Rituparna

Rituparna rejoined, 'O Vahuka, thou art versed in the science of horses and art also skillful (in guiding them).

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And, O best of women, I repeated those words of thine in the presence of the blessed Rituparna.

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Indeed, king Rituparna hath himself chosen me as his charioteer and cook. '

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Yudhishthira, in the presence of her mother, saying, 'O Sudeva, go thou to the city of Ayodhya, straight as a bird, and tell king Rituparna living there, these words:' Bhima's daughter, Damayanti will hold another

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Then, after I had been dismissed by the monarch, I was accosted by a person in the service of Rituparna, named Vahuka.

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And although king Bhima thought so, he did not dismiss Rituparna summarily, but said unto him again and again, 'Rest, thou art weary.'

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Nishadhas, proceeded, and on the tenth day entered the city of Rituparna.

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Bhima, king Rituparna looked about him again and again, but saw no traces of the Swayamvara.

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And that foremost of kings Rituparna, also, beholding the skill of Vahuka in equestrian science experienced great delight, along with his charioteer Varshneya.

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And king Rituparna, having regard to the importance of the act that depended upon Vahuka's good-will, and tempted also by the horse-lore (that his charioteer possessed), said, 'So be it.'

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