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एवं ब्रुवति कन्यां तु पार्थिवे होत्रवाहने । अकृतव्रणः प्रादुरासीद्रामस्यानुचरः प्रियः॥५-१७५-६॥
While King Hotravāhana was speaking thus to the maiden, Akṛtavraṇa—beloved attendant of Rāma—appeared.
english translation
ततस्ते मुनयः सर्वे समुत्तस्थुः सहस्रशः । स च राजा वयोवृद्धः सृञ्जयो होत्रवाहनः॥५-१७५-७॥
Then all those sages rose—by the thousands; and that king, advanced in years, was Sṛñjaya Hotravāhana.
english translation
ततः पृष्ट्वा यथान्यायमन्योन्यं ते वनौकसः । सहिता भरतश्रेष्ठ निषेदुः परिवार्य तम्॥५-१७५-८॥
Then those forest-dwellers, having inquired of one another in due propriety, sat down together, O best of the Bharatas, surrounding him.
english translation
ततस्ते कथयामासुः कथास्तास्ता मनोरमाः । कान्ता दिव्याश्च राजेन्द्र प्रीतिहर्षमुदा युताः॥५-१७५-९॥
Then they recounted various delightful narratives—charming and elevated, O lord of kings—accompanied by affection, joy, and gladness.
english translation
ततः कथान्ते राजर्षिर्महात्मा होत्रवाहनः । रामं श्रेष्ठं महर्षीणामपृच्छदकृतव्रणम्॥५-१७५-१०॥
Then, at the conclusion of the conversation, the great-souled royal sage Hotravāhana questioned Akṛtavraṇa about Rāma, the foremost among the great seers.
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