Adhyāya 76: Kuṇḍina-praveśaḥ, Bhīmena satkāraḥ, Ṛtuparṇa-kṣamā, Aśvahṛdaya-pratyarpanam
Nala’s Reception and Reconciliation
मम च व्यवसायेन तपसा चैव निर्जित: । दुःखस्यान्तेन चानेन भवितव्यं हि नौ शुभे,'शुभे! मेरे व्यवसाय (उद्योग) तथा तपस्यासे कलियुग परास्त हो चुका है। अतः अब हमारे दुःखोंका अन्त हो जाना चाहिये
mama ca vyavasāyena tapasā caiva nirjitaḥ | duḥkhasyāntena cānena bhavitavyaṃ hi nau śubhe ||
Bṛhadaśva said: “By my steadfast effort and by austerity, this has been overcome. And now, O auspicious one, it must indeed come to pass that our sorrow will reach its end through this very outcome.”
बृहदश्चव उवाच