03078001a prazAnte tu pure hRSTe samMpravRtte mahotsave 'After the festivities had commenced in the city that was full of joy and without anxiety of any kind,
03078001c mahatyA senayA rAjA damayantIm upAnayat the king with a large force brought Damayanti (from her father's home).
03078002a damayantIm api pitA satkRtya paravIrahA And her father, too, that slayer of hostile heroes,
03078002c prasthApayad ameyAtmA bhImo bhImaparAkramaH bhIma of terrible prowess and immeasurable soul, sent his daughter, having honoured her duly.
03078003a AgatAyAnM tu vaidarbhyAM saputrAyAnM nalo nRpaH And upon the arrival of the princess of Vidarbha accompanied by her son and daughter, king nala
03078003c vartayAmAsa mudito devarAD iva nandane began to pass his days in joy like the chief of the celestials in the gardens of Nandana.
03078004a tathA prakAzatAM yAto jambUdvIpe 'tha rAjasu And the king of undying fame, having regained his kingdom and becoming illustrious among monarchs of jambUdvIpa,
03078004c punasH sve cAvasad rAjye pratyAhRtya mahAyazAH began once more to rule it.
03078005a Ije ca vividhair yajJaiH And he duly performed numerous sacrifices
03078005b vidhivat svAptadakSiNaiH with abundant gifts to brAhmaNas.
03078005c tathA tvam api rAjendra Therefore, O great king, thou also
03078005d sasuhRd vakSyase 'cirAt wilt with thy kindred and relatives blaze forth in effulgence soon.
note: nIlakaNTha says that this vakSyase means "you will shine".
03078006a duHkham etAdRzaM prApto nalaH parapuraMjayaH For, O foremost of men, it was thus that subjugator of hostile cities, king nala, had fallen into distress along with his wife,
03078006c devanena narazreSTha sabhAryo bharatarSabha in consequence, O bull of bharata race, of dice.
03078007a ekAkinaiva sumahan nalena pRthivIpate And, O lord of the earth, nala suffered such dire woe all alone
03078007c duHkham AsAditaM ghoraM prAptaz cAbhyudayaH punaH and recovered his prosperity,
03078008a tvamM punar bhrAtRsahitaH kRSNayA caiva pANDava whereas thou, O son of pANDu, with heart fixed on virtue,
03078008c ramase 'smin mahAraNye dharmam evAnucintayan art sporting in joy in this great forest, accompanied by thy brothers and kRSNa.
03078009a brAhmaNaiz ca mahAbhAgair vedavedAGgapAragaiH When thou art also, O monarch, mixing daily with blessed brAhmaNas versed in the Vedas and their branches,
03078009c nityam anvAsyase rAjaMs tatra kA paridevanA thou hast little cause for sorrow.
