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Vikramacarita (MR)
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Chapter: F3b 
IIIb. Frame-Story: Third Section, part 2
The gift of Indra 's throne

Metrical Recension of iiib


Paragraph: 1 
Line: 1    nirmāya śāsanaṃ bʰūmer vyāpya kīrtyā jagattrayam,
Line: 2    cakāśe vikramadityaḥ pādenā 'kramya bʰūpatīn.
Line: 3    tasmin kāle 'marāvatyāṃ sudʰarmāyāṃ śacīpatiḥ
Line: 4    viśvamitratapobʰaṅgaṃ kārayiṣyann abʰāṣata:
Line: 5    viśvāmitrasya manasaḥ sāraṃ saraṅgalocanā
Line: 6    urvaśī vā vaśīkartuṃ, rambʰā vā 'pi pragalbʰate?
Line: 7    idānīm etayor devyor dr̥ṣṭvā nartanacāturīm,
Line: 8    vibʰāvya tāratamyaṃ ca, preṣayāmas tato 'dʰikām.
Line: 9    rambʰā saṃjātasaṃrambʰā babʰāṣe: dr̥śyatām! iti;
Line: 10    urvaśyā 'pi tatʰai 'vo 'kto gandʰarvān āha vāsavaḥ:
Line: 11    rañjayantu bʰavanto 'pi, paśyantu tridivaukasaḥ,
Line: 12    ātmanor nr̥ttavaicitryaṃ devair alokyatām iti.
Line: 13    tato nanarta sā rambʰā, jambʰāriḥ prasasāda ca,
Line: 14    dadau ca prītidānāni; tutuṣur diviṣadgaṇāḥ.
Line: 15    dvitīye 'pi dine tadvad urvaśīlāsyadarśanāt
Line: 16    ānandanirbʰarā devā, na kiṃcid bruvate 'ntaram.
Line: 17    tataḥ purandaraṃ devaṃ devarṣir nārado 'bravīt:
Line: 18    nr̥tyajño vikramādityaḥ sāhasāṅko 'sti bʰūtale,
Line: 19    āgantā bʰavato hetoḥ, sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ;
Line: 20    anayor iyam utkr̥ṣṭe 'ty abʰidʰātuṃ pragalbʰate.
Line: 21    iti nāradavakyena śakro mātalim adiśat:
Line: 22    vikramādityabʰūpālo ratʰenā 'nīyatām iti.
Line: 23    sa gatvo 'jjayinīṃ rājñe yantā sarvaṃ nyavedayat;




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