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अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । मातलेर्दातुकामस्य कन्यां मृगयतो वरम्॥५-९५-११॥
Here too they cite this ancient narrative: of Mātali, who wished to give his daughter in marriage and was seeking an excellent bridegroom.
english translation
मतस्त्रैलोक्यराजस्य मातलिर्नाम सारथिः । तस्यैकैव कुले कन्या रूपतो लोकविश्रुता॥५-९५-१२॥
Mātali was the renowned charioteer of the king of the three worlds; in his family he had a single daughter, famed in the world for her beauty.
english translation
गुणकेशीति विख्याता नाम्ना सा देवरूपिणी । श्रिया च वपुषा चैव स्त्रियोऽन्याः सातिरिच्यते॥५-९५-१३॥
She was famed by the name Guṇakeśī, bearing a form like that of the gods; in fortune and in bodily beauty, she surpassed other women.
english translation
तस्याः प्रदानसमयं मातलिः सह भार्यया । ज्ञात्वा विममृशे राजंस्तत्परः परिचिन्तयन्॥५-९५-१४॥
O King, learning—together with his wife—that the time had come to give her in marriage, Mātali reflected carefully, fixing his mind upon that matter.
english translation
धिक्खल्वलघुशीलानामुच्छ्रितानां यशस्विनाम् । नराणामृद्धसत्त्वानां कुले कन्याप्ररोहणम्॥५-९५-१५॥
Truly it is grievous when a daughter is born into the lineage of men of petty conduct—though exalted and renowned—yet lacking in mature moral strength (dharma).
english translation