाचमेतामुवाच ह

athaikasturagastatra samastalakṣaṇairyutaḥ | mādhavasya puro gatvā vācametāmuvāca ha

Then one horse there, endowed with all the (good) marks, went before Mādhava and spoke these words:

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PdP 7 5.78

अहं भवंतं नेष्यामि सिंधुपारं न संशयः । किं त्वाकर्णय दुःखानि मदीयानि नृपात्मज

ahaṃ bhavaṃtaṃ neṣyāmi siṃdhupāraṃ na saṃśayaḥ | kiṃ tvākarṇaya duḥkhāni madīyāni nṛpātmaja

I shall carry you to the ocean's far shore, without doubt; but hear my sorrows, O son of the king.

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PdP 7 5.79

अन्यभुक्तावशिष्टं यत्तत्तृणं मम भक्षणम् । ग्रंथिकोटिप्रयुक्ताभीरज्जुभिर्मम बंधनम्

anyabhuktāvaśiṣṭaṃ yattattṛṇaṃ mama bhakṣaṇam | graṃthikoṭiprayuktābhīrajjubhirmama baṃdhanam

My food is that grass which is left over after others have eaten; my tethering is with ropes fitted with a crore of knots.

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PdP 7 5.80

स्वप्नेऽपि व्रीहयो वीर न दृष्टा बलिना मया । अन्येषामपि भोगानां का कथात्र नृपात्मज

svapne'pi vrīhayo vīra na dṛṣṭā balinā mayā | anyeṣāmapi bhogānāṃ kā kathātra nṛpātmaja

Not even in a dream, O hero, have I, though strong, seen rice-grains; and what talk can there be here of other enjoyments, O king's son?

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PdP 7 5.81

गौरवेण विना वीर न सतां विक्रमो भवेत् । जनिष्यति कथं वह्निर्विना काष्ठं घृतादिभिः

gauraveṇa vinā vīra na satāṃ vikramo bhavet | janiṣyati kathaṃ vahnirvinā kāṣṭhaṃ ghṛtādibhiḥ

Without honour, O hero, the valour of the good does not arise; how will a fire be born without wood, with ghee and the rest (alone)?

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PdP 7 5.82

अहमीदृगिमे सर्वे नानाभूषासमन्विताः । न तु सिंहसमाः श्वानः सर्वाभरणभूषिताः

ahamīdṛgime sarve nānābhūṣāsamanvitāḥ | na tu siṃhasamāḥ śvānaḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ

I am such (as I am), while all these are decked with various ornaments; but dogs, though adorned with every ornament, are not equal to lions.

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PdP 7 5.83

प्रदक्षिणाकारतया सशैलद्वीपसागराः । क्षणमात्रेण पृथिवीं शक्नोमि भूपते प्रभो

pradakṣiṇākāratayā saśailadvīpasāgarāḥ | kṣaṇamātreṇa pṛthivīṃ śaknomi bhūpate prabho

By way of circumambulation I am able (to circle) the earth with its mountains, islands and oceans in a mere instant, O lord of the earth, O master.

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PdP 7 5.84

माधव उवाच- क्षमस्व दोषं सकलं मत्पित्रा विहितं हय । अद्यप्रभृति मुख्योऽसि मंदुराभ्यंतरे मम

mādhava uvāca- kṣamasva doṣaṃ sakalaṃ matpitrā vihitaṃ haya | adyaprabhṛti mukhyo'si maṃdurābhyaṃtare mama

Mādhava said: Forgive, O horse, all the wrong done by my father; from today you are the chief one within my stable.

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PdP 7 5.85

परेण दत्तः संतापः सदा तिष्ठति नोत्तमे । सलिलं वह्निसंतप्तं क्षणाच्छीतलतां व्रजेत्

pareṇa dattaḥ saṃtāpaḥ sadā tiṣṭhati nottame | salilaṃ vahnisaṃtaptaṃ kṣaṇācchītalatāṃ vrajet

Suffering inflicted by another does not last forever in a noble one: water heated by fire becomes cool again in a moment.

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PdP 7 5.86

स्वमाधुर्यैर्भवेदिक्षुः क्षणमपि हि तृप्तये । इत्युक्त्वा तं नमस्कृत्य तुरंगं नृपनंदनः

svamādhuryairbhavedikṣuḥ kṣaṇamapi hi tṛptaye | ityuktvā taṃ namaskṛtya turaṃgaṃ nṛpanaṃdanaḥ

By its own sweetness the sugarcane serves for satisfaction even for a moment. Having said this and bowed to that horse, the king's son —

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PdP 7 5.87

ततः शुभे क्षणे तस्य पृष्ठमारुह्य वाजिनः । प्रचेष्टाख्येन भृत्येन विलंघ्य जलधिं ययौ

tataḥ śubhe kṣaṇe tasya pṛṣṭhamāruhya vājinaḥ | praceṣṭākhyena bhṛtyena vilaṃghya jaladhiṃ yayau

Then, at an auspicious moment, mounting the back of that steed, together with a servant named Praceṣṭā, he crossed the ocean and went on.

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PdP 7 5.88

पुरीं सर्वगुणैर्युक्तां पुरंदरपुरोपमाम् । जगाम माधवो भ्राजन्सौधावलिभिरुज्ज्वलाम्

purīṃ sarvaguṇairyuktāṃ puraṃdarapuropamām | jagāma mādhavo bhrājansaudhāvalibhirujjvalām

Mādhava, shining, went to that city endowed with all excellences, like the city of Purandara, radiant with rows of mansions.

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PdP 7 5.89

तत्रोपस्थां च युवतीं गंधिनीं माधवो द्विजः । दृष्ट्वास्मितमुखो वाक्यमुवाचेति च कोमलम्

tatropasthāṃ ca yuvatīṃ gaṃdhinīṃ mādhavo dvijaḥ | dṛṣṭvāsmitamukho vākyamuvāceti ca komalam

And there, seeing a young woman named Gandhinī who was present (there), Mādhava the brahmin, his face smiling, spoke these gentle words:

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PdP 7 5.90

वृद्धे मातरहं पार्थो दिनमेकं तवालये । स्थातुमिच्छामि काऽज्ञाते धनवान्माधवाह्वयः

vṛddhe mātarahaṃ pārtho dinamekaṃ tavālaye | sthātumicchāmi kā'jñāte dhanavānmādhavāhvayaḥ

"Aged mother, I am Pārtha, and I wish to stay one day in your house. Who am I? A rich man named Mādhava, unknown (to you)."

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PdP 7 5.91

आतिथेयी गंधिनी सा तमादायातिथिं ततः । हर्षित्वा स्वगृहं तत्र जगामात्यंतभक्तितः

ātitheyī gaṃdhinī sā tamādāyātithiṃ tataḥ | harṣitvā svagṛhaṃ tatra jagāmātyaṃtabhaktitaḥ

Then that hospitable Gandhinī, taking that guest (with her), rejoicing, went there to her own house with the utmost devotion.

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PdP 7 5.92

यथोक्तविधिना विप्र तया तस्यार्हणा कृता । माधवस्तां निशां निन्ये चिंताव्याकुलमानसः

yathoktavidhinā vipra tayā tasyārhaṇā kṛtā | mādhavastāṃ niśāṃ ninye ciṃtāvyākulamānasaḥ

O brahmin, honour was done to him by her according to the prescribed rule; Mādhava passed that night with his mind agitated by anxiety.

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PdP 7 5.93

अथ प्रभाते विमले गन्धिन्याः पुरतो द्विज । माधवः सकलं कार्यं कथयामास भूसुरः

atha prabhāte vimale gandhinyāḥ purato dvija | mādhavaḥ sakalaṃ kāryaṃ kathayāmāsa bhūsuraḥ

Then, O twice-born, in the clear morning, Mādhava the brahmin told the whole matter before Gandhinī.

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PdP 7 5.94

देवी सुलोचनायाश्च तस्मिन्नेव दिने शुभे । गन्धादिवासनं कर्म रचयामास सा च तत्

devī sulocanāyāśca tasminneva dine śubhe | gandhādivāsanaṃ karma racayāmāsa sā ca tat

And on that very auspicious day she prepared for the lady Sulocanā that rite of perfuming with fragrances and the rest.

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PdP 7 5.95

श्रुत्वाधिवासनं कर्म राजपुत्र्यास्ततो द्विज । शोकसागरकल्लोल निकरो माधवोऽभवत्

śrutvādhivāsanaṃ karma rājaputryāstato dvija | śokasāgarakallola nikaro mādhavo'bhavat

Then, O twice-born, on hearing of the anointing rite of the king's daughter, Mādhava became a mass of billows on the ocean of grief.

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PdP 7 5.96

यदर्थं राज्यवसतिर्मया त्यक्ता तदिच्छुना । यदर्थं बांधवास्त्यक्ता लंघितश्च महोदधिः

yadarthaṃ rājyavasatirmayā tyaktā tadicchunā | yadarthaṃ bāṃdhavāstyaktā laṃghitaśca mahodadhiḥ

"For whose sake, desiring her, I abandoned my dwelling in the kingdom; for whose sake kinsmen were abandoned and the great ocean crossed—

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PdP 7 5.97

अद्यैव तस्या दैवेन भविष्यत्यधिवासनम् । निष्फलाः सकला एव यावंतो विहिताः श्रमाः

adyaiva tasyā daivena bhaviṣyatyadhivāsanam | niṣphalāḥ sakalā eva yāvaṃto vihitāḥ śramāḥ

—this very day, by fate, her anointing will take place! Fruitless indeed are all the exertions, however many, that I have made.

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PdP 7 5.98

किंतु लोका न जल्पंति माध्व्या मुग्धो गतोऽखिलम् । कोऽपि भग्नोद्यमो न स्यात्प्रज्ञात्वा कार्यनिश्चयम्

kiṃtu lokā na jalpaṃti mādhvyā mugdho gato'khilam | ko'pi bhagnodyamo na syātprajñātvā kāryaniścayam

But will not people say that Mādhava, infatuated, went (and lost) everything? Let no one be one whose effort is broken, having wisely known the resolve of the task."

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PdP 7 5.99

एतद्विचिंत्य मनसा माधवोऽसौ पुनः पुनः । मालापुष्पादिके कार्यं लिलेख प्रेमवर्णितम्

etadviciṃtya manasā mādhavo'sau punaḥ punaḥ | mālāpuṣpādike kāryaṃ lilekha premavarṇitam

Having pondered this in his mind again and again, that Mādhava wrote out the matter, described with love, upon a garland, flowers, and the like.

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PdP 7 5.100

कन्ये माधवनामाहं कुमारो धरणीपतेः । तालध्वजाधिराजस्य विक्रमस्य महात्मनः १०० 7.5.

kanye mādhavanāmāhaṃ kumāro dharaṇīpateḥ | tāladhvajādhirājasya vikramasya mahātmanaḥ 100 7.5.

"O maiden, I am named Mādhava, the son of the lord of the earth, the great-souled Vikrama, the sovereign king Tāladhvaja.

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PdP 7 5.101

त्वच्चेटी तत्र काप्यस्ति कन्ये चन्द्रकलाह्वया । तया तवगुणग्रामः कथितो मे पुरा किल

tvacceṭī tatra kāpyasti kanye candrakalāhvayā | tayā tavaguṇagrāmaḥ kathito me purā kila

There is a certain maidservant of yours there, O maiden, named Candrakalā; by her the host of your virtues was once told to me.

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PdP 7 5.102

त्वद्गुणग्रामसंलग्नचित्तोऽहं निम्नसागरम् । विलङ्घ्य तुरगारूढः समायातः पुरीं तव

tvadguṇagrāmasaṃlagnacitto'haṃ nimnasāgaram | vilaṅghya turagārūḍhaḥ samāyātaḥ purīṃ tava

With my mind fastened upon the host of your virtues, I crossed the deep ocean and, mounted on a horse, have come to your city.

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PdP 7 5.103

अधुना मां वरत्वेन वृणु कन्ये सुलोचने । यतः संसारमध्येऽस्मिंस्तवास्मि शरणं गतः

adhunā māṃ varatvena vṛṇu kanye sulocane | yataḥ saṃsāramadhye'smiṃstavāsmi śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

Now choose me as (your) husband, O maiden Sulocanā, since in the midst of this world I have gone to you for refuge.

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PdP 7 5.104

यथा गुणवतीं त्वां हि नान्यो जानाति तत्पुमान्

yathā guṇavatīṃ tvāṃ hi nānyo jānāti tatpumān

For just as no other man knows you, who are full of virtues—

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PdP 7 5.105

सरोजिनीगुणं वेत्ति भृंग एव न दर्दुरः । शुभ्रस्य जलदस्यापि गगनैकस्य नोदयः

sarojinīguṇaṃ vetti bhṛṃga eva na darduraḥ | śubhrasya jaladasyāpi gaganaikasya nodayaḥ

—only the bee knows the virtue of the lotus-plant, not the frog; and though the cloud be bright, there is no rising for one who belongs only to the sky;

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PdP 7 5.106

तथापि न भजेदन्यं विना चन्द्रं कुमुद्वती । अथ तल्लिखनं वीरो मालाकारप्रिया करे

tathāpi na bhajedanyaṃ vinā candraṃ kumudvatī | atha tallikhanaṃ vīro mālākārapriyā kare

even so, the night-lotus would not resort to any other than the moon." Then the hero (placed) that writing in the hand of the garland-maker's beloved,

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PdP 7 5.107

स्वर्णांगुलीय सहितं ददौ स विनयो नृपः । पुष्पमालांतरे कृत्वा तं लेखं सांगुलीयकम्

svarṇāṃgulīya sahitaṃ dadau sa vinayo nṛpaḥ | puṣpamālāṃtare kṛtvā taṃ lekhaṃ sāṃgulīyakam

together with a golden ring; that courteous prince gave (it). Having put that letter along with the ring inside the flower-garland,

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PdP 7 5.108

राजपुत्री समीपे सा गंधिनी तरसा ययौ । पुष्पमालां बलिं तस्यै दत्वा सा गंधिनी ततः

rājaputrī samīpe sā gaṃdhinī tarasā yayau | puṣpamālāṃ baliṃ tasyai datvā sā gaṃdhinī tataḥ

that Gandhinī went swiftly into the presence of the king's daughter. Then, having given her the flower-garland as an offering, that Gandhinī

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PdP 7 5.109

तस्थौ बद्धाञ्जलिर्भूत्वा दूरं गत्वा भिया कियत् । ततः सा राजतनया लिखितं सांगुलीयकम्

tasthau baddhāñjalirbhūtvā dūraṃ gatvā bhiyā kiyat | tataḥ sā rājatanayā likhitaṃ sāṃgulīyakam

stood with folded hands, having gone some distance away out of fear. Then that daughter of the king, (seeing) the writing along with the ring,

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PdP 7 5.110

विलोक्य सकलं मूलात्पपाठात्यंतपण्डिता । सापि तत्पृष्ठपत्रे तु तद्योग्यमुत्तरं द्विज

vilokya sakalaṃ mūlātpapāṭhātyaṃtapaṇḍitā | sāpi tatpṛṣṭhapatre tu tadyogyamuttaraṃ dvija

Having looked at the whole of it from the beginning, that extremely learned (girl) read it; and she too, O twice-born, (wrote) on the reverse leaf a reply suited to it —

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PdP 7 5.111

अलिखद्विस्मिता कन्या यद्यच्च सर्वमुच्यते । राजपुत्र महाबाहो त्वद्वाक्यमखिलं श्रुतम्

alikhadvismitā kanyā yadyacca sarvamucyate | rājaputra mahābāho tvadvākyamakhilaṃ śrutam

— the astonished maiden wrote; and whatever is (there) said, all of it (is this): "Prince of mighty arm, your whole message has been heard.

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PdP 7 5.112

शृणु सत्तम वाक्यं मे यथोचितमिदं वचः । अद्याधिवासनं कर्म श्वो विवाहो मम ध्रुवम्

śṛṇu sattama vākyaṃ me yathocitamidaṃ vacaḥ | adyādhivāsanaṃ karma śvo vivāho mama dhruvam

Hear my words, O best (of men), this speech that is fitting: today is the rite of the betrothal-blessing, tomorrow, certainly, my wedding.

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PdP 7 5.113

पितुर्यत्संमतं कार्यं पृथिव्यांकोऽपि नत्यजेत् । कार्ये तु दुःखसाध्ये तु कार्यो नातिश्रमो जनैः

pituryatsaṃmataṃ kāryaṃ pṛthivyāṃko'pi natyajet | kārye tu duḥkhasādhye tu kāryo nātiśramo janaiḥ

What has been approved by one's father as the thing to be done, no one on earth would abandon; but in a task that is hard to accomplish, people should not make excessive effort.

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PdP 7 5.114

कार्येसिद्धे श्रमो न स्यादसिद्धे श्रम एव हि । तथापि शृणु वक्ष्यामि येन प्राप्नोति मां भवान्

kāryesiddhe śramo na syādasiddhe śrama eva hi | tathāpi śṛṇu vakṣyāmi yena prāpnoti māṃ bhavān

When the task succeeds there is no toil (wasted); when it fails, it is toil indeed. Even so, listen — I shall tell (you) the means by which you may obtain me.

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PdP 7 5.115

यदर्थो भवता चैव समुद्रोपि च लंघितः । मया प्रदक्षणी कार्यो वरो विद्याधरो ह्ययम्

yadartho bhavatā caiva samudropi ca laṃghitaḥ | mayā pradakṣaṇī kāryo varo vidyādharo hyayam

He for whose sake even the ocean was crossed by you — (yet) I must circle in reverence this Vidyādhara bridegroom.

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PdP 7 5.116

तत्पुरोऽहं गमिष्यामि नानाभरणभूषिता । वामबाहूर्द्ध्वं कृत्वा च वीरः स्यान्मम संमुखः

tatpuro'haṃ gamiṣyāmi nānābharaṇabhūṣitā | vāmabāhūrddhvaṃ kṛtvā ca vīraḥ syānmama saṃmukhaḥ

I shall go in front of him, adorned with various ornaments; and let the hero, raising his left arm, stand facing me.

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PdP 7 5.117

येन मां शक्यते नेतुं स मे भर्ता भविष्यति । सत्यं सत्यमिदं सत्यं पत्रेऽस्मिंल्लिखितं मया

yena māṃ śakyate netuṃ sa me bhartā bhaviṣyati | satyaṃ satyamidaṃ satyaṃ patre'smiṃllikhitaṃ mayā

He by whom I can be carried off, he shall be my husband. This is true, true, true — written by me on this leaf.

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PdP 7 5.118

अन्यथा सुदृढं कार्यं लंघितुं न हि शक्यते । एतद्विलिख्य सा कन्या तस्या एव करे ददौ

anyathā sudṛḍhaṃ kāryaṃ laṃghituṃ na hi śakyate | etadvilikhya sā kanyā tasyā eva kare dadau

Otherwise, what is firmly fixed cannot be transgressed." Having written this, the maiden placed it in her (the messenger's) very hand.

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PdP 7 5.119

सापि तत्पत्रमादाय गता माधवसन्निधिम् । तया यल्लिखितं पत्रे तत्पठित्वा तु माधवः

sāpi tatpatramādāya gatā mādhavasannidhim | tayā yallikhitaṃ patre tatpaṭhitvā tu mādhavaḥ

She too, taking that leaf, went into Mādhava's presence; and Mādhava, having read what she had written on the leaf,

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PdP 7 5.120

भूयोपि लिखितं विप्र लिलेखात्यंतकौतुकैः । त्वया यदुक्तं हे कन्ये धन्ये धन्यकुलोद्भवे

bhūyopi likhitaṃ vipra lilekhātyaṃtakautukaiḥ | tvayā yaduktaṃ he kanye dhanye dhanyakulodbhave

wrote again a writing, O brahmin, with the greatest delight: "What you have said, O maiden, O blessed one, born of a blessed family —

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PdP 7 5.121

तदेव मन्मतं सर्वं कोऽपि नास्त्यत्र संशयः । ततस्तु गंधिनी भूयो गत्वा तन्निकटे द्विज

tadeva manmataṃ sarvaṃ ko'pi nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ | tatastu gaṃdhinī bhūyo gatvā tannikaṭe dvija

that very thing is entirely my own view; there is no doubt at all in this." Then Gandhinī, going once more into her presence, O twice-born,

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PdP 7 5.122

ददौ सुलोचनायै सा लिखनं सुन्दराक्षरम् । अथ तल्लिखनं ज्ञात्वा कुमारांगी कृतं द्विज

dadau sulocanāyai sā likhanaṃ sundarākṣaram | atha tallikhanaṃ jñātvā kumārāṃgī kṛtaṃ dvija

gave to Sulocanā the writing in its beautiful letters. Then, having understood that writing, O twice-born, made (by him), the girl of maidenly form

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PdP 7 5.123

बभूवात्यन्तसंहृष्टा विस्मिता च पुनः पुनः । तस्मिन्नसंशयं कार्यं यदासौ स्वीकृतं ददौ

babhūvātyantasaṃhṛṣṭā vismitā ca punaḥ punaḥ | tasminnasaṃśayaṃ kāryaṃ yadāsau svīkṛtaṃ dadau

became exceedingly delighted, and amazed again and again: "In him there is no doubt to be entertained, since he has given his consent."

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PdP 7 5.124

तदा किं स्वयमिन्द्रो वा यन्माया माधवः पुमान् । इहलोके परत्रास्ति स्नेहभूमिः पतिः सदा

tadā kiṃ svayamindro vā yanmāyā mādhavaḥ pumān | ihaloke paratrāsti snehabhūmiḥ patiḥ sadā

"Then is he Indra himself, or is Mādhava a man (only) by illusion? In this world and the next, a husband is always the ground of affection.

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PdP 7 5.125

विना संदर्शनेनापि न वरत्वेदृतो मया । इति संचिन्त्य सा साध्वी निःश्वस्य च पुनः पुनः

vinā saṃdarśanenāpi na varatvedṛto mayā | iti saṃcintya sā sādhvī niḥśvasya ca punaḥ punaḥ

Even without having seen him, such a one is not (to be rejected) as bridegroom by me." Thinking thus, that virtuous girl, sighing again and again,

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PdP 7 5.126

स्नानव्याजाद्गतावासं गन्धिन्याश्च सहालिभिः । हस्ते विधृत्य तां कन्यां गंधिनी सा पुरंध्रिका

snānavyājādgatāvāsaṃ gandhinyāśca sahālibhiḥ | haste vidhṛtya tāṃ kanyāṃ gaṃdhinī sā puraṃdhrikā

went, on the pretext of bathing, to Gandhinī's dwelling together with her companions; and that matron Gandhinī, holding the maiden by the hand,

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PdP 7 5.127

माधवं दर्शयामास शयानं मंचकोपरि । तं समालोक्य सा कन्या कंदर्पसदृशं ततः

mādhavaṃ darśayāmāsa śayānaṃ maṃcakopari | taṃ samālokya sā kanyā kaṃdarpasadṛśaṃ tataḥ

showed her Mādhava, lying upon a couch. Then, beholding him, like Kāmadeva, that maiden

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PdP 7 5.128

रोमांचितं समस्ताङ्गमुदात्तं पश्यति क्रमात् । तन्नेत्रयुगलं तस्मिन्यत्र यत्र निमज्जति

romāṃcitaṃ samastāṅgamudāttaṃ paśyati kramāt | tannetrayugalaṃ tasminyatra yatra nimajjati

looks him over limb by limb, his whole body with hair bristling (with joy) and noble; and that pair of eyes of hers, wherever on him it sinks,

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PdP 7 5.129

कष्टदृष्ट्या च नान्यत्र तस्मान्नामात्र गच्छति । साक्षादयं वा कन्दर्पो देवकीनन्दनोऽपि वा

kaṣṭadṛṣṭyā ca nānyatra tasmānnāmātra gacchati | sākṣādayaṃ vā kandarpo devakīnandano'pi vā

only with difficulty (turns) its gaze elsewhere, and so does not go from there at all. "Is this Kandarpa in person, or the son of Devakī,

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PdP 7 5.130

शर्वो वा विषयाधीशः साक्षाद्वा पार्वतीपतिः । रूपैरेतैर्जगन्मध्ये मानुषो न हि जायते

śarvo vā viṣayādhīśaḥ sākṣādvā pārvatīpatiḥ | rūpairetairjaganmadhye mānuṣo na hi jāyate

"Or is he Śarva, the lord of the realms, or Pārvatī's husband himself? With such beauty as this no mere human is born in the midst of the world."

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PdP 7 5.131

अनेन स्वामिना जन्मसफलं हरिणीदृशः । मद्भक्तिवशगो भूत्वा विधातात्यंतयत्नतः

anena svāminā janmasaphalaṃ hariṇīdṛśaḥ | madbhaktivaśago bhūtvā vidhātātyaṃtayatnataḥ

"With this one as (my) lord the birth of the doe-eyed (girl, i.e. mine) is fruitful; the Creator, having come under the sway of devotion to me, (made him) with utmost effort."

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PdP 7 5.132

यदाहं कन्यका जाता तदैनं किं ससर्ज ह । अद्यप्रभृति नाथोऽयं स्वयं नास्त्यत्र संशयः

yadāhaṃ kanyakā jātā tadainaṃ kiṃ sasarja ha | adyaprabhṛti nātho'yaṃ svayaṃ nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ

"When I was born a girl, why then did he create this one? From today on he is my own lord — there is no doubt in this."

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PdP 7 5.133

इत्युक्त्वा सा मतिं चक्रे गंतुं निजगृहं प्रति । गन्धिन्युवाच- कन्ये युक्तिरियं भद्रे त्वयापि हृदि सेव्यताम्

ityuktvā sā matiṃ cakre gaṃtuṃ nijagṛhaṃ prati | gandhinyuvāca- kanye yuktiriyaṃ bhadre tvayāpi hṛdi sevyatām

Having said this she made up her mind to go to her own house. Gandhinī said: "Girl, this device, good lady, should be kept in your heart by you too.

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PdP 7 5.134

यथा सुमूर्तिः पुरुषो न तथा भाति निन्दया । उल्लासो गात्रभंगश्च मन्ददृष्टिश्च विस्मितम्

yathā sumūrtiḥ puruṣo na tathā bhāti nindayā | ullāso gātrabhaṃgaśca mandadṛṣṭiśca vismitam

"Just as a man of fine form does not shine so when blamed — (there is) elation, a bending of the limbs, and a languid gaze, (and) astonishment;

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PdP 7 5.135

सर्वाणि विष्णुचिह्नानि निद्रायां मृगलोचने । संदष्टौष्ठपुटाक्षेपात्प्रोक्तो नोत्तिष्ठति ध्रुवम्

sarvāṇi viṣṇucihnāni nidrāyāṃ mṛgalocane | saṃdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭākṣepātprokto nottiṣṭhati dhruvam

"all the marks of Viṣṇu (are) in (his) sleep, O doe-eyed one; addressed with a toss of the lips pressed between the teeth, he surely does not get up."

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PdP 7 5.136

शनैः शनैः करं तस्य स्वकराभ्यामदर्शयत् । त्वां द्रष्टुं राजकन्यायाः संधृत्यागमनं शृणु

śanaiḥ śanaiḥ karaṃ tasya svakarābhyāmadarśayat | tvāṃ draṣṭuṃ rājakanyāyāḥ saṃdhṛtyāgamanaṃ śṛṇu

Slowly, slowly she showed his hand with her own two hands: "Hear of the coming of the king's daughter, restrained (though she is), to see you."

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PdP 7 5.137

श्रुत्वैतत्सोपि चोत्तस्थौ संभ्रमाक्रांतमानसः । विनयावनतो वाक्यं माधवश्चेत्युवाच ताम्

śrutvaitatsopi cottasthau saṃbhramākrāṃtamānasaḥ | vinayāvanato vākyaṃ mādhavaścetyuvāca tām

Hearing this he too rose up, his mind overcome with agitation, and bowed down in humility Mādhava spoke this word to her:

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PdP 7 5.138

माधव उवाच- कन्ये मज्जन्मसफलं श्रमश्च सफलो मम । त्वच्चारुवदनांभोजं साक्षादेव मयेक्षितम्

mādhava uvāca- kanye majjanmasaphalaṃ śramaśca saphalo mama | tvaccāruvadanāṃbhojaṃ sākṣādeva mayekṣitam

Mādhava said: "Girl, my birth is fruitful and my toil too is fruitful, for the lovely lotus of your face has been seen by me with my own eyes.

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PdP 7 5.139

सकलैर्यौवनैः कन्ये त्वं वरत्वेन मां वृणु । त्वद्योगोस्ति वरो नान्यो मां विना भुवि सुन्दरि

sakalairyauvanaiḥ kanye tvaṃ varatvena māṃ vṛṇu | tvadyogosti varo nānyo māṃ vinā bhuvi sundari

"With all your youth, girl, choose me as (your) husband; there is no other bridegroom fit for you on earth besides me, O lovely one."

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PdP 7 5.140

सुलोचनोवाच- सुगते त्वं मम स्वामी भाग्येन महता भवेः । मया यद्वचनं प्रोक्तं तदेव सुदृढं खलु

sulocanovāca- sugate tvaṃ mama svāmī bhāgyena mahatā bhaveḥ | mayā yadvacanaṃ proktaṃ tadeva sudṛḍhaṃ khalu

Sulocanā said: "You who have gone (attained me) well — by great good fortune you shall be my husband; the word that was spoken by me is indeed firmly fixed.

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PdP 7 5.141

आज्ञां कुरु महाभाग गच्छामि निजमंदिरम् । माधव उवाच- तिष्ठेति यदि वा वच्मि कन्ये गर्वस्तदा भवेत्

ājñāṃ kuru mahābhāga gacchāmi nijamaṃdiram | mādhava uvāca- tiṣṭheti yadi vā vacmi kanye garvastadā bhavet

"Give (me) leave, greatly fortunate one; I am going to my own house." Mādhava said: "If I say 'Stay,' girl, that would be arrogance;

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PdP 7 5.142

गच्छेति वचनं वक्तुं नायाति वदनान्मम । स्वयं विचार्य चार्वंगि यद्युक्तं तद्विधीयताम्

gaccheti vacanaṃ vaktuṃ nāyāti vadanānmama | svayaṃ vicārya cārvaṃgi yadyuktaṃ tadvidhīyatām

"and the word 'Go' does not come out of my mouth. Judge for yourself, fair-limbed one, and let what is fitting be done.

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PdP 7 5.143

सत्येहवचनं तस्मिन्भविष्यसि सुतत्परा । इत्युक्ता तेन सा कन्या हर्षिता स्वगृहं गता

satyehavacanaṃ tasminbhaviṣyasi sutatparā | ityuktā tena sā kanyā harṣitā svagṛhaṃ gatā

"(If) the word 'come here' is true, you will be devoted to it." Thus addressed by him, that girl went home delighted.

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PdP 7 5.144

तत्रैव माधवस्तस्थौ वृतो बहुपरिच्छदैः । चारुविद्याधर एव स्थितो विद्याधरो वरः

tatraiva mādhavastasthau vṛto bahuparicchadaiḥ | cāruvidyādhara eva sthito vidyādharo varaḥ

There itself Mādhava remained, surrounded by many retainers; the excellent Vidyādhara stayed just as Cāruvidyādhara.

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PdP 7 5.145

तत्रस्थाश्च जनाः सर्वे स्रक्चन्दनविभूषिताः । दिव्यांबरपरीधाना रेजुर्देवगणा इव

tatrasthāśca janāḥ sarve srakcandanavibhūṣitāḥ | divyāṃbaraparīdhānā rejurdevagaṇā iva

And all the people who were there, adorned with garlands and sandal paste, wearing divine garments, shone like troops of gods.

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PdP 7 5.146

क्वचिद्गीतं क्वचिन्नृत्यं क्वचित्कोलाहलध्वनिः । क्वचित्केन प्रदीपालिस्तत्पुरे समवर्तत

kvacidgītaṃ kvacinnṛtyaṃ kvacitkolāhaladhvaniḥ | kvacitkena pradīpālistatpure samavartata

Here song, there dance, here a din of clamour, and here and there by someone a row of lamps came about in that city.

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PdP 7 5.147

हेषितैः सप्तिवृंदानां हस्तिनां चैव बृंहितैः । हर्षस्वनैश्च पत्रीणां पूरिताः ककुभो दश

heṣitaiḥ saptivṛṃdānāṃ hastināṃ caiva bṛṃhitaiḥ | harṣasvanaiśca patrīṇāṃ pūritāḥ kakubho daśa

With the neighing of herds of horses and with the trumpeting of elephants and with the joyful cries of birds the ten directions were filled.

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PdP 7 5.148

नानापताकानिवहैर्धवलैर्नृपसद्मभिः । समंताद्गगनं सर्वं व्याप्तं हि यत्र जैमिने

nānāpatākānivahairdhavalairnṛpasadmabhiḥ | samaṃtādgaganaṃ sarvaṃ vyāptaṃ hi yatra jaimine

By the masses of various banners and by the white palaces of the king the whole sky all around was covered there, O Jaimini.

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PdP 7 5.149

केऽपि शङ्खान्समादध्मुर्ढक्काडिंडिमझर्झरान् । वादयांचक्रिरे केऽपि मधुकोहलकादिकम्

ke'pi śaṅkhānsamādadhmurḍhakkāḍiṃḍimajharjharān | vādayāṃcakrire ke'pi madhukohalakādikam

Some blew conches; others made drums, ḍiṇḍimas and jharjharas sound; and some played the madhu, kohalaka and the rest.

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PdP 7 5.150

ततो युवतयः सर्वाः सरोजकोरकस्तस्था । ललितानि सुगीतानि जगुश्चन्द्रनिभाननाः १५० 7.5.

tato yuvatayaḥ sarvāḥ sarojakorakastasthā | lalitāni sugītāni jaguścandranibhānanāḥ 150 7.5.

Then all the young women, standing like lotus-buds, their faces like the moon, sang charming, well-made songs.

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PdP 7 5.151

परस्परं यौवनतो घर्षणच्युतमालया । प्रस्वेदाम्बुगलद्गंधैर्बभौ कन्येव तत्र भूः

parasparaṃ yauvanato gharṣaṇacyutamālayā | prasvedāmbugaladgaṃdhairbabhau kanyeva tatra bhūḥ

There the earth shone like a maiden, with garlands fallen from the rubbing (of bodies) against one another out of youthfulness, and with fragrances flowing with the water of sweat.

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PdP 7 5.152

गंभारीकाष्ठरचितं पीठमारुह्य सुन्दरी । ज्ञातिभिर्वेष्टिता याता वरं स्थानं सुलोचना

gaṃbhārīkāṣṭharacitaṃ pīṭhamāruhya sundarī | jñātibhirveṣṭitā yātā varaṃ sthānaṃ sulocanā

Meanwhile this son of Vikrama, having fallen asleep upon his bed, does not know — by fate's doing — of the wedding rite of Sulocanā, the fair-eyed one.

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PdP 7 5.153

अत्रांतरे विक्रमपुत्र एष शय्योपरिष्टात्किल लब्धनिद्रः । न वेद दैवेन विवाहकार्यं सुलोचनायाश्च सुलोचनायाः

atrāṃtare vikramaputra eṣa śayyopariṣṭātkila labdhanidraḥ | na veda daivena vivāhakāryaṃ sulocanāyāśca sulocanāyāḥ

For those bewildered by the hundred illusions of the Creator there is never anything in the world that leads to happiness; and so this man, forgetting the arrangement of his own tryst, comfortably gave himself to sleep.

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PdP 7 5.154

विधातृमायाशतमोहितानां कदापि न स्याद्भुवने सुखाय । ततः स्वसंकेतविधिं जनोऽयं विस्मृत्य निद्रामभजत्सुखेन

vidhātṛmāyāśatamohitānāṃ kadāpi na syādbhuvane sukhāya | tataḥ svasaṃketavidhiṃ jano'yaṃ vismṛtya nidrāmabhajatsukhena

Abandoning the forest out of fear of fire, the lotus-plant entered the water for the sake of ease; there it is burned by the fire of frost. If such is one's karma, it cannot be otherwise.

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PdP 7 5.155

वनं परित्यज्य कृशानुभीत्या जलं प्रविष्टा नलिनी सुखार्थम् । संदह्यते तत्र हिमानलेन यद्यस्य कर्म न तदन्यथा स्यात्

vanaṃ parityajya kṛśānubhītyā jalaṃ praviṣṭā nalinī sukhārtham | saṃdahyate tatra himānalena yadyasya karma na tadanyathā syāt

Let people recite the whole body of scripture beginning with the Vedas, let them indeed perform service to kings, let them accomplish fierce austerity day after day — even so, Fortune does not attend upon the utterly luckless man.

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PdP 7 5.156

वेदादिशास्त्रमखिलं प्रपठंतु लोकाः कुर्वंतु नामक्षितिपालसेवाम् । उग्रं तपः प्रतिदिवं प्रतिसाधयंतु न श्रीस्तथापि च भजत्यतिभाग्यहीनम्

vedādiśāstramakhilaṃ prapaṭhaṃtu lokāḥ kurvaṃtu nāmakṣitipālasevām | ugraṃ tapaḥ pratidivaṃ pratisādhayaṃtu na śrīstathāpi ca bhajatyatibhāgyahīnam

Sorrows and joys stand above one's head; others come by force at another time, O best of the good.

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PdP 7 5.157

मस्तकोपरि तिष्ठंति दुःखानि च सुखानि च । अन्यकाले समायान्ति हठादन्यानि सत्तम

mastakopari tiṣṭhaṃti duḥkhāni ca sukhāni ca | anyakāle samāyānti haṭhādanyāni sattama

Seeing Mādhava asleep and a partaker of sorrow, Praceṣṭa, who knew of the tryst of those two, fell to thinking.

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PdP 7 5.158

निद्रावंतं समालोक्य माधवं दुःखभागिनम् । प्रचेष्टश्चिंतयामास जानन्संकेतमेतयोः

nidrāvaṃtaṃ samālokya mādhavaṃ duḥkhabhāginam | praceṣṭaściṃtayāmāsa jānansaṃketametayoḥ

Shame on this prince! Deluded by the illusion of fate, forgetting his own tryst, he has got hold of sleep and indulges in it.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

PdP 7 5.159

धिगस्त्वमुं राजपुत्रं दैवमायाविमोहितः । विस्मृत्य निजसंकेतं निद्रां संप्राप्य सेवते

dhigastvamuṃ rājaputraṃ daivamāyāvimohitaḥ | vismṛtya nijasaṃketaṃ nidrāṃ saṃprāpya sevate

This maiden has come with difficulty, and is now near the bridegroom. What will happen? The tryst, such as it was, goes to no purpose before (my) eyes.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 7 5.160

असौ दुःखागता कन्या वरस्य निकटेऽधुना । किं भवेन्नयने तादृक्संकेतं याति निष्फलम्

asau duḥkhāgatā kanyā varasya nikaṭe'dhunā | kiṃ bhavennayane tādṛksaṃketaṃ yāti niṣphalam

You stay here, evil-doer, indulging in sleep upon your head! By me, mounting the horse, that fair-limbed woman must be fetched.

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PdP 7 5.161

तिष्ठ त्वं वै पापकर्मन्निद्रां संसेव्य मस्तके । मया हयं समारुह्य नेतव्या सा वराङ्गना

tiṣṭha tvaṃ vai pāpakarmannidrāṃ saṃsevya mastake | mayā hayaṃ samāruhya netavyā sā varāṅganā

And thus one gains with joy a jewel of a maiden and (also) the hard-to-get jewel. Then what use is there in serving this dull-witted Mādhava?

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PdP 7 5.162

कन्यारत्नं च रत्नं च मुदा प्राप्नोति दुर्ल्लभम् । तदा किं सेवया कार्यं माधवस्यास्य दुर्मतेः

kanyāratnaṃ ca ratnaṃ ca mudā prāpnoti durllabham | tadā kiṃ sevayā kāryaṃ mādhavasyāsya durmateḥ

Service to kings is rendered with all one's heart for the sake of wealth; but if that is obtained of itself, and joyfully, then what need of the pain of service?

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PdP 7 5.163

धनार्थं क्रियते सेवा सर्वभावेन भूभुजाम् । तच्चेन्मुदा स्वयं प्राप्तं सेवादुःखेन किं तदा

dhanārthaṃ kriyate sevā sarvabhāvena bhūbhujām | taccenmudā svayaṃ prāptaṃ sevāduḥkhena kiṃ tadā

Having thought thus, Praceṣṭa mounted the horse and went by the path of the sky to where that princess was.

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PdP 7 5.164

प्रचेष्ट इति संचिंत्य समारुह्य तुरंगमम् । सा राजकन्या यत्रास्ते ययौ तत्र नभः पथा

praceṣṭa iti saṃciṃtya samāruhya turaṃgamam | sā rājakanyā yatrāste yayau tatra nabhaḥ pathā

Having circled the bridegroom to the right, remembering her own agreement, she raised her left hand and stood before the Vidyādhara.

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PdP 7 5.165

वरं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य स्मरंती समयं स्वकम् । वामहस्तं समुद्धृत्य तस्थौ विद्याधराग्रतः

varaṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya smaraṃtī samayaṃ svakam | vāmahastaṃ samuddhṛtya tasthau vidyādharāgrataḥ

Holding that maiden by the hand, the mighty Praceṣṭa, with the greatest speed, seated her on the back of that horse.

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PdP 7 5.166

हस्ते विधृत्य तां कन्यां प्रचेष्टोऽतिजवेन सः । पृष्ठे निवेशयामास सप्तेस्तस्य महाबलः

haste vidhṛtya tāṃ kanyāṃ praceṣṭo'tijavena saḥ | pṛṣṭhe niveśayāmāsa saptestasya mahābalaḥ

Taking that princess (he went to) the very lovely city of Kāñcī; then, seeing it, Praceṣṭa, filled with great haste,

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PdP 7 5.167

तां राजपुत्रीमादाय पुरीं कांचीं सुशोभनाम् । तामथासौ समालोक्य प्रचेष्टोऽतित्वरान्वितः

tāṃ rājaputrīmādāya purīṃ kāṃcīṃ suśobhanām | tāmathāsau samālokya praceṣṭo'titvarānvitaḥ

spoke, stroking her hand, his inner fear now gone. Praceṣṭa said: This city named Kāñcī, standing on the shore amid the sea —

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PdP 7 5.168

उवाच प्रवहन्पाणिं नष्टमानससाध्वसः । प्रचेष्ट उवाच- समुद्रांतरतीरस्थां कांचीं नाम पुरीमिमाम्

uvāca pravahanpāṇiṃ naṣṭamānasasādhvasaḥ | praceṣṭa uvāca- samudrāṃtaratīrasthāṃ kāṃcīṃ nāma purīmimām

look at it, famed everywhere, bestowing every happiness on people. Here there is no fear either of that hero Mādhava or of the Vidyādhara,

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PdP 7 5.169

पश्य सर्वत्र विख्यातां जनसर्वसुखप्रदाम् । अत्र माधववीरस्य तस्य विद्याधरस्य वा

paśya sarvatra vikhyātāṃ janasarvasukhapradām | atra mādhavavīrasya tasya vidyādharasya vā

Look at (this city), renowned everywhere, giving all happiness to people. Here, of that hero Mādhava, or of that Vidyādhara,

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PdP 7 5.170

कस्यापि च भयं नास्ति पश्य चन्द्रनिभानने । मच्चित्तेंधनसंलग्नां कामानलशिखावलिम्

kasyāpi ca bhayaṃ nāsti paśya candranibhānane | maccitteṃdhanasaṃlagnāṃ kāmānalaśikhāvalim

“And there is no fear from anyone. Look, O moon-faced one, at the row of flames of love's fire that has caught hold of the fuel of my heart —

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PdP 7 5.171

कुचकुंभकरैः सिद्धं निर्वाणं देहि सुंदरि । त्वच्चारुमुखपद्मेऽस्मिन्मन्मुखभ्रमरोऽधुना

kucakuṃbhakaraiḥ siddhaṃ nirvāṇaṃ dehi suṃdari | tvaccārumukhapadme'sminmanmukhabhramaro'dhunā

give (it) an extinguishing accomplished by the water-jar-hands of your breasts, O lovely one. On this lotus of your fair face the bee of my mouth now

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PdP 7 5.172

इच्छेत्पातुं मधून्यत्र काऽज्ञाते तिष्ठति प्रिये । त्वच्चारुगात्रसंस्पर्शाच्छरैस्तुदति मां स्मरः

icchetpātuṃ madhūnyatra kā'jñāte tiṣṭhati priye | tvaccārugātrasaṃsparśāccharaistudati māṃ smaraḥ

would wish to drink the honey — who is it, beloved, that stands unaware? From the touch of your fair body Kāma pierces me with his arrows.

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PdP 7 5.173

त्राहि त्राहि प्रिये त्राहि तवास्मि शरणं गतः । इति ब्रुवंतं तं मूढमभिवीक्ष्य वरांगना

trāhi trāhi priye trāhi tavāsmi śaraṇaṃ gataḥ | iti bruvaṃtaṃ taṃ mūḍhamabhivīkṣya varāṃganā

Save me, save me, beloved, save me — I have come to you for refuge!” Looking at that fool as he spoke thus, the lovely woman,

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PdP 7 5.174

शोकाग्नितप्तसर्वाङ्गी चिंतयामास चेतसा । अयं मूढो दुष्टचेष्टः प्रचेष्टो नाम वेधसा

śokāgnitaptasarvāṅgī ciṃtayāmāsa cetasā | ayaṃ mūḍho duṣṭaceṣṭaḥ praceṣṭo nāma vedhasā

all her limbs scorched by the fire of grief, thought in her mind: “This fool of evil conduct, Praceṣṭa by name, has by the Creator

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PdP 7 5.175

लिखितः किं ललाटे मे यन्मया हा हतास्म्यहम् । क्व माता क्व च मे तातः क्व च विद्याधरो वरः

likhitaḥ kiṃ lalāṭe me yanmayā hā hatāsmyaham | kva mātā kva ca me tātaḥ kva ca vidyādharo varaḥ

been written on my forehead — is that it? — that by me... alas, I am destroyed! Where is my mother, where my father, and where the excellent Vidyādhara?

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PdP 7 5.176

अनेनाहं समानीता धिगस्तु घटनां विधेः । अलं लोकाः प्रकुर्वंति गर्वं जगति सर्वदा

anenāhaṃ samānītā dhigastu ghaṭanāṃ vidheḥ | alaṃ lokāḥ prakurvaṃti garvaṃ jagati sarvadā

By him I have been carried off. Fie upon fate's contriving! In vain do people in this world always indulge in pride;

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PdP 7 5.177

वेत्ति च्छेतुं गर्ववृक्षं विधाता घटनासिना । तथापि विपदे धैर्यं निर्भयत्वं च तत्परम्

vetti cchetuṃ garvavṛkṣaṃ vidhātā ghaṭanāsinā | tathāpi vipade dhairyaṃ nirbhayatvaṃ ca tatparam

the Creator knows how to cut down the tree of pride with the sword of his contriving. Even so, in misfortune, firmness, and fearlessness, and beyond that

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PdP 7 5.178

उपायाश्चेति चत्वारः प्रशस्या दीर्घदर्शिभिः । इत्यालोक्य हृदा कन्या वचोभिः कोमलाक्षरैः

upāyāśceti catvāraḥ praśasyā dīrghadarśibhiḥ | ityālokya hṛdā kanyā vacobhiḥ komalākṣaraiḥ

the four expedients — these are commended by the far-sighted.” Having thus reflected in her heart, the girl, with words of gentle syllables,

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PdP 7 5.179

प्रचेष्टं प्रत्युवाचासौ सर्वकार्यविचक्षणा । सुलोचनोवाच। दृढं कुरु मनो वीर कन्याहमविवाहिता

praceṣṭaṃ pratyuvācāsau sarvakāryavicakṣaṇā | sulocanovāca| dṛḍhaṃ kuru mano vīra kanyāhamavivāhitā

answered Praceṣṭa, she being skilled in all matters. Sulocanā said: “Make your mind firm, hero; I am an unmarried maiden.

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PdP 7 5.180

मां समालिङ्ग्य मोहेन कथं यास्यसि दुर्मते । शास्त्रोक्तविधिना वीर विवाहेन गृहाण माम्

māṃ samāliṅgya mohena kathaṃ yāsyasi durmate | śāstroktavidhinā vīra vivāhena gṛhāṇa mām

Having embraced me in your infatuation, how will you go away, O evil-minded one? By marriage, according to the rule stated in the scriptures, hero, take me.

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PdP 7 5.181

तव सेवां करिष्यामि दासीवत्कोऽत्र संशयः । त्वं मे प्राणाश्च मित्रश्च भूषणं बांधवस्तथा

tava sevāṃ kariṣyāmi dāsīvatko'tra saṃśayaḥ | tvaṃ me prāṇāśca mitraśca bhūṣaṇaṃ bāṃdhavastathā

I will do you service like a slave-woman — what doubt is there of that? You are my life-breath, my friend, my ornament and my kinsman.

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PdP 7 5.182

अनन्यगतयो नार्यो भवान्नीतिमवैति किम् । विवाहयोग्यवस्तूनि विवाहार्थं समानय

ananyagatayo nāryo bhavānnītimavaiti kim | vivāhayogyavastūni vivāhārthaṃ samānaya

Women have no other recourse — does your honour not know proper conduct? Bring together the things fit for a wedding, for the sake of the wedding,

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PdP 7 5.183

मत्पाणिग्रहणं शीघ्रं कुरु जाड्यंगृहीति च । अंतर्दृढं बहिः श्लक्ष्णं बदरीफलवद्वचः

matpāṇigrahaṇaṃ śīghraṃ kuru jāḍyaṃgṛhīti ca | aṃtardṛḍhaṃ bahiḥ ślakṣṇaṃ badarīphalavadvacaḥ

and quickly take my hand in marriage; give up your dullness.” Her speech, firm within and smooth without, like a jujube fruit,

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PdP 7 5.184

आकर्ण्य तस्या मूढोऽसौ परमां प्रीतिमाययौ । तुरंगमं च तां कन्यां संस्थाप्यैकत्र दुर्मतिः

ākarṇya tasyā mūḍho'sau paramāṃ prītimāyayau | turaṃgamaṃ ca tāṃ kanyāṃ saṃsthāpyaikatra durmatiḥ

that fool, on hearing it, came to the highest delight; and the evil-minded one, having left the horse and that girl together in one place,

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PdP 7 5.185

करकंकणमादाय तस्यास्तत्पुरमाययौ । ततः सा चिंतयामास विधिं नूनं प्रशस्यतम्

karakaṃkaṇamādāya tasyāstatpuramāyayau | tataḥ sā ciṃtayāmāsa vidhiṃ nūnaṃ praśasyatam

took a bracelet from her hand and went off to his city. Then she thought Fate surely most praiseworthy,

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PdP 7 5.186

यत आवां परित्यज्य मूढोऽसौ हर्षितो ययौ । किं कर्तव्यं क्व गंतव्यं क्व स्थातव्यं मयाधुना

yata āvāṃ parityajya mūḍho'sau harṣito yayau | kiṃ kartavyaṃ kva gaṃtavyaṃ kva sthātavyaṃ mayādhunā

since that fool had left the two of us and gone off rejoicing. “What is to be done? Where am I to go? Where should I now stay?

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PdP 7 5.187

अतिसंकटकार्येस्मिन्निस्तारो मे भवेत्कथम् । यदाहमत्र तिष्ठमि किं वदिष्यंति ते तदा

atisaṃkaṭakāryesminnistāro me bhavetkatham | yadāhamatra tiṣṭhami kiṃ vadiṣyaṃti te tadā

In this most dire situation how could there be deliverance for me? If I remain here, what will they then say?

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PdP 7 5.188

पुण्यतीर्थं समासाद्य परत्र जन्मकाम्यया । पंचतां प्रतियास्यामि सापि श्रेयस्करी यतः

puṇyatīrthaṃ samāsādya paratra janmakāmyayā | paṃcatāṃ pratiyāsyāmi sāpi śreyaskarī yataḥ

Reaching a holy ford, out of desire for (a good) birth in the next world, I shall go to my death — for that too brings welfare.

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PdP 7 5.189

मद्वियोगादयं मूढो न विद्याधर माधवौ । जीविष्यंति त्रयोप्येते क्षणमात्रमपि स्मरन्

madviyogādayaṃ mūḍho na vidyādhara mādhavau | jīviṣyaṃti trayopyete kṣaṇamātramapi smaran

Through separation from me this fool, and the Vidyādhara and Mādhava — all three of them will not live even for a moment, remembering (me).

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PdP 7 5.190

मयि स्थितायामेतेषां भवेज्जीवनरक्षणम् । मृतायामपि यास्यंति त्रयोऽप्येते तु पंचताम्

mayi sthitāyāmeteṣāṃ bhavejjīvanarakṣaṇam | mṛtāyāmapi yāsyaṃti trayo'pyete tu paṃcatām

"While I remain (alive), their lives will be preserved; but if I die, these three too will meet death."

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PdP 7 5.191

मामुद्दिश्य यदा प्राणाः यक्ष्यंते तेऽत्र मे जनाः । भविष्यामि तदा नूनमहं तद्वधभागिनी

māmuddiśya yadā prāṇāḥ yakṣyaṃte te'tra me janāḥ | bhaviṣyāmi tadā nūnamahaṃ tadvadhabhāginī

"When these people of mine here give up their life-breaths on my account, then surely I shall become one who shares in their killing."

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 7 5.192

इदानीं पुण्यतीर्थेषु यष्टव्यो भगवान्हरिः । तस्मिन्प्रसन्ने भद्रं मे सर्वमेव भविष्यति

idānīṃ puṇyatīrtheṣu yaṣṭavyo bhagavānhariḥ | tasminprasanne bhadraṃ me sarvameva bhaviṣyati

"Now the Lord Hari is to be worshipped with sacrifice at the holy fords; when he is pleased, everything will be well for me."

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PdP 7 5.193

प्राणेषु च विनष्टेषु सर्वमेव विनश्यति । तेषु स्थितेषु सकलं स्तोकस्तोकेन सिध्यति

prāṇeṣu ca vinaṣṭeṣu sarvameva vinaśyati | teṣu sthiteṣu sakalaṃ stokastokena sidhyati

"And when the life-breaths are destroyed, everything is destroyed; while they remain, everything is accomplished little by little."

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PdP 7 5.194

निशावशिष्टा नलिनी हिमाकरे दूरीकृते चण्डकरेण भास्वता । सुगन्धपुष्पप्रकरोऽतिसुंदरी नाप्नोति किं भृंगवरस्य संगमम्

niśāvaśiṣṭā nalinī himākare dūrīkṛte caṇḍakareṇa bhāsvatā | sugandhapuṣpaprakaro'tisuṃdarī nāpnoti kiṃ bhṛṃgavarasya saṃgamam

"When the moon has been driven far off by the fierce-rayed shining sun, does the lotus-plant that has survived the night, most lovely with its mass of fragrant flowers, not attain union with the best of bees?"

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PdP 7 5.195

हृदा विचिंत्येति वरांगना सा सप्तिं समारुह्य महाजवं तम् । तप्तुं तपः सागरविष्णुपत्न्योर्जगाम विज्ञोत्तमसंगमाय

hṛdā viciṃtyeti varāṃganā sā saptiṃ samāruhya mahājavaṃ tam | taptuṃ tapaḥ sāgaraviṣṇupatnyorjagāma vijñottamasaṃgamāya

Having thus reflected in her heart, that excellent woman mounted that very swift horse and went to the confluence of the ocean and Viṣṇu's wife (the Gaṅgā) to practise austerity, for the sake of union with the best of the wise.

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PdP 7 5.196

तस्मिन्क्षेत्रवरे पुण्ये गङ्गासागरसंगमे । वसेद्राजा सुषेणाख्यः सोमवंशसमुद्भवः

tasminkṣetravare puṇye gaṅgāsāgarasaṃgame | vasedrājā suṣeṇākhyaḥ somavaṃśasamudbhavaḥ

In that excellent, holy region at the meeting of the Gaṅgā and the ocean there dwelt, (she had heard,) a king named Suṣeṇa, sprung from the lunar line.

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PdP 7 5.197

गंतुं तस्य सभां राज्ञश्चेतसा सा व्यचिंतयत् । मया युवत्या कर्तव्यं कथं भूपालदर्शनम्

gaṃtuṃ tasya sabhāṃ rājñaścetasā sā vyaciṃtayat | mayā yuvatyā kartavyaṃ kathaṃ bhūpāladarśanam

To go to the assembly of that king, she pondered in her mind: "How is a sight of the king to be managed by me, a young woman?"

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PdP 7 5.198

अधिवासनसूत्राणि सदूर्वाणि भुजे मम । कन्याहं तुरगारूढा युवती संगवर्जिता

adhivāsanasūtrāṇi sadūrvāṇi bhuje mama | kanyāhaṃ turagārūḍhā yuvatī saṃgavarjitā

"On my arm are the consecration threads together with dūrvā grass; I am an unmarried girl, mounted on a horse, a young woman untouched by union (with a man)."

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PdP 7 5.199

चारित्रं मामकं नूनं मनोविस्मयकारकम् । आत्मानं गोपयित्वाहं यास्यामि नृपतेः सभाम्

cāritraṃ māmakaṃ nūnaṃ manovismayakārakam | ātmānaṃ gopayitvāhaṃ yāsyāmi nṛpateḥ sabhām

"My conduct is surely such as to astonish the mind. Concealing myself, I shall go to the king's assembly."

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PdP 7 5.200

इन्द्रजालप्रभावेण सा भूत्वा पुरुषाकृतिः । प्रविवेश सभां राज्ञः सुधर्मामिव जैमिने २०० 7.5.

indrajālaprabhāveṇa sā bhūtvā puruṣākṛtiḥ | praviveśa sabhāṃ rājñaḥ sudharmāmiva jaimine 200 7.5.

By the power of magic illusion she took on the form of a man and entered the king's assembly, as (one enters) the Sudharmā hall, O Jaimini.

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PdP 7 5.201

तं सपन्नमिवायांतं शक्तिहस्तं हयासनम् । स्वयं पप्रच्छ भूपालः कस्त्वं कुत इहागतः

taṃ sapannamivāyāṃtaṃ śaktihastaṃ hayāsanam | svayaṃ papraccha bhūpālaḥ kastvaṃ kuta ihāgataḥ

As he came in, spear in hand, seated on a horse, like a winged being, the king himself asked him: "Who are you? Whence have you come here?"

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 7 5.202

तस्यैतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सा कन्या पुरुषाकृतिः । प्रणम्योवाच राजानं सुहृदं सज्जनाश्रयम्

tasyaitadvacanaṃ śrutvā sā kanyā puruṣākṛtiḥ | praṇamyovāca rājānaṃ suhṛdaṃ sajjanāśrayam

Hearing this speech of his, that maiden in the form of a man bowed and spoke to the king, who was kindly and a refuge of good people.

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PdP 7 5.203

देव वीरवरो नाम पुत्रोऽहं पृथिवीपतेः । वर्तनाय समायातस्त्वद्राज्यं प्रति संप्रति

deva vīravaro nāma putro'haṃ pṛthivīpateḥ | vartanāya samāyātastvadrājyaṃ prati saṃprati

"Your Majesty, I am named Vīravara, the son of a lord of the earth; I have now come to your kingdom to seek a livelihood."

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PdP 7 5.204

यद्यत्कार्यमसाध्यं स्यात्तदेव साधयाम्यहम् । मयि स्थिते न मद्भर्त्तुः कुत्रापि स्यात्पराजयः

yadyatkāryamasādhyaṃ syāttadeva sādhayāmyaham | mayi sthite na madbharttuḥ kutrāpi syātparājayaḥ

"Whatever task may be unachievable, that very one I accomplish; while I am there, my master will nowhere suffer defeat."

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