Mahabharat

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अप्य अहं कृतकामः सयाम इमां पराप्य वरस्त्रियम गच्छ जानीहि कॊ नव अस्या नाथ इत्य एव कॊटिक ।। ३-२४८-१६ ।।

sanskrit

'I shall certainly consider myself successful if I win the hand of this exceptional lady. Go, Kotika, and inquire who her husband may be.' ।। 3-248-16 ।।

english translation

apya ahaM kRtakAmaH sayAma imAM parApya varastriyama gaccha jAnIhi kò nava asyA nAtha itya eva kòTika || 3-248-16 ||

hk transliteration

स कॊटिकाश्यस तच छरुत्वा रथात परस्कन्द्य कुण्डली उपेत्य पप्रच्छ तदा करॊष्टा वयाघ्रवधूम इव ।। ३-२४८-१७ ।।

sanskrit

'Thus asked, Kotika, wearing an earring, leaped down from his chariot and approached her, like a jackal approaching a tigress, and spoke these words to her.' ।। 3-248-17 ।।

english translation

sa kòTikAzyasa taca charutvA rathAta paraskandya kuNDalI upetya papraccha tadA karòSTA vayAghravadhUma iva || 3-248-17 ||

hk transliteration