2023-08-01 14:04:24 by jayusudindra
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Then
the daughters of the king of the Kasis,
the daughters of the king of the Kasis, who
were (then) choosing their husbands in
Svayamvara and whom Bhishma had carried
off by his valour.
ज्येष्ठा तासामिदं वाक्यमब्रवीद्धसती तदा ।
'मया सौभपतिः पूर्
"
The eldest of the princesses (Amba)
spoke, smiling at that time : " The king of the
Saubhas has already in my mind been
chosen by me as my husband."
विनिश्चित्य स धर्म
अनुजज्ञे तदा ज्येष्ठामम्बां काशिपतेस्सुताम् ॥
Deciding in consultation with Brahmins
who were complete masters of the Vedas,
Bhishma who knew Dharma, permitted
at that time Amba, the eldest daughter of
the king of the Kasis (to marry the Saubha
king).
अम्बिकाम्बालिके भार्ये प्रादा
(Bhishma) gave Ambika and Ambalika as
wives to his younger brother, Vichitravirya.