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  1. siva.sh/ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/118/42
    इदं च धनुरुद्यम्य सज्यं यः कुरुते नरः । तस्य मे दुहिता भार्या भविष्यति न संशयः ॥ २-११८-४२idaM ca dhanurudyamya sajyaM yaH kurute naraH । tasya me duhitA bhAryA bhaviSyati na saMzayaH ॥ 2-118-42- 'Whoever is able to lift up and string this bow, I will bestow my daughter in marriage on him. There is no doubt about it.' ॥ 2-118-42॥
  2. siva.sh/ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/118/41
    तद्धनुः प्राप्य मे पित्रा व्याहृतं सत्यवादिना । समवाये नरेन्द्राणां पूर्वमामन्त्र्य पार्थिवान् ॥ २-११८-४१taddhanuH prApya me pitrA vyAhRtaM satyavAdinA । samavAye narendrANAM pUrvamAmantrya pArthivAn ॥ 2-118-41My truthful father, after having acquired the bow, invited all the princes and placed the great bow before them in the assembly where he declared ॥ 2-118-41॥
  3. siva.sh/ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/118/40
    असञ्चाल्यं मनुष्यैश्च यत्नेनापि च गौरवात् । तन्न शक्ता नमयितुं स्वप्नेष्वपि नराधिपाः ॥ २-११८-४०asaJcAlyaM manuSyaizca yatnenApi ca gauravAt । tanna zaktA namayituM svapneSvapi narAdhipAH ॥ 2-118-40Because of its weight, no human could move that bow despite great effort nor were the kings capable of bending it even in their dreams. ॥ 2-18-40॥
  4. siva.sh/ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/118/39
    महायज्ञे तदा तस्य वरुणेन महात्मना । दत्तं धनुर्वरं प्रीत्या तूणी चाक्षयसायकौ ॥ २-११८-३९mahAyajJe tadA tasya varuNena mahAtmanA । dattaM dhanurvaraM prItyA tUNI cAkSayasAyakau ॥ 2-118-39Magnanimous Varuna out of his affection had given him, on the occasion of a great sacrifice, an excellent bow with inexhaustible arrows and a pair of quivers. ॥ 2-118-39॥
  5. siva.sh/ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/118/38
    तस्य बुद्धिरियं जाता चिन्तयानस्य सन्ततम् । स्वयंवरं तनूजायाः करिष्यामीति धीमतः ॥ २-११८-३८tasya buddhiriyaM jAtA cintayAnasya santatam । svayaMvaraM tanUjAyAH kariSyAmIti dhImataH ॥ 2-118-38After constantly pondering over the matter, the wise king arrived at the decision to perform a swayamvara for his daughter. ॥ 2-18-38॥
  6. siva.sh/ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/118/37
    अयोनिजां हि मां ज्ञात्वा नाध्यगच्छद्विचिन्तयन् । सदृशं चानुरूपं च महीपालः पतिं मम ॥ २-११८-३७ayonijAM hi mAM jJAtvA nAdhyagacchadvicintayan । sadRzaM cAnurUpaM ca mahIpAlaH patiM mama ॥ 2-118-37The ruler of the earth knew that I was not born from a woman's womb, and could not find a suitable husband for me after deep reflection. ॥ 2-118-37॥
  7. siva.sh/ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/118/36
    तां धर्षणामदूरस्थां दृष्ट्वा चात्मनि पार्थिवः । चिन्तार्णवगतः पारं नाससादाप्लवो यथा ॥ २-११८-३६tAM dharSaNAmadUrasthAM dRSTvA cAtmani pArthivaH । cintArNavagataH pAraM nAsasAdAplavo yathA ॥ 2-118-36Having perceived that the humiliation is not very far, king Janaka was plunged in a sea of sorrow like one who cannot reach the shore without a float. ॥ 2-118-36॥
  8. siva.sh/ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/118/35
    सदृशाच्चापकृष्टाच्च लोके कन्यापिता जनात् । प्रधर्षणामवाप्नोति शक्रेणापि समो भुवि ॥ २-११८-३५sadRzAccApakRSTAcca loke kanyApitA janAt । pradharSaNAmavApnoti zakreNApi samo bhuvi ॥ 2-118-35Even though he was an Indra on earth, as a father of an unmarried girl he would be humiliated by men who are his equal or inferior in this world. ॥ 2-118-35॥
  9. siva.sh/ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/118/34
    पतिसंयोगसुलभं वयो दृष्ट्वा तु मे पिता । चिन्तामभ्यगमद्धीनो वित्तनाशादिवाधनः ॥ २-११८-३४patisaMyogasulabhaM vayo dRSTvA tu me pitA । cintAmabhyagamaddhIno vittanAzAdivAdhanaH ॥ 2-118-34When my father saw I had attained the marriageable age, he was immersed in sorrow like an indigent man who had lost all his wealth. ॥ 2-118-34॥
  10. siva.sh/ramayana/ayodhya-kanda/118/33
    दत्ता चास्मीष्टवद्देव्यै ज्येष्ठायै पुण्यकर्मणा । तया सम्भाविता चास्मि स्निग्धया मातृसौहृदात् ॥ २-११८-३३dattA cAsmISTavaddevyai jyeSThAyai puNyakarmaNA । tayA sambhAvitA cAsmi snigdhayA mAtRsauhRdAt ॥ 2-118-33Bestowed as the choicest one of meritorious acts on the chief queen, I was brought up by her, by nature affectionate, with the love of a mother. ॥ 2-118-33॥