Book 2: Chapter 75

1 tato nāndīmukhīṃ rātriṃ bharataṃ sūtamāgadhāḥ tuṣṭuvur vāgviśeṣajñāḥ stavair maṅgalasaṃhitaiḥ 2 suvarṇakoṇābhihataḥ prāṇadad yāmadundubhiḥ dadhmuḥ śaṅkhāṃś ca śataśo vādyāṃś coccāvacasvarān 3 sa tūrya ghoṣaḥ sumahān divam āpūrayann iva bharataṃ śokasaṃtaptaṃ bhūyaḥ śokair arandhrayat 4 tato prabuddho bharatas taṃ ghoṣaṃ saṃnivartya ca nāhaṃ rājeti cāpy uktvā śatrughnam idam abravīt 5 paśya śatrughna kaikeyyā lokasyāpakṛtaṃ mahat visṛjya mayi duḥkhāni rājā daśaratho gataḥ 6 tasyaiṣā dharmarājasya dharmamūlā mahātmanaḥ paribhramati rājaśrīr naur ivākarṇikā jale 7 ity evaṃ bharataṃ prekṣya vilapantaṃ vicetanam kṛpaṇaṃ ruruduḥ sarvāḥ sasvaraṃ yoṣitas tadā 8 tathā tasmin vilapati vasiṣṭho rājadharmavit sabhām ikṣvākunāthasya praviveśa mahāyaśāḥ 9 śāta kumbhamayīṃ ramyāṃ maṇiratnasamākulām sudharmām iva dharmātmā sagaṇaḥ pratyapadyata 10 sa kāñcanamayaṃ pīṭhaṃ parārdhyāstaraṇāvṛtam adhyāsta sarvavedajño dūtān anuśaśāsa ca 11 brāhmaṇān kṣatriyān yodhān amātyān gaṇaballabhān kṣipram ānayatāvyagrāḥ kṛtyam ātyayikaṃ hi naḥ 12 tato halahalāśabdo mahān samudapadyata rathair aśvair gajaiś cāpi janānām upagacchatām 13 tato bharatam āyāntaṃ śatakratum ivāmarāḥ pratyanandan prakṛtayo yathā daśarathaṃ tathā 14 hrada iva timināgasaṃvṛtaḥ; stimitajalo maṇiśaṅkhaśarkaraḥ daśarathasutaśobhitā sabhā; sadaśaratheva babhau yathā purā 1 ततॊ नान्थीमुखीं रात्रिं भरतं सूतमागधाः