Videha - AncientVoice

Mbh.1.95.5247	And of her was born Devatithi, and Devatithi took for his wife Maryada, the princess of Videha.
Mbh.1.95.5357	And Satanika also hath begotten one son named Aswamedhadatta upon the princess of Videha.
Mbh.1.188.9439	Then those princes, Karna, Duryodhana, Salwa, Salya, Aswatthaman, Kratha, Sunitha, Vakra, the ruler of Kalinga and Banga, Pandya, Paundra, the ruler of Videha, the chief of the Yavanas, and many other sons and grandsons of kings, sovereigns of territories with eyes like lotus-petals, one after another began to exhibit prowess for winning that maiden of unrivalled beauty.
Mbh.2.29.1232	And the son of Pandu, sending forth expeditions from Videha, conquered the seven kings of the Kiratas living about the Indra mountain.
Mbh.3.130.6635	O prince of prowess incapable of being baffled, is the well-known region of Vatikhanda, which, although adjacent to the gate of Videha, lieth on the north of it.
Mbh.3.272.13246	And Janaka was the king of Videha, and Sita was his daughter.
Mbh.3.275.13381	And, blessed be thou, he was followed by the auspicious Lakshmana, that foremost of bowmen and his wife Sita, the princess of Videha and daughter of Janaka.
Mbh.3.276.13436	And Maricha appeared before the princess of Videha in that guise.
Mbh.3.276.13443	And when the princess of Videha heard that cry of distress, she urged Lakshmana to run towards the quarter from whence the cry came.
Mbh.3.276.13455	Disregarding these and assuming his own proper shape, that bull among Rakshasas began to re-assure the princess of Videha in these words, I am, O Sita, the king of the Rakshasas, known by the name of Ravana!
Mbh.3.277.13478	And the princess of Videha, wherever she saw an asylum of ascetics, a lake, a river, or a tank, threw down an ornament of hers.
Mbh.3.277.13485	And beholding his brother, Rama reproved him, saying, How couldst thou come hither, leaving the princess of Videha in a forest that is haunted by the Rakshasa'
Mbh.3.277.13487	And quickly advancing towards Lakshmana while reproving him still, Rama asked him, O Lakshmana, is the princess of Videha still alive?
Mbh.3.277.13499	Then those chastisers of foes, Rama and Lakshmana, filled with grief at the abduction of the princess of Videha, took a southern path through the Dandaka woods beholding along their way many uninhabited asylums of ascetics, scattered over with seats of Kusa grass and umbrellas of leaves and broken water-pots, and abounding with hundreds of jackals.
Mbh.3.277.13510	Alas, I shall not behold thee return with the princess of Videha to Kosala and seated on thy ancestral throne as the ruler of the entire Earth!
Mbh.3.278.13541	Thou hast obtained information of Ravana and of the princess of Videha!
Mbh.3.278.13606	And when those Rakshasas had gone away, one of their number known by the name of Trijata, who was virtuous and agreeable in speech, began to console the princess of Videha.
Mbh.3.278.13633	And, O princess of Videha, soon wilt thou find happiness, being united, O Sita, with thy lord, that descendant of Raghu accompanied by his brother'
Mbh.3.279.13656	Thus addressed by him, the beautiful princess of Videha, turning away and regarding him as something less than a straw, replied unto that wanderer of the night.
Mbh.3.279.13657	And at that time the princess of Videha, that girl of beautiful hips, had her deep and compact bosom copiously drenched by her inauspicious tears shed ceaselessly.
Mbh.3.280.13696	But they that had gone towards the South did not make their appearance And they that came back represented to Rama, saying that although they had searched the whole earth with her belt of seas, yet they could not find either the princess of Videha or Ravana.
Mbh.3.280.13708	With the princess of Videha unrescued, and the foe unslain in battle, I dare not live, robbed of wife and honour'
Mbh.3.280.13759	And this she said as evidence of my having met her and hers being really the princess of Videha.
Mbh.3.289.14087	And beholding that beautiful lady seated within her vehicle, afflicted with grief, besmeared with filth, with matted locks on head, and attired in dirty robes, Rama, afraid of the loss of his honour, said unto her, Daughter of Videha, go withersover thou likest!
Mbh.3.289.14100	And rising up from the ground, the blessed and famous princess of Videha, in the midst of those present spoke unto Rama of wide chest, these words, O prince, I impute no fault to thee, for thou art well acquainted with the behaviour that one should adopt towards both men and women.
Mbh.3.289.14150	And accompanied by both Vibhishana and Sugriva, Rama re-entered Kishkindhya riding on the Pushpaka car and showing the princess of Videha the woods along the way.
Mbh.3.290.14180	The princess of Videha was rescued with almost no allies by Rama after the slaughter in battle of the Ten-necked Rakshasa of terrible prowess!
Mbh.4.21.868	Thou mayst have heard that Janaka's daughter Sita, the princess of Videha, followed her lord while living in dense woods.
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.
Mbh.7.57.2652	While dwelling there, the Rakshasa called Ravana, beguiling both him and his companion Lakshmana abducted his wife, the princess of Videha.
Mbh.12.104.5907	Firmly devoted to truth, the king of Videha will certainly give thee great wealth.
Mbh.12.105.5982	The ruler of Videha then, addressing the prince of Kosala, said these words: In observance of Kshatriya duties as also with aid of Policy, I have conquered the world.
Mbh.12.325.20669	Passing through the Videha country teeming with well-to-do people, he arrived at the delightful gardens of Mithila rich with many species of trees.

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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