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आठवाँ अध्ययन : मल्ली
( ३८९)
Ritha
THE SIEGE OF MITHILA
121. The combined armies of the six kings reached the outskirts of mithila and laid a siege. Movement of people was stopped completely. It became difficult to perform the routine daily chores also.
Aware of the siege King Kumbh sat down on his throne in the inner parts of the palace. He could not fathom the weakness, shortcomings, points of penetration and other secrets of the attacking armies. In spite of applying all his wit he could not formulate a plan to defeat them. He gave up and getting listless put his chin on the palm and started brooding. __ सूत्र १२२. इमं च णं मल्ली विदेहरायवरकन्ना बहाया जाव बहूहिं खुज्जाहिं परिवुडा जेणेव कुंभए राया तेणेव उवागच्छइ, उवागच्छित्ता कुंभगस्स पायग्गहणं करेइ। तए णं कुंभए राया मल्लिं विदेहरायवरकन्नं णो आढाइ, नो परियाणाइ, तुसिणीए संचिट्ठइ।
सूत्र १२२. इधर मल्लीकुमारी स्नानादि से निवृत्त हुई तो अपनी दासियों के साथ राजा कुंभ के पास आई। उसने पिता के चरण छूकर प्रणाम किया। राजा कुंभ ने उसका स्वागत नहीं किया। गहरी चिन्ता में डूबे रहने के कारण उन्हें कुमारी के आने का भान भी नहीं हुआ और वे मौन ही रहे।
122. When Princess Malli got free from her routine work she came to King Kumbh with her attendants. She touched her father's feet and greeted him. King Kumbh did not acknowledge. As he was deeply worried he was not even aware of her arrival. He just remained silent. मल्ली की योजना
सूत्र १२३. तए णं मल्ली विदेहरायवरकन्ना कुंभयं रायं एवं वयासी-“तुब्भे णं ताओ ! अण्णया ममं एज्जमाणं जाव निवेसेह, किं णं तुब्भं अज्ज ओहयमणसंकप्पे जाव झियायह ?" ____ तए णं कुंभए राया मल्लिं विदेहरायवरकन्नं एवं वयासी-“एवं खलु पुत्ता ! तव कज्जे जियसत्तुपामोक्खेहिं छहिं राईहिं दूया संपेसिया, ते णं मए असक्कारिया जाव णिच्छूढा। तए णं ते जियसत्तुपामोक्खा तेसिं दूयाणं अंतिए एयमढे सोच्चा परिकुविया समाणा मिहिलं रायहाणिं निस्संचारं जाव चिट्ठन्ति। तए णं अहं पुत्ता ! तेसिं जियसत्तुपामोक्खाणं छण्हं राईणं अंतराणि अलभमाणे जाव झियामि।"
RAO
CHAPTER-8 : MALLI
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