Mahabharat

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[वै] सा तु कन्या महाराज बराह्मणं संशितव्रतम तॊषयाम आस शुद्धेन मनसा संशितव्रता ॥ ३-२८९-१ ॥

'Vaisampayana said: "And that maiden, steadfast in her vows, O mighty monarch, by serving that Brahmana—himself firm in austerity—with a pure and devoted heart, succeeded in winning his full satisfaction."' ॥ 3-289-1 ॥

english translation

[vai] sA tu kanyA mahArAja barAhmaNaM saMzitavratama tòSayAma Asa zuddhena manasA saMzitavratA ॥ 3-289-1 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

परातर आयास्य इत्य उक्त्वा कदा चिद दविजसत्तमः तत आयाति राजेन्द्र साये रात्राव अथॊ पुनः ॥ ३-२८९-२ ॥

'And, O foremost of kings, though that best of Brahmanas would say, 'I shall return in the morning,' he would sometimes arrive in the evening, or even at night.' ॥ 3-289-2 ॥

english translation

parAtara AyAsya itya uktvA kadA cida davijasattamaH tata AyAti rAjendra sAye rAtrAva athò punaH ॥ 3-289-2 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तं च सर्वासु वेलासु भक्ष्यभॊज्य परतिश्रयैः पूजयाम आस सा कन्या वर्धमानैस तु सर्वदा ॥ ३-२८९-३ ॥

'The maiden, however, tended to him at all hours with sumptuous food and drink, and a place to rest.' ॥ 3-289-3 ॥

english translation

taM ca sarvAsu velAsu bhakSyabhòjya paratizrayaiH pUjayAma Asa sA kanyA vardhamAnaisa tu sarvadA ॥ 3-289-3 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अन्नादि समुदाचारः शय्यासनकृतस तथा दिवसे दिवसे तस्य वर्धते न तु हीयते ॥ ३-२८९-४ ॥

'And as the days passed, her care in these duties only grew, never once faltering or fading.' ॥ 3-289-4 ॥

english translation

annAdi samudAcAraH zayyAsanakRtasa tathA divase divase tasya vardhate na tu hIyate ॥ 3-289-4 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

निर्भर्त्सनापवादैश च तथैवाप्रियया गिरा बराह्मणस्य पृथा राजन न चकाराप्रियं तदा ॥ ३-२८९-५ ॥

'And, O King, even when the Brahmana reproached her, finding fault with her arrangements or addressing her in harsh words, Pritha did nothing that might displease him.' ॥ 3-289-5 ॥

english translation

nirbhartsanApavAdaiza ca tathaivApriyayA girA barAhmaNasya pRthA rAjana na cakArApriyaM tadA ॥ 3-289-5 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript