03066001c suteyanM tasya kalyANI damayantIti vizrutA 'Sudeva said, 'There is a virtuous and illustrious ruler of the Vidarbhas, bhIma by name. This blessed lady is his daughter, and widely known by the name of Damayanti.
03066002a rAjA tu naiSadho nAma vIrasenasuto nalaH
03066002c bhAryeyanM tasya kalyANI puNyazlokasya dhImataH And there is a king ruling the Nishadhas, named nala, the son of vIrasena. This blessed lady is the wife of that wise and righteous monarch.
03066003a sa vai dyUte jito bhrAtrA hRtarAjyo mahIpatiH Defeated at dice by his brother, and despoiled of his kingdom, that king,
03066003c damayantyA gatasH sArdhanM na prajJAyata karhi cit accompanied by Damayanti, went away without the knowledge of any one.
03066004a te vayanM damayantyarthe carAmaH pRthivIm imAm We have been wandering over the whole earth in search of Damayanti.
03066004c seyam AsAditA bAlA tava putranivezane And that girl is at last found in the house of thy son.
03066005a asyA rUpeNa sadRzI mAnuSI neha vidyate No woman existeth that is her rival in beauty.
03066005c asyAz caiva bhruvor madhye sahajaH piplur uttamaH Between the eye-brows of this ever-youthful damsel, there is an excellent mole from birth,
03066005e zyAmAyAH padmasaMkAzo lakSito 'ntarhito mayA resembling a lotus. Noticed by us (before) it seems to have disappeared,
03066006a malena saMvRto hy asyAs tanvabhreNeva candramAH covered, (as her forehead is) with (a coat of) dust even like the moon hid in clouds.
03066006c cihnabhUto vibhUtyartham ayanM dhAtrA vinirmitaH Placed there by the Creator himself as an indication of prosperity and wealth,
