Vidarbha - AncientVoice

Mbh.1.95.5239	And he begat upon her a son named Jayatsena, who married Susrava, the daughter of the Vidarbha king and begat upon her Avachina, And Avachina also married another princess of Vidarbha, Maryada by name.
Mbh.3.53.2704	Damayanti, O monarch, replied unto him there, saying, Do thou speak thus unto Nala also, Saying So be it, to the daughter of Vidarbha, the oviparous one, O king, returned to the country of the Nishadhas, and related everything unto Nala
Mbh.3.54.2711	And beholding her uneasy and fallen into that condition, her hand-maids represented, O king, the matter of her illness unto the ruler of Vidarbha by indirect hints.
Mbh.3.55.2765	And having arrived there, he beheld the daughter of the king of Vidarbha surrounded by her hand-maids, blazing in beauty and excelling in symmetry of form, of limbs exceedingly delicate, of slender waist and fair eyes.
Mbh.3.56.2812	Thus addressed, O monarch, by the daughter of Vidarbha, king Nala returned to where the gods were staying together.
Mbh.3.57.2838	And thinking thus, the daughter of Vidarbha became filled with grief.
Mbh.3.60.2939	And having settled the matter in consultation with them, and obtaining their assent, O mighty monarch, the charioteer started for Vidarbha, taking the children on that car.
Mbh.3.62.2991	And arrived at this place, the king of the Nishadhas sat down on the bare earth with the princes of Vidarbha.
Mbh.3.64.3075	And the princess of Vidarbha saw many mountains containing ores of various kinds, and groves resounding with the notes of winged choirs, and many glens of wondrous sight, and many rivers and lakes and tanks and various kinds of birds and beasts.
Mbh.3.64.3077	And the princess of Vidarbha saw there herds of buffaloes.
Mbh.3.64.3128	Possessed of beautiful and large eyes, distinguished for devotion to the Vedas, of unblemished character, truth-telling, devoid of guile, gentle, endued with prowess, lord of immense wealth, versed in morality, and pure, he having vanquished all his foes, effectually protecteth the inhabitants of Vidarbha.
Mbh.3.65.3267	And the princess of Vidarbha began to lament, saying, Alas!
Mbh.3.67.3381	And residing there, the king Nala, remembering the princess of Vidarbha, recited every evening the following sloka: Where lieth that helpless one afflicted with hunger and thirst and worn with toil, thinking of that wretch?
Mbh.3.68.3402	Until at length searching in the beautiful city of the Chedis, a Brahmana named Sudeva, during the time of the king's prayers, saw the princess of Vidarbha in the palace of the king, seated with Sunanda.
Mbh.3.68.3407	Resembling the full moon, of unchanging youth, of well-rounded breasts, illumining all sides by her splendour, possessed of large eyes like beautiful lotuses, like unto Kama's Rati herself the delight of all the worlds like the rays of the full moon, O, she looketh like a lotus-stalk transplanted by adverse fortune from the Vidarbha lake and covered with mire in the process.
Mbh.3.68.3420	Equal to her in nature and age and extraction, Nala deserveth the daughter of Vidarbha, and this damsel of black eyes also deserveth him.
Mbh.3.68.3423	Vrihadaswa continued, Having thus reflected on these various circumstances and signs, the Brahmana, Sudeva, approached Damayanti, and addressed her, saying, O princess of Vidarbha, I am Sudeva, the dear friend of thy brother.
Mbh.3.68.3429	And, O monarch, oppressed with grief, the princess of Vidarbha began to weep bitterly, at the unexpected sight of Sudeva, that foremost of Brahmanas and the friend of her brother.
Mbh.3.70.3523	With these words, after Parnada had recovered from fatigue, the princess of Vidarbha worshipped him with profuse wealth and also said, When Nala will come here, O Brahmana, I will bestow on thee wealth in abundance again.
Mbh.3.71.3539	Alas, cruel is the deed that the innocent princess of Vidarbha intends to do, having been deceived by my sinful and low self of little sense.
Mbh.3.72.3611	At this, Vahuka answered him, saying, After having counted the leaves and fruits of the Vibhitaka, I shall proceed to Vidarbha, do thou agree to my words.
Mbh.3.74.3691	Tell us truly, for the princess of Vidarbha wisheth to hear it'
Mbh.3.74.3711	The princess of Vidarbha again wisheth to hear the words thou didst then say
Mbh.3.76.3812	And with hearts filled with joy, the princess of Vidarbha and Nala began to pass their days in the palace of king Bhima, intent upon making each other happy.
Mbh.3.78.3868	And, O worst of kings, thou canst not now even look at the princess of Vidarbha.
Mbh.3.79.3889	And upon the arrival of the princess of Vidarbha accompanied by her son and daughter, king Nala began to pass his days in joy like the chief of the celestials in the gardens of Nandana.
Mbh.3.106.5438	he had two wives proud of their beauty and of their youth, one a princess of the Vidarbha race, and the other of the royal line of Sivi.
Mbh.3.106.5447	And, O most praiseworthy of the sons of Manu ie, men, there the two lotus-eyed wives of him, the princess of Vidarbha and the princess of Sivi, came erelong to be with child.
Mbh.3.106.5448	And afterwards, on the due day, the princess of Vidarbha brought forth something of the shape of a gourd and the princess of Sivi gave birth to a boy as beautiful as a god.
Mbh.3.120.6172	Its fine landing place was constructed by the king of Vidarbha.
Mbh.5.117.5285	And the royal sage then sported with her, as Surya with Prabhavati, Agni with Swaha, Vasava with Sachi, Chandra with Rohini, Yama with Urmila, Varuna with Gauri, Kuvera with Riddhi, Narayana with Lakshmi, Sagara with Jahnavi, Rudra with Rudrani, the Grandsire with Saraswati, Vasishtha's son Saktri with Adrisyanti, Vasishtha with Arundhati called also Akshamala, Chyavana with Sukanya, Pulastya with Sandhya, Agastya with the princess of Vidarbha Lopamudra, Satyavan with Savitri, Bhrigu with Puloma, Kasyapa with Aditi, Richika's son Jamadagni with Renuka, Kusika's son Viswamitra with Himavati, Vrihaspati with Tara, Sukra with Sataprava, Bhumipati with Bhumi, Pururavas with Urvasi, Richika with Satyavati, Manu with Saraswati, Dushyanta with Sakuntala, the eternal Dharma with Dhriti, Nala with Damayanti, Narada, with Satyavati, Jaratkaru with Jaratkaru, Pulastya with Pratichya, Urnayus with Menaka, Tumvuru with Rambha, Vasuki with Satasirsha, Dhananjaya with Kamari, Rama with the princess of Videha Sita, or Janardana with Rukmini.

Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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