Mahabharat

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[वै] ततः केशान समुत्क्षिप्य वेल्लिताग्रान अनिन्दितान जुगूह दक्षिणे पार्श्वे मृदून असितलॊचना ॥ ४-८-१ ॥

'Vaisampayana said: "Binding her long, black, soft, and faultless tresses—each strand ending in gentle curls—into a knotted braid, Draupadi, she of dark eyes and sweet smiles, cast it over her right shoulder and modestly concealed it beneath her garment."' ॥ 4-8-1 ॥

english translation

[vai] tataH kezAna samutkSipya vellitAgrAna aninditAna jugUha dakSiNe pArzve mRdUna asitalòcanA ॥ 4-8-1 ॥

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वासश च परिधायैकं कृष्णं सुमलिनं महत कृत्वा वेषं च सैरन्ध्र्याः कृष्णा वयचरद आर्तवत ॥ ४-८-२ ॥

'She wore a single piece of dark cloth—soiled yet of fine quality—and dressed herself in the humble guise of a Sairandhri. With a look of quiet affliction, she began to wander here and there.' ॥ 4-8-2 ॥

english translation

vAsaza ca paridhAyaikaM kRSNaM sumalinaM mahata kRtvA veSaM ca sairandhryAH kRSNA vayacarada Artavata ॥ 4-8-2 ॥

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तां नराः परिधावन्तीं सत्रियश च समुपाद्रवन अपृच्छंश चैव तां दृष्ट्वा का तवं किं च चिकीर्षसि ॥ ४-८-३ ॥

'Observing her graceful yet sorrowful bearing, men and women approached her hastily and asked, 'Who are you? What is it that you seek?'' ॥ 4-8-3 ॥

english translation

tAM narAH paridhAvantIM satriyaza ca samupAdravana apRcchaMza caiva tAM dRSTvA kA tavaM kiM ca cikIrSasi ॥ 4-8-3 ॥

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सा तान उवाच राजेन्द्र सैरन्ध्र्य अहम उपागता कर्म चेच्छामि वै कर्तुं तस्य यॊ मां पुपुक्षति ॥ ४-८-४ ॥

'And she replied, 'I am a Sairandhri in the service of a king. I seek someone who will accept me and allow me to serve.'' ॥ 4-8-4 ॥

english translation

sA tAna uvAca rAjendra sairandhrya ahama upAgatA karma cecchAmi vai kartuM tasya yò mAM pupukSati ॥ 4-8-4 ॥

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तस्या रूपेण वेषेण शलक्ष्णया च तथा गिरा नाश्रद्दधत तां दासीम अन्नहेतॊर उपस्थिताम ॥ ४-८-५ ॥

'But when the people beheld her beauty, her graceful bearing, and heard the sweetness of her speech, they found it hard to believe that she was merely a maid-servant seeking employment.' ॥ 4-8-5 ॥

english translation

tasyA rUpeNa veSeNa zalakSNayA ca tathA girA nAzraddadhata tAM dAsIma annahetòra upasthitAma ॥ 4-8-5 ॥

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Chapter 7

Verses 11-15

Chapter 8

Verses 6-10