Rituparna Takes His Leave

Verse 1 (3.75.1)

अथ तां व्युषितो रात्रिं नलो राजा स्वलंकृतः । वैदर्भ्या सहितः काल्यं ददर्श वसुधाधिपम् ॥

atha tāṃ vyuṣito rātriṃ nalo rājā svalaṃkṛtaḥ | vaidarbhyā sahitaḥ kālyaṃ dadarśa vasudhādhipam

After spending that night, King Nala, finely adorned, went with the princess of Vidarbha early in the morning to see the lord of the earth.

Verse 2 (3.75.2)

ततोऽभिवादयामास प्रयतः श्वशुरं नलः । ततो नु दमयन्ती च ववन्दे पितरं शुभा ॥

tato'bhivādayāmāsa prayataḥ śvaśuraṃ nalaḥ | tato nu damayantī ca vavande pitaraṃ śubhā

With due reverence Nala saluted his father-in-law, and then the lovely Damayanti too bowed to her father.

Verse 3 (3.75.3)

तं भीमः प्रतिजग्राह पुत्रवत्परया मुदा । यथार्हं पूजयित्वा च समाश्वासयत प्रभुः ॥

taṃ bhīmaḥ pratijagrāha putravatparayā mudā | yathārhaṃ pūjayitvā ca samāśvāsayata prabhuḥ

Bhima received him like a son, with the greatest joy, honoured him as was fitting, and comforted him.

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition's 3.76.3ab.

Verse 4 (3.75.4)

नलेन सहितां तत्र दमयन्तीं पतिव्रताम् । अनुजग्राह महता सत्कारेण क्षितीश्वरः ॥

nalena sahitāṃ tatra damayantīṃ pativratām | anujagrāha mahatā satkāreṇa kṣitīśvaraḥ

There the lord of the earth showed great kindness and honour to Damayanti, the faithful wife, together with Nala.

Note on the text: The first line is the critical edition's 3.76.3ef; the second line, which Wikisource marks off with a backtick and a quote mark, is not in its text (it appears in the apparatus as star passage 347; found in the vulgate recension). Removed those stray marks and separated the run-together तत्र दमयन्तीं.

Verse 5 (3.75.5)

तामर्हणां नलो राजा प्रतिगृह्य यथाविधि । परिचर्यां स्वकां तस्मै यथावत्प्रत्यवेदयत् ॥

tāmarhaṇāṃ nalo rājā pratigṛhya yathāvidhi | paricaryāṃ svakāṃ tasmai yathāvatpratyavedayat

King Nala accepted that honour in due form and in return offered him his own service, as was proper.

Verse 6 (3.75.6)

ततो बभूव नगरे सुमहान्हर्षजः स्वनः । जनस्य संप्रहृष्टस्य नलं दृष्ट्वा तथाऽऽगतम् ॥

tato babhūva nagare sumahānharṣajaḥ svanaḥ | janasya saṃprahṛṣṭasya nalaṃ dṛṣṭvā tathā''gatam

Then a great sound of rejoicing rose in the city from the delighted people, when they saw Nala come back in this way.

Note on the text: Corrected नमरे → नगरे (misprint in Wikisource; म for ग, critical edition nagare).

Verse 7 (3.75.7)

अशोभयच्च नगरीं पताकाध्वजमालिनीम् । सिक्ताः सुमृष्टपुष्पाढ्या राजमार्गाः स्वलंकृताः ॥

aśobhayacca nagarīṃ patākādhvajamālinīm | siktāḥ sumṛṣṭapuṣpāḍhyā rājamārgāḥ svalaṃkṛtāḥ

He adorned the city with garlands of banners and flags; the royal roads were sprinkled, swept clean, strewn with flowers and finely decorated.

Verse 8 (3.75.8)

द्वारिद्वारि च पौराणां पुष्पभङ्गः प्रकल्पितः । अर्चितानि च सर्वाणि देवतायतनानि च ॥

dvāridvāri ca paurāṇāṃ puṣpabhaṅgaḥ prakalpitaḥ | arcitāni ca sarvāṇi devatāyatanāni ca

At the door of every citizen's house flowers were strewn, and all the temples of the gods were worshipped.

Verse 9 (3.75.9)

ऋतुपर्णोऽपि शुश्राव बाहुकच्छद्मिनं नलम् । दमयन्त्या समायुक्तं जहृषे च नराधिपः ॥

ṛtuparṇo'pi śuśrāva bāhukacchadminaṃ nalam | damayantyā samāyuktaṃ jahṛṣe ca narādhipaḥ

Rituparna too heard that Nala had been hiding in the guise of Bahuka and was now reunited with Damayanti, and the king rejoiced.

Note on the text: Separated the run-together ऋतुपर्णोऽपि शुश्राव.

Verse 10 (3.75.10)

तमानाय्य नलं राजा क्षमयामास पार्थिवः । स च तं क्षमयामास हेतुभिर्बुद्धिसंमितः ॥

tamānāyya nalaṃ rājā kṣamayāmāsa pārthivaḥ | sa ca taṃ kṣamayāmāsa hetubhirbuddhisaṃmitaḥ

The king sent for Nala and asked his pardon; and Nala, a man of sound judgement, gave reasons and asked his pardon in turn.

Verse 11 (3.75.11)

स सत्कृतो महीपालो नैषधं विस्मिताननः । दिष्ट्या समेतो दारैः स्वैर्भवानित्यभ्यनन्दत ॥

sa satkṛto mahīpālo naiṣadhaṃ vismitānanaḥ | diṣṭyā sameto dāraiḥ svairbhavānityabhyanandata

Honoured by him, the king, his face full of wonder, congratulated the Naishadha: "How fortunate that you are reunited with your wife!"

Note on the text: Separated the run-together सत्कृतो महीपालो.

Verse 12 (3.75.12)

कच्चित्तु नापराधं ते कृतवानस्मि नैषध । अज्ञातवासे वसतो मद्गृहे वसुधाधिप ॥

kaccittu nāparādhaṃ te kṛtavānasmi naiṣadha | ajñātavāse vasato madgṛhe vasudhādhipa

"I hope I did you no wrong, Naishadha, while you lived unknown in my house, lord of the earth."

Note on the text: Speaker set to ऋतुपर्ण: Rituparna's apology to Nala fills the verse. Separated the run-together मद्गृहे वसुधाधिप.

Verse 13 (3.75.13)

यदि वाऽबुद्धिपूर्वाणि यदि बुद्ध्याऽपि कानिचित् । मया कृतान्यकार्याणि तानि त्वं क्षन्तुमर्हसि ॥

yadi vā'buddhipūrvāṇi yadi buddhyā'pi kānicit | mayā kṛtānyakāryāṇi tāni tvaṃ kṣantumarhasi

"If I did anything improper, whether unknowingly or even knowingly, you should forgive it."

Note on the text: Speaker set to ऋतुपर्ण: Rituparna's apology to Nala fills the verse.

Verse 14 (3.75.14)

न मेऽपराधं कृतवांस्त्वं स्वल्पमपि पार्थिव । कृतेऽपि च न मे कोपः क्षन्तव्यं हि मया तव ॥

na me'parādhaṃ kṛtavāṃstvaṃ svalpamapi pārthiva | kṛte'pi ca na me kopaḥ kṣantavyaṃ hi mayā tava

"You did me no wrong at all, not even the slightest, O king. And even if you had, I would feel no anger; it is for me to forgive you."

Verse 15 (3.75.15)

पूर्वं ह्यपि सखा मेऽसि संबन्धी च जनाधिप । अत ऊर्ध्वं तु भूयस्त्वं प्रीतिमाहर्तुमर्हसि ॥

pūrvaṃ hyapi sakhā me'si saṃbandhī ca janādhipa | ata ūrdhvaṃ tu bhūyastvaṃ prītimāhartumarhasi

"You were my friend before, and my kinsman too, ruler of men. From now on you should show me even more affection."

Note on the text: Corrected ह्यापि → ह्यपि (misprint in Wikisource; हि + अपि, a wrong long vowel).

Verse 16 (3.75.16)

सर्वकामैः सुविहितैः सुखमस्म्युषितस्त्वयि । न तथा स्वगृहे राजन्यथा तव गृहे सदा ॥

sarvakāmaiḥ suvihitaiḥ sukhamasmyuṣitastvayi | na tathā svagṛhe rājanyathā tava gṛhe sadā

"I lived happily with you, with every need well provided for, always more so than in my own house, O king."

Note on the text: Separated the run-together स्वगृहे राजन्.

Verse 17 (3.75.17)

इदं चैव हयज्ञानं त्वदीयं मयि तिष्ठति । तदुपाकर्तुमिच्छामि मन्यसे यदि पार्थिव ॥

idaṃ caiva hayajñānaṃ tvadīyaṃ mayi tiṣṭhati | tadupākartumicchāmi manyase yadi pārthiva

"And this knowledge of horses, which is yours, still rests with me. I wish to hand it over to you, if you think fit, O king."

Verse 18 (3.75.18)

एवमुक्त्वा ददौ विद्यामृतुपर्णाय नैषधः । स च तां प्रतिजग्राह विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥

evamuktvā dadau vidyāmṛtuparṇāya naiṣadhaḥ | sa ca tāṃ pratijagrāha vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā

Having said this, the Naishadha gave the lore to Rituparna, and Rituparna received it with the prescribed rite.

Note on the text: Corrected क्रमणा → कर्मणा (misprint in Wikisource; transposed letters, critical edition karmaṇā). Speaker corrected from नल (carried over) to बृहदश्व: the verse is narration; the critical edition prints "बृहदश्व उवाच" before it.

Verse 19 (3.75.19)

गृहीत्वा चाश्वहृदयं प्रीतो भाङ्गस्वरिर्नृप । निषधाधिपतेश्चापि दत्त्वाऽक्षहृदयं नृपः । सूतमन्यमुपादाय ययौ स्वपुरमेव ह ॥

gṛhītvā cāśvahṛdayaṃ prīto bhāṅgasvarirnṛpa | niṣadhādhipateścāpi dattvā'kṣahṛdayaṃ nṛpaḥ | sūtamanyamupādāya yayau svapurameva ha

Having received the secret of horses, King Bhangasvari was pleased; and after giving the lord of Nishadha the secret of dice, O king, he took another charioteer and went back to his own city.

Note on the text: Corrected भागस्वरिः → भाङ्गस्वरिः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped nasal in Rituparna's patronymic, critical edition bhāṅgasvariḥ) and दत्ता → दत्त्वा (misprint in Wikisource; the absolutive is needed, critical edition datvā). The first and third lines are the critical edition's 3.76.18; the second line is not in its text (it appears in the apparatus as star passage 350; found in the vulgate recension). Speaker corrected from नल (carried over) to बृहदश्व.

Verse 20 (3.75.20)

ऋतुपर्णे गते राजन्नलो राजा विशांपते । नगरे कुण्डिने कालं नातिदीर्घमिवावसत् ॥

ṛtuparṇe gate rājannalo rājā viśāṃpate | nagare kuṇḍine kālaṃ nātidīrghamivāvasat

When Rituparna had gone, O king, lord of the people, King Nala stayed in the city of Kundina for what seemed no long time.

Note on the text: Corrected नातिदीर्गम् → नातिदीर्घम् (misprint in Wikisource; ग for घ, critical edition nātidīrgham). Speaker corrected from नल (carried over) to बृहदश्व.