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pura, towards the Swayamvara pandal, parked the chariot, got down from it, and accompanied by her companion (ourse), who was also a historian, entered the Swayamvara pandal, and with folded hands...upto... bowed down to Vāsudeva and all the other thousands of princes (assembled there). Then Draupadi took a beautiful wreath of flowers. And bow was it ?- It was made of Pāțala, Mallika and Campaka flowers...upto ... Saptacchada (leaves or flowers), and diffusing a sweet smell, very pleasing to the touch, and charming in appearance. Then that companion (nurse of Draupadi), beautiful...upto...carried a bright (surfaced)mirror in her left hand and pointed out the mighty princes as they were retlected in the mirror, gracefully, with her right hand, and being fully conversant with the genealogy, pedigree, prowess, strength, family, valour, beauty (V. L. fame), their knowledge of the various arts and sciences, glory, youth, good qualities, handsome form, race, character (and so on), she annonuced each of them (i, e. introduced them one by one to Draupadī) in a voice which was distinct, audible, clear, ringing, deep, and sweet. [P.33] First of all she described the illustrious scions of the Vrşņi race (i.e.Yadavas). The ten' Das'ārbas who were mighty and powerful in all the three worlds, who humbled (lit. crushed) the pride of hun. dreds of thousands of foes, and who were like the excellent Pundarīka lotuses, amongst those who were destined to get salvation, describing (or expatiating on their strength, might, handsome form, youth, qualities, and grace. Then she described Ugrasena and the other Yadavas :-"O you, who are endowed with beauty and charm, choose any one from amongst those eminent men (who are like the scentelephants amongst elephants),-whosoever is dear to your heart in this world". Then princess Draupadi walking in the midst of those thousands of kings, and being (80 to say) impelled by her former Nidāna (or sinful resolution), approached the five Pandavas, and encircled and wreathed those five Pāndavas with the five-coloured wreath of flowers, and spoke thus:— "I have chosen these five Pandavas as my husbands”. Then Vasudeva, and all those many thousands
of kings declared loudly:- "Well-chosen, indeed, by prin. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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