pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: मुहुरुत्पतते बाला मुहुः पतति विह्वला। मुहुरालीयते भीता मुहुः क्रोशति रोदिति॥
English: At times the youthful princess would stand up suddenly. At other times she would sink down bewildered. Now she would conceal herself alarmed and the next moment, she would cry and wail aloud.
Sanskrit: अतीव शोकसंतप्ता मुहुनि:श्वस्य विह्वला। उवाच भैमी निःश्वस्य रुदत्यथ पतिव्रता॥
English: Then the chaste daughter of Bhima, bewildered and afflicted with heavy grief and sighing again and again, spoke weeping:
Sanskrit: यस्याभिशापाद् दुःखार्तो दुःखं विन्दति नैषधः। तस्य भूतस्य नो दुःखाद् दुःखमप्यधिकं भवेत्॥
English: ‘May that being suffer grief greater than ours, through whose curse the afflicted king of the Nishadhas bear this woc!'
Sanskrit: अपापचेतसं पापो य एवं कृतवान् नलम्। तस्माद् दुःखतरं प्राप्य जीवत्वसुखजीविकाम्॥
English: May that sinful wretch, who has reduced Nala of pious heart into this plight, live a more miserable life than his (Nala's) own, fraught with such greater woes.'
Sanskrit: एवं तु विलपन्ती सा राज्ञो भार्या महात्मनः। अन्वेषमाणा भर्तारं वने श्वापदसेविते॥ उन्मत्तवद् भीमसुता विलपन्ती इतस्ततः। हा हा राजनिति मुहुरितश्चेतश्चधावति॥
English: Thus bewailing, the consort of that highsouled monarch began to search her dear lord in that forest, infested with wild beasts. Thus continuously lamenting, the daughter of Bhima ran hither and thither like an insane person, crying aloud, 'alas alas O king.'
Sanskrit: तां क्रन्दमानामत्यर्थं कुररीमिव वाशतीम्। करुणं बहु शोचन्तीं विलपन्तीं मुहुर्मुहुः सहसाभ्यागतां भैमीमभ्याशपरिवर्तिनीम्। जग्राहाजगरो ग्राहो महाकायः क्षुधान्वितः॥
English: As she was crying aloud and bitterly lamenting like a female osprey, grieving profusely in piteous words and bewailing again and again, a huge and hungry serpent suddenly scized the daughter of Bhima, who camc and rolled near it.
Sanskrit: सा ग्रस्यमाना ग्राहेण शोकेन च परिप्लुता। नात्मानं शोचति तथा यथा शोचति नैषधम्॥
English: Being devoured by the monster and swelling with sorrow, she grieved not so much for herself, as for the king of the Nishadhas.
Sanskrit: हा नाथ मामिह वने ग्रस्यामानामनाथवत्। ग्राहेणानेन विजने किमर्थं नानुधावसि॥
English: 'O lord! why do you not run after me, seeing that I am swallowed by this huge serpent like one helpless, in this desolate wilderness?
Sanskrit: कथं भविष्यसि पुनर्मामनुस्मृत्य नैषधा कथं भवाञ्जगामाद्य मामुत्सृज्य वने प्रभो॥
English: O king of the Nishadhas! how will you live, when you shall remember me (when I am gone)? O master! how have you gone away today forsaking me in the woods?
Sanskrit: पापान्मुक्तः पुनर्लब्ध्वा बुद्धिं चेतोधनानि च। श्रान्तस्य ते क्षुधार्तस्य परिग्लानस्य नैषध। कः श्रमं राजशार्दूल नाशयिष्यति तेऽनघ॥
English: How will you live without me, when liberated from your curse, you will regain your mind, senses and wealth? O lord of the Nishadhas! O sinless one! O foremost of kings! who will remove your fatigue when you will be worn out with toil, oppressed with hunger and depressed with grief?'
Sanskrit: ततः कश्चिन्मृगव्याधो विचरन् गहने वने। आक्रन्दमानां संश्रुत्य जवेनाभिससार ह॥
English: Then a hunter who was roaming in the deep forest, hearing the sound of her loud wailing's speedily came near her.
Sanskrit: तां तु दृष्ट्वा तथा ग्रस्तामुरगेणायतेक्षणाम्। त्वरमाणो मृगव्याधः समभिक्रम्य वेगतः॥ मुखतः पाटयामास शस्त्रेण निशितेन च। निर्विचेष्टं भुजङ्गं तं विशस्य मृगजीवनः॥ मोक्षयित्वा स तां व्याधः प्रक्षाल्य सलिलेन ह। समाश्वास्य कृताहारामथ पप्रच्छ भारत॥
English: The hunter, who live upon the proceeds of hunting, seeing that large-eyed one swallowed up by a serpent, came up with haste and speed and dispatching that inert snake with a sharpedged weapon, tore it open from its mouth. Then O Bharata! the hunter freeing her from the coils of the serpent and washing her with water and consoling her, asked her when she had taken some food.
Sanskrit: कस्य त्वं मृगशावाक्षि कथं चाभ्यागता वनम्। कथं चेदं महत् कृच्छ्रे प्राप्तवत्यसि भाविनि॥
English: 'O you having cyes like those of a young gazelle! whose are you! Why also have you entered into this forest? O handsome one! how have you fallen in this great predicament?'
Sanskrit: दमयन्ती तथा तेन पृच्छ्यमाना विशाम्यते। सर्वमेतद् यथावृत्तमाचचक्षेऽस्य भारत॥
English: O lord of your people! O descendant of Bharata's race! thus questioned by him, Damayanti, related unto him precisely, all that had occurred.
Sanskrit: तामर्धवस्त्रसंवीतां पीनश्रोणिपोधराम्। सुकुमारानवद्याडी पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाम्॥ अरालपक्ष्मनयनां तथा मधुरभाषिणीम्। लक्षयित्वा मृगव्याधः कामस्य वशमीयिवान्॥
English: The huntsman, seeing her, covered with half a piece of a cloth, with heaving breasts and shapely lips, with delicate and faultless limbs, with countenance resembling the full moon, with cyes furnished with graceful eye-lashes and with words very pleasing, was made the slave of the god of love.
Sanskrit: तामेवं श्लक्ष्णया वाचा लुब्धको मृदुपूर्वया। सान्त्वयामास कामार्तस्तदबुध्यत भाविनी॥
English: Inflamed with lust, the hunter comforted her mildly and in smooth words. But the graceful Damayanti soon saw through his purposes.
Sanskrit: दमयन्त्यपि तं दुष्टमुपलभ्य पतिव्रता। तीव्ररोषसमाविष्टा प्रजज्वालेव मन्युना॥
English: The chaste Damayanti then understanding the intentions of this evil-minded one, possessed with fierce rage, seemed to blaze forth in anger.
Sanskrit: स तु पायमतिः क्षुद्रः प्रधर्षयितुमातुरः। दुर्धर्षां तर्कयामासा दीप्तामग्निशिखामिव॥
English: That evil minded one, having waxed irascible and fired with desire, endeavoured to insult her (by force) who was unconquerable even as a flame of blazing fire.
Sanskrit: दमयन्ती तु दुःखार्ता पतिराज्यविनाकृता। अतीतवाक्पथे काले शशापैनं रुषान्विता॥
English: Then Damayanti afflicted with sorrow and deprived of her husband and kingdom, bursting with rage, cursed the huntsman when he had passed the limit of being checked by words.
Sanskrit: यद्यहं नैषधादन्यं मनसापि न चिन्तये। तथायं पततां क्षुद्रो परासुर्मुगजीवनः॥
English: 'If even in my mind I have never thought of any other person than the king of the Nishadhas, then let this puny one living by। hunting, fall down devoid of life.
Sanskrit: उक्तमात्रे त वचने तथा स मृगजीवनः। व्यसुः पपात मेदिन्यामग्निदग्ध इव दुमः॥
English: No sooner did she utter these words, than that one subsisting on chase, fell down dead on the ground, even as a tree consumed by fire.
Sanskrit: बृहदश्व उवाच सा निहत्य मृगव्याधं प्रतस्थे कमलेक्षणा। वनं प्रतिभयं शून्यं झिल्लिकागणनादितम्॥
English: Brihadashva said: Thus having slain the huntsman she, of eyes resembling lotus leaves, entered deeper and deeper into that desolate and dreadful forest, echoing with the jingling of crickets.
Sanskrit: सिंहद्वीपिरुरुव्याघ्रमहिषर्क्षगणैर्युतम्। नानापक्षिगणाकीर्णं म्लेच्छतस्करसेवितम्॥
English: That forest full of lions, leopards, Rurus tigers, buffaloes, bear and deer; swarming with various kinds of birds; inhabited by robbers and low hybrid tribes.
Sanskrit: शालवेणुधवाश्वत्थतिन्दुकेगदकिंशुकैः। अर्जुनारिष्टसंछन्नं स्यन्दनैश्च सशाल्मलैः॥ जम्ब्वाम्रलोध्रखदिरसालवेत्रसमाकुलम्। पद्मकामलकप्लक्षकदम्बोदुम्बरावृतम्॥ बदरीबिल्वसंछन्नं न्यग्रोधैश्च समाकुलम्। प्रियालतालखर्जूरहरीतकबिभीतकैः॥
English: Containing Salas bamboos, Dhabas, Asavathas. Tindukas Ingudas Kinsukas, Arjunas, Aristhas Sundanas together with Salmalas; abounding in Tumbus, mango trees, Lodras the catechu, the cane and Salas; overgrown with Padmakas, Amlakas, Plakhas, Kadamvas, Uduinvaras; covered with Badaris, Vilvas and banians, Piyalas, palms, date-trees, Haritakis and Vivitakas.
Sanskrit: नानाधानुशतैर्नद्धान् विविधानपि चाचलान्। निकुञ्जान् परिसंघुष्टान् दरीश्चाद्भुतदर्शनाः॥
English: She (Damayanti) saw, many mountains containing mines of different kinds of metals, groves singing with the notes of birds; many valleys of beautiful sight.
Sanskrit: नदीः सरांसि वापीश्च विविधांश्च मृगद्विजान्। सा बहून् भीमरूपांश्च पिशाचोरगराक्षसान्॥ पल्वलानि तडागानि गिरिकूटानि सर्वशः। सरितो निर्झराश्चैव ददर्शाद्भुतदर्शनान्॥
English: Many rivers, lakes, expanses of water and various kinds of birds and beasts; large number of serpents, Rakshasas and goblins of frightful figures; and pools, tanks, mountain-peaks on all sides; and streams and cataracts of picturesque appearance.
Sanskrit: यूथशो ददृशे चात्र विदर्भाधिपनन्दिनी। महिषांश्च वराहांश्च ऋक्षांश्च वनपन्नगान्॥ तेजसा यशसा लक्ष्म्या स्थित्या च परया युता। वैदर्भी विचरत्येका नलमन्वेषती तदा॥
English: There the daughter of the king of the Vidharbhas, saw, herd after herd, of buffaloes, boars and bears and numberless wild snakes. Possessed of energy, glory, beauty and high dignity, the princess of the Vidharbhas then began to roam alone in that wilderness, in quest of Nala.
Sanskrit: नाबिभ्यत् सा नृपसुता भैमी तत्राथ कस्यचित्। दारुणामटवीं प्राप्य भर्तृव्यसनपीडिता॥
English: Afflicted at her husband's calamity and having entered into that fearful forest, that princess, the daughter of Bhima, was not afraid of anything.
Sanskrit: विदर्भतनया राजन् विललाप सुदुःखिता। भर्तृशोकपरीताङ्गी शिलातलमथाश्रिता॥
English: O King! the royal daughter of the king of the Vidharbhas, seating herself down on the surface of a stone, greatly aggrieved and with her limbs trembling with sorrow for her husband, thus lamented.
Sanskrit: दमयन्त्युवाच व्यूढोरस्क महाबाहो नैषधानां जनाधिप। क्व नु राजन् गतोऽस्यद्य विसृज्यविजने वने॥ अश्वमेधादिभिर्वीर क्रतुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणैः। कथमिष्ट्वा नरव्याघ्र मयि मिथ्या प्रवर्तसे॥
English: Damayanti said “O you of expanded breast! O you of long arms! O protector of the Nishadha people! O king! whither have you gone today forsaking me in this desolate wilderness? O hero! O foremost of men! it does not behove you, who have performed the horse-sacrifice and various other sacrifices accompanied by profuse Dakshinas, to play false with myself.
Sanskrit: यत् त्वयोक्तं नरश्रेष्ठ तत् समक्षं महाद्युते। स्मर्तुमर्हसि कल्याणा वचनं पार्थिवर्षभ॥
English: O foremost of men! O auspicious one! O your of blazing lustre! O excellent of kings! you ought to remember the words you did utter in my presence.
Sanskrit: यच्चोक्तं विहगैर्हसैः समीपे तव भूभिप। मत्समक्षं यदुक्तं च तदवेक्षितुमर्हसि॥
English: O ruler of earth! you ought also to remember what the sky-ranging swans said before you and also what they declared before me.
Sanskrit: चत्वार एकतो वेदाः साङ्गोपाङ्गाः सविस्तराः। स्वधीता मनुजव्याघ्र सत्यमेकं किलैकतः॥
English: O foremost of men! surely the performance of one single promise on one side, weighs equal with the study of the four Vedas in all their extent and the Angas and Upangas taken together, on the other.
Sanskrit: तस्मादर्हसि शत्रुघ्न सत्यं कर्तुं नरेश्वर। उक्तवानसि यद् वीर मत्सकाशे पुरा वचः॥
English: "Therefore, O slayer of your adversaries! O lord of men! O brave one! you ought to fulfill your promise, that you did make before, in my presence.
Sanskrit: हा वीर नल नामाहं नष्टा किल तवानघा अस्यामटव्यां घोरायां किं मां न प्रतिभाषसे॥
English: Alas O hero! O Nala! verily am I done for in this wood, although I belong to you. O sinless one! wherefore do you not answer me lost in this dreary forest?
Sanskrit: कर्षयत्येष मां रौद्रो व्यात्तास्यो दारुणाकृतिः। अरण्यराट् क्षुधाविष्टः किं मां न त्रातुमर्हसि॥
English: This fearful sylvan sovereign, of expanded jaws and frightful figure and oppressed with hunger, is distressing me. Do it not befit you to save me?
Sanskrit: न मे त्वदन्या काचिद्धि प्रियास्तीत्यब्रवीः सदा। तामृतां कुरु कल्याण पुरोक्तां भारती नृप॥
English: You did always use to say, 'Except yourself, there is none dear unto me' O auspicious one! O king! prove the truth of that assertion you did make previously.
Sanskrit: उन्मत्तां विलपन्ती मां भार्यामिष्टां नराधिप। ईप्सितामीप्सितोऽसि त्वं किं मां न प्रतिभाषसे॥
English: O ruler of men! wherefore do you not answer me, your dear wife, raft of reason and bewailing you, although you love her and are loved in return?
Sanskrit: कृशां दीनां विवर्णां च मलिनां वसुधाधिय। वस्त्रार्धप्रावृतामेकां विलपन्तीमनाथवत॥ यूथभ्रष्टामिवैकां मां हरिणीं पृथुलोचन। न मानयसि मामार्य रुदन्तीमरिकर्शन॥
English: O monarch! O respected one, O repressor of your enemies! wherefore do you not behold me, O large-eyed one, lean, emaciated, distressed, discolored desolate, bewailing like one helpless, weeping, covered with one piece of cloth and resembling a lovely does strayed out of the herd.
Sanskrit: महाराज महारण्ये अहमेकाकिनी सती। दमयन्त्यभिभाषे त्वां किं मां न प्रतिभाषसे।॥
English: O mighty monarch! in this vast wilderness I, your best-loved Damayanti, now forlorn and forsaken, am calling out your name; why do you not answer me?
Sanskrit: कुलशीलोपसम्पन्न चारुसर्वाङ्गशोभन। नाद्य त्वां प्रतिपश्यामि गिरावस्मिन् नरोत्तम॥
English: O foremost of men! I do not find you, this day, on this mountain, who are possessed of a noble lineage and an excellent) character and shapely limbs enhancing your personal beauty.
Sanskrit: वने चास्मिन् महाघोरे सिंहव्याघ्रनिषेविते। शयानमुपविष्टं वा स्थितं वा निषधाधिय॥ प्रस्थितं वा नरश्रेष्ठ मम शोकविवर्धन। कं नु पृच्छामि दुःखार्ता त्वदर्थे शोककर्शिता॥
English: O ruler of the Nishadhas! O foremost of men! ( you who are adding to my grief in this fearful wilderness infested by lions and tigers, of whom shall I, woeful and distressed with grief on your account, enquire whether you are sitting or lying down or staying or gone?
Sanskrit: कच्चिद् दृष्टस्त्वयारण्ये संगत्येह नलो नृपः। को नु मे वाथ प्रष्टव्यो वनेऽस्मिन् प्रस्थितं नलम्॥
English: Whom shall I ask, 'Have you seen king Nala ranging in these woods? Of whom shall I enquire about the royal Nala lost in this wilderness?
Sanskrit: अभिरूपं महात्मानं परव्यूहविनाशनम्। यमन्वेषसि राजानं नलं पद्मनिभेक्षणम्॥ अयं स इति कस्याद्य श्रोष्यामि मधुरां गिरम्।
English: From whose lips shall I this day hear these honeyed words viz. 'That graceful and highsouled king Nala of eyes resembling lotus leaves, the slayer of hostile troops, in quest of whom you are wandering in this forest, is staying even here.'
Sanskrit: अरण्यराडयं श्रीमांश्चतुर्दष्ट्रो महाहनुः॥ शार्दूलोऽभिमुखोऽभ्येति व्रजाम्येनमशङ्किता। भवान् मृगाणामधिपस्त्वमस्मिन् कानने प्रभुः॥
English: Yonder come the handsome sovereign of the forests, the tiger having four teeth and protruding jaws. Even unto him shall I repair fearlessly. You are the lord of beasts. You are the king of this forest.
Sanskrit: विदर्भराजतनयां दमयन्तीति विद्धि माम्। निषधाधिपतेर्भार्यां नलस्यामित्रघातिनः॥
English: Damayanti said : Know me for Damayanti, the daughter of the king of the Vidharbhas and the wife of Nala the king of the Nishadhas and the slayer of his foes.
Sanskrit: पतिमन्वेषतीमेकां कृपणां शोककर्शिताम्। आश्वासय मृगेन्द्रेह यदि दृष्टस्त्वया नलः॥
English: O lord of animals! console me-who am, alone seeking my husband, distressed and woestricken-with the news of Nala if you have at all seen him.
Sanskrit: अथवा त्वं वनपते नलं यदि न शंससि। मां खादय मृगश्रेष्ठ दुःखादस्माद् विमोचय॥
English: O lord of this forest! on the other hand, if you know nothing of Nala, then, O foremost of animals, devour me up and thereby relieve me from this misery.'
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वारण्ये विलपितं न मामाश्वासयत्ययम्। यात्येतां स्वादुसलिलामापगां सागरंगमाम्॥
English: Hearing me bewailing in this wilderness, this forest king himself, is wending towards the rivulet containing tasteful water that is rolling towards the sea.
Sanskrit: इमं शिलोच्चयं पुण्यं शृङ्गैर्बहुभिरुच्छ्रितैः। विराजद्भिरिवानेकै कवणमनोरमैः॥
English: I shall now for the tidings of the kings, ask yonder king of mountains, adorned with various beautiful and many hued peaks reaching the skies.
Sanskrit: नानाधातुसमाकीर्णं विविधोपलभूषितम्। अस्यारण्यस्य महतः केतुभूतमिवोत्थितम्॥
English: Containing heaps of sacred rocks; replete with many kinds of metals; decked with diverse pieces of stones; flowing like streamer over this wide wilderness.
Sanskrit: सिंहशार्दूलमातङ्गवराह‘मृगायुतम्। पतत्रिभिर्बहुविधैः समन्तादनुनादितम्॥
English: Haunted by lions, tigers, elephants, boars, bears and deers; ringing on all sides with the notes of various kinds of birds.
Sanskrit: किंशुकाशोकबकुलपुन्नागैरुपशोभितम्। कर्णिकारधवप्लक्षैः सुपुष्पैरुपशोभितम्॥
English: The mountain graced with Kinsukas, Asokas, Bakulas and Tannagas; beautified with, Karnikaras Dhabas and Plakshas bearing blossoms.
Sanskrit: सरिद्भिः सविहङ्गाभिः शिखरैश्च समाकुलम्। गिरिराजमिमं तावत् पृच्छामि नृपतिं प्रति॥
English: The mountain abounding in rivers infested by water fowls; and decorated with crested summits. Now I ask about king Nala from the king of mountain.
Sanskrit: भगवनचलश्रेष्ठ दिव्यदर्शन विश्रुत्। शरण्य बहुकल्याण नमस्तेऽस्तु महीधर॥
English: Damayanti said : O mighty and foremost of mountains! O you of picturesque appearance! O highly famous hill! O you shelter (of the distressed)! O highly blessed hill! O you pillar of the Earth! I salute you.
Sanskrit: प्रणमाम्यभिगम्याहं राजपुत्रीं निबोध माम्। राज्ञः स्नुषां राजभार्यां दमयन्तीति विश्रुताम्॥
English: Approaching I bow down unto you. Know me for a kings' daughter, a king's daughter-inlaw, a king's wife and for Damayanti by name.
Sanskrit: राजा विदर्भाधिपति: पिता मम महारथः। भीमो नाम क्षितिपतिश्चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य रक्षिता॥
English: The royal Bhima, the ruler of the Vidharbhas, the great warrior, the lord of the Earth and the protector of the four different orders, is my sire.
Sanskrit: राजसूयाश्वमेधानां क्रतूनां दक्षिणावताम्। आहर्ता पार्थिवश्रेष्ठः पृथुचार्वञ्चितेक्षणः॥ ब्रह्मण्यः साधुवृत्तश्च सत्यवागनसूयकः। शीलवान् वीर्यसम्पन्नः पृथुश्रीधर्मविच्छुचिः॥ सम्यग् गोप्ता विदर्भाणां निर्जितारिगणः प्रभुः। तस्य मां विद्धि तनयां भगवंस्त्वामुपस्थिताम्॥
English: That foremnost of the descendants of Prithu, performed the Rajasuya sacrifice and the horse-sacrifice accompanied by profuse Dakshinas. Possessing large and beautiful eyes graced with arching brows, well-versed in the Vedas, of pious nature, true-speaking, free from jealously, of good character, endued with prowess, of immense prosperity, acquainted with all morality and pure, that lord defeating all his adversaries completely protect the people of Vidharbha. O mighty one! know me to be his daughter thus approaching you.
Sanskrit: निषधेषु महाराजः श्वशुरो मे नरोत्तमः। गृहीतनामा विख्यातो वीरसेन इति स्म ह॥
English: My father-in-law, the foremost of men, was the illustrious sovereign ruling over the Nishadhas. He was known under the name of Virasena and was of high renown.
Sanskrit: तस्य राज्ञः सुतो वीरः श्रीमान् सत्यपराक्रमः। क्रमप्राप्तं पितुः स्वं यो राज्यं समनुशास्ति ह॥ नलो नामारिहा श्यामः पुण्यश्लोक इति श्रुतः। ब्रह्मण्यो वेदविद् वाग्मी पुण्यकृत् सोमपोऽग्निमान्।। यष्टा दाता च योद्धा च सम्यक् चैव प्रशासिता। तस्य मामबलां श्रेष्ठां विद्धि भार्यामिहागताम्॥ त्यक्तश्रियं भर्तृहीनामनाथां व्यसनान्विताम्। अन्वेषमाणां भर्तारं त्वं मां पर्वतसत्तम॥
English: The son of this king, a mighty warrior, possessed of prosperity and of infallible prowess, who govern well the kingdom that he had inherited from his father, is known under the name of Nala of holy fame, of complexion like molten gold. He is respectful towards Brahmanas, versed in the Vedas, eloquent and performer of meritorious deeds; he is used to the drinking of Soma and the worship of Fire; he celebrates sacrifices, is immensely charitable and heroic and a just chastiser (of sinful) men. Know me for his principal consort now helpless and come unto you. O excellent of mountains! devoid of prosperity, deprived of the company of my husband, helpless and distressed with affliction, in quest of my lord I have approached you.
Sanskrit: समुल्लिखद्भिरेतैर्हि त्वया शृङ्गशतैर्नृपः। कच्चिद् दृष्टोऽचलश्रेष्ठ वनेऽस्मिन् दारुणेनलः॥
English: O foremost of mountains! by means of your hundred peaks reaching the skies, have you seen anywhere in this dreary wilderness the royal Nala?
Sanskrit: गजेन्द्रविक्रमोधीमान् दीर्घबाहुरमर्षणः। विक्रान्तः सत्त्ववान् वीरो भर्ता मम महायशाः॥ निषधानामधिपतिः कच्चिद् दृष्टस्त्वया नलः। विपलतीं किमेकां मां पर्वतश्रेष्ठ विह्वलाम्॥
English: Have you anywhere seen the heroic and unconquerable Nala, my husband, the ruler of the Nishadhas, with the gait of an elephant of great intelligence, having long arms, of illustrious renown, endued with prowess and possessed of energy? O best of mountains! seeing me desolate and lamenting and fainting (with grief) wherefore do you not console me by speaking to me as your own afflicted daughter.
Sanskrit: गिरानाश्वासयस्यद्य स्वां सुतामिव दुःखिताम्। वीर विक्रान्तधर्मज्ञ सत्यसंध महीपते॥
English: O hero! O you of great prowess! O you versed in righteousness! O veracious one! O lord of the earth! if you are present in this forest then, O king! show yourself unto me?
Sanskrit: यद्यस्यस्मिन् वने राजन् दर्शयात्मानमात्मना। कदा सुस्निग्धगम्भीरां जीमूतस्वनसंनिभाम्॥ श्रोष्यामि नैषधस्याहं वाचं ताममृतोपमाम्। वैदर्भीत्येव विस्पष्टां शुभां राज्ञो महात्मनः॥ आम्नायसारिणीमृद्धां मम शोकविनाशिनीम्। भीतामाश्वासयत मां नृपतेधर्मवत्सल॥
English: When shall I again hear the words of the royal and high-souled Nala, sweet and sonorous and resembling the rumbling of clouds and delicious like nectar and calling me the “princess of the Vidharbhas" with distinct and holy accents and spoken according to the precepts of the Vedas and eloquent and soothing all my grief. O king! O righteous one, it behoove you to comfort me, who am greatly terror-stricken."
Sanskrit: इति सा तं गिरिश्रेष्ठमुक्त्वा पार्थिवनन्दिनी। दमयन्ती ततो भूयो जगाम दिशमुत्तराम्॥
English: Having spoken in the above manner to the foremost of mountains, the princess Damayanti again roamed towards the northern quarters.
Sanskrit: सा गत्वा तीनहोरात्रान् ददर्श परमाङ्गना। तापसारण्यमतुलं दिव्यकाननशोभितम्॥ वसिष्ठभृग्वत्रिसमैस्तापसैरुपशोभितम्। नियतैः संयताहारैर्दमशौचसमन्वितैः॥ अब्भक्षैर्वायुभक्षैश्च पत्राहारैस्तथैव च। जितेन्द्रियैर्महाभागैः स्वर्गमार्गदिदृक्षुभिः॥ वल्कलाजिनसंवीतैर्मुनिभिः संयतेन्द्रियैः। तापसाध्युषितं रम्यं ददर्शाश्रममण्डलम्॥ नानामृगगणैर्जुष्टं शाखामृगगणायुतम्। तापसैः समुपेतं च सा दृष्ट्वैव समाश्वसत्॥
English: That supremely beautiful damsel, after having wandered for three whole days and nights, saw an incomparable woody retreat of ascetics, furnished with beautiful gardens, inhabited by anchorites, like Vasishtha, Bhrigu and Atri, self-governed and abstemious, performing the ten prescribed purifactory rites; some living on water, some on air and some on (fallen) leaves, with passions under thorough control, of eminent parts, secking the way to Heaven, wearing barks of trees and skins of deer and with senses held in check. She saw that charming hermitage inhabited by the ascetics and abounding in various species of animals and swarming with monkeys and graced by the presence of hermits and she was comforted (with the sight).
Sanskrit: सुभूः सुकेशी सुश्रोणी सुकुचा सुद्विजानना। वर्चस्विनी सुप्रतिष्ठा स्वसितायतलोचना॥ सा विवेशाश्रमपदं वीरसेनसुतप्रिया। योषिद्रत्नं महाभागा दमयन्ती तपस्विनी॥
English: That dear-loved spouse of the son of Virasena; that best of damsels, the pitiable Damayanti of eminent parts, of black and large eyes, of beaming splendour and pure fame, having long tresses, a dainty waist, heaving breasts, graceful eye-brows and a face adorned with pearly teeth, then entered into that asylum of ascetics.
Sanskrit: साभिवाद्य तपोवृद्धान् विनयावनता स्थिता। स्वागतं त इति प्रोक्ता तैः सर्वैस्ताप्रसोत्तमैः॥
English: She, saluting those sages grown old in the practice of austerities, stood in an attitude of humility. In that forest she was offered 'welcome' by those ascetics.
Sanskrit: पूजां चास्या यथान्यायं कृत्वा तत्र तपोधनाः। आस्यतामित्यथोचुस्ते ब्रूहि किं करवामहे॥
English: Then those ascetics, offering due adoration unto her, said, 'Sit yourself down and speak what shall we do for you?”
Sanskrit: तानुवाच वरारोहा कच्चिद् भगवतामिह। तपःस्वग्निषुधर्मेषु मृगपक्षिषु चानघाः॥ कुशलं वो महाभागाः स्वधर्माचरणेषु च। तैरुक्ता कुशलं भद्रे सर्वत्रेति यशस्विनि॥
English: That damsel of delicate loins replied unto them saying, 'O sinless ones! O you of eminent parts! is everything progressing well regarding your rigid austerities, (sacrificial). Fires, your righteousness, the religious rites of your own sect and the birds and beasts of this herinitage?” And they answered her saying, 'O illustrious lady! O blessed one! prosperity attend us in every respect.
Sanskrit: ब्रूहि सर्वानवद्याङ्गि का त्वं किं च चिकीर्षसि। दृष्ट्वैव ते परं रूपं द्युतिं च परमामिह॥ विस्मयो नः समुत्पन्न: समाश्वसिहि मा शुचः। अस्यारण्यस्य देवी त्वमुताहोऽस्य महीभृतः॥
English: O you of faultless limbs! tell us who are you and what do you scek? We are amazed seeing your great beauty and your extreme splendour. Be consoled and do not grieve. O faultless one! O blessed one! say whether you are the presiding deity of this forest or of this mountain or of this rivulet? Speak the truth!”