Mahabharata 3.69.1 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 69, Shloka 1
ऋतुपर्णस्य विदर्भयात्रा-निश्चयः तथा बाहुकस्य हयपरिक्षा (Ṛtuparṇa’s resolve to go to Vidarbha and Bāhuka’s examination of horses)
हि लय ० () हि 2 7 एकोनसप्ततितमो< ध्याय: दमयन्तीका अपने पिताके यहाँ जाना और वहाँसे नलको ढूँढनेके लिये अपना संदेश देकर ब्राह्मणोंको भेजना युदेव उवाच विदर्भराजो धर्मात्मा भीमो नाम महाद्युति: । सुतेयं तस्य कल्याणी दमयन्तीति विश्रुता
yudeva uvāca | vidarbharājo dharmātmā bhīmo nāma mahādyutiḥ | suteyaṃ tasya kalyāṇī damayantīti viśrutā |
یودیو نے کہا— ودربھ دیس میں بھیم نام کا ایک نہایت جلال والا، دھرم پر قائم بادشاہ ہے۔ یہ اسی کی مبارک بیٹی ہے، جو دمیانتی کے نام سے مشہور ہے۔
युदेव उवाच
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The verse frames ideal kingship and noble identity through dharma: Bhīma is introduced foremost as dharmātmā (righteous-minded), and Damayantī’s worth is conveyed as kalyāṇī (auspicious/virtuous) and viśrutā (renowned), suggesting that ethical character and good repute are central markers of true nobility.
A speaker named Yudeva identifies Damayantī by giving her lineage: she is the famous daughter of Bhīma, the righteous king of Vidarbha. This functions as a formal introduction within the Nala–Damayantī episode in the Vana Parva.
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