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स च राजा दशार्णेषु महानासीन्महीपतिः । हिरण्यवर्मा दुर्धर्षो महासेनो महामनाः॥५-१९०-११॥
And that king Hiraṇyavarman was a great sovereign among the Daśārṇas—formidable, commanding a large force, and high-minded.
english translation
कृते विवाहे तु तदा सा कन्या राजसत्तम । यौवनं समनुप्राप्ता सा च कन्या शिखण्डिनी॥५-१९०-१२॥
After the marriage had been performed, O best of kings, that maiden—Śikhaṇḍinī—came to the stage of youth.
english translation
कृतदारः शिखण्डी तु काम्पिल्यं पुनरागमत् । न च सा वेद तां कन्यां कंचित्कालं स्त्रियं किल॥५-१९०-१३॥
Having taken a spouse, Śikhaṇḍin returned again to Kāmpilya. For some time, that maiden did not know Śikhaṇḍinī to be female.
english translation
हिरण्यवर्मणः कन्या ज्ञात्वा तां तु शिखण्डिनीम् । धात्रीणां च सखीनां च व्रीडमाना न्यवेदयत् । कन्यां पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतां तां वै शिखण्डिनीम्॥५-१९०-१४॥
When Hiraṇyavarman’s daughter came to know that Śikhaṇḍinī was female, she—feeling shame—reported it to her attendants and companions: that Śikhaṇḍinī was indeed the daughter of the king of Pāñcāla.
english translation
ततस्ता राजशार्दूल धात्र्यो दाशार्णिकास्तदा । जग्मुरार्तिं परां दुःखात्प्रेषयामासुरेव च॥५-१९०-१५॥
Then, O tiger among kings, those Daśārṇa attendants fell into acute distress from sorrow, and they sent word accordingly.
english translation