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Vikramacarita (BR)
Part No. 11
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Chapter: S3 
3. Story of the Third Statuette
The sea-god 's gift of four magic jewels

Brief Recension of 3


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Line: 1    atʰa rājā punar api muhūrtam ālokya yāvat siṅhāsana upaveṣṭum āgataḥ, tāvat
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tr̥tīyaputrikayo 'ktam: rājann asmin siṅhāsane no 'paveṣṭavyam. yasya vikramārkasye
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'vau 'dāryaṃ bʰavati, tenā 'tro 'paveṣṭavyam. rājño 'ktam: tasya vr̥ttāntaṃ
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katʰaya. puttalikayo 'ktam: rājann ākarṇaya.
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tasya vikramasya rājye ko 'pi padārtʰo nyūno 'sti. rājñā vicāritam: mame
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'dr̥śaṃ rājyaṃ paratrahetu 'sti. tarhi parameśvaraḥ sevyate; teno 'bʰayalokaḥ
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sidʰyati. upārjitā saṃpattir devagurubrāhmaṇebʰyaḥ saṃpāditā 'yuḥkarī bʰavati.
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anyatʰā saṃpatter gatiṃ ko 'pi na vetti. uktaṃ ca:


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kuta āgatya gʰaṭate, vigʰaṭya kvā 'pi gaccʰati,
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na lakṣyate gatiḥ samyag gʰanasya ca dʰanasya ca. \\1\\
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evaṃ vicārya rājñā yajñaḥ prārabdʰaḥ. sarvā 'pi yajñasaṃbʰr̥tiḥ kr̥tā; homadrav/yāṇy
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ānītāni, devarṣigaṇagandʰarvacaturvedajñaviprartvija ākāritāḥ. tataḥ samudram
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ākārayitum eko 'pi vipraḥ preṣitaḥ. tatas tena vipreṇa samudratīre gatvo
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'dakamadʰye gandʰākṣatā vikṣiptāḥ; vipreṇa katʰitam: rājño vikramārkasya
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yajñe tvayā sakuṭambenā 'gantavyam. tāvat samudro brāhmaṇasamīpam āyayau:
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vipra, rājñā vayam ākāritāḥ, tena mānena vayam ānanditāḥ; kiṃ tu 'smākam
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avakāśaḥ. etāni catvāri ratnāni rājñe nivedaya. ratnaguṇāñ cʰr̥ṇu. ekaṃ cintitār/tʰaṃ
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saṃpādayati; dvitīyam abʰīpsitam annaṃ datte; tr̥tīyaṃ caturaṅgasainyaṃ
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prasute, śatrūn samharate ca: caturtʰaṃ ratnāni dadati. evam katʰayitvā dattam.
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tāni grhītvā vipro rājagr̥ham āgataḥ, tāni rājahaste dattāni, ratnagunā rājñe nive/ditāḥ.
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rājño 'ktam: vipra, eteṣāṃ madʰye yad rocate, tad ekaṃ grhāṇa. teno 'ktam:
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deva, gr̥he sampradʰārayāmi. iti katʰayitva vipro gr̥haṃ gataḥ. tatra tasya bʰaryā/yāś
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ca putrasya ca snuṣāyāś ca vivādo jataḥ. etad grāhyam etad grāhyam iti. tena


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vipra udvegaṃ gataḥ. tato ratnāni rājño haste punar api samarpitāni, vr̥ttantaṃ
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katʰitam: asmākaṃ caturṇām api vivādo jātaḥ, tarhi yūyam eva catvāri ratnāṇi
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gr̥hnīdʰvam. rājñā vicāritam, tāni catvāry api ratnāni brahmaṇāya dattāni. vipro
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harṣasahito gr̥haṃ gataḥ.
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iti katʰāṃ katʰayitvā puttalikayo 'ktam: bʰojarāja, īdr̥śam audaryaṃ yadi tava
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bʰavati, tarhy asmin siṅhāsana upaveṣṭavyam.

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iti tr̥tīyā katʰā






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