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प्राचुर्येण कन्याया विविक्तदर्शनस्यालाभे धात्रेयिकां प्रियहिताभ्यामुपगृह्योपसर्पेत् ॥ १ ॥

sanskrit

Because the young girl lives isolated from the world and sees no one, her nurse undertakes to assist her out of affection.

english translation

hindi translation

prAcuryeNa kanyAyA viviktadarzanasyAlAbhe dhAtreyikAM priyahitAbhyAmupagRhyopasarpet || 1 ||

hk transliteration

सा चैनामविदिता नाम नायकस्य भूत्वा तद्गुणैरनुरञ्जयेत्। तस्याश्च रुच्यान्नायकगुणान् भूयिष्ठमुपवर्णयेत् ॥ २ ॥

sanskrit

She concerns herself with a boy of her choice and assesses his merits. To make the girl interested in him, she describes his qualities, with some exaggeration.

english translation

hindi translation

sA cainAmaviditA nAma nAyakasya bhUtvA tadguNairanuraJjayet| tasyAzca rucyAnnAyakaguNAn bhUyiSThamupavarNayet || 2 ||

hk transliteration

अन्येषां वरवितॄणां दोषानभिप्रायविरुद्धान् प्रतिपादयेत् ॥ ३ ॥

sanskrit

She points out the defects of any other suitors who might run counter to her goal.

english translation

hindi translation

anyeSAM varavitRRNAM doSAnabhiprAyaviruddhAn pratipAdayet || 3 ||

hk transliteration

मातापित्रोश्च गुणानभिज्ञतां लुब्धतां च चपलतां च बान्धवानाम् ॥ ४ ॥

sanskrit

She tells her that her father and mother take no account of the suitors' merits and that it is only for love of money that they heedlessly wish to marry her off.

english translation

hindi translation

mAtApitrozca guNAnabhijJatAM lubdhatAM ca capalatAM ca bAndhavAnAm || 4 ||

hk transliteration

याश्चान्या अपि समानजातीयाः कन्याः शकुन्तलाद्याः स्वबुद्ध्या भर्तारं प्राप्य सम्प्रयुक्ता मोदन्ते स्म ताश्चास्या निदर्शयेत् ॥ ५ ॥

sanskrit

In order to persuade her, the nurse gives her as an example other girls of her caste, or famous heroines such as Shakuntala, who themselves chose their own husband.

english translation

hindi translation

yAzcAnyA api samAnajAtIyAH kanyAH zakuntalAdyAH svabuddhyA bhartAraM prApya samprayuktA modante sma tAzcAsyA nidarzayet || 5 ||

hk transliteration