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 [Page 2.] kanyāratnaṃ kumārāṃś ca cīna udārān mahāyaśāḥ ॥8॥ damayantīṃ damaṃ dāntaṃ damanaṃ ca suvarcasam । upapatrān guṇaiḥ sarvaira bhīmān bhīmaparākramān ॥9॥ damayantī tu rūpeṇa tejasā yaśasā śriyā । saubhāgyena ca lokeṣu yaśaḥ prāpa mumadhyamā ॥10॥ atha tāṃ vayasi prāpte dāsīnāṃ samalaṃkṛtam । śataṃ śataṃ sakhīnāṃ ca paryupāsac chacīm iva ॥11॥ tatra sma rājate bhaimī sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā । sakhīmadhye 'navadyāṅkī vidyuta saudāmanī yathā ॥12॥ atīva rūpasaṃpannā śrīr ivāyatalocanā । na deveṣu na yaśoṣu tāhaga rūpavatī ke cit ॥13॥ mānuṣeṣv api cānyeṣu dṛṣṭapūrvīya vā śrutā । cittapramāthinī bālā devānām api sundarī ॥14॥ nalaś ca naraśārdūlo lokeṣv apratimo bhuvi । kandarpa iva rūpeṇa mūrtimān abhavat svayam ॥15॥ tasyāḥ samīpe tu nalaṃ praśaśaṃsuḥ kutūhalāt । naiṣadhasya samīpe tu damayantīṃ punaḥ punaḥ ॥16॥ tayor adṛṣṭakāmo 'bhūca kṛṇvatoḥ satataṃ guṇān । anyonyaṃ prati kaunteya sa vyavardhata hṛcchayaḥ ॥17॥ aśaknuvan nalaḥ kāmaṃ tadā dhārayituṃ hṛdā । antaḥpurasamīpasthe vana āste ho gataḥ ॥18॥ sa dadarśa tato haṃsā jātarūpapariṣkṛtān । vane vicaratāṃ teṣām ekaṃ jayāha pakṣiṇam ॥19॥ [Page 4.] abravīt tatra taṃ haṃsaṃ : tvam apy evaṃ nale vada ॥31॥ tathety uktvāṇḍajaḥ kanyāṃ vidarbhasya, viśāṃ pate । punar āgamya niṣadhān, nale sarvaṃ nyavedayat. ॥32॥ ॥ iti nalopākhyāne prathamaḥ sargaḥ ॥1॥

bṛhadaśva uvāca । damayantī tu, tac chrutvā vaco haṃsasya, bhārata, । tataḥ prabhṛti na svasthā nalam prati babhūva sā ॥1॥