Gopalacampu 1.28.47

1.28.47

[32] atra madhumaṅgalaḥ saṃmukhaṃ gatas tad idam āha sma-deva tad idam eva samākarṇyatām | jātitaḥ strī cāstrī yo janastasmin vāmatārāme nāmamātreṇa rāmāspadamāgate nārjavacaryayā kāryamaryate | tasmādārjavavarjanādūrjasvinaste vayam evadūtyāya sthāpanīyāḥ prasthāpanīyāśca | asmāsu cāham evaprahāpaṇīyaḥ | yataḥ kovido' smi |

[32] At this point, Madhumaṅgala stepped forward and said: 'My Lord, just listen to this! One who is by nature a woman is no warrior. In that garden of contrariness, which has become a dwelling for charming women in name alone, nothing is accomplished through straightforward conduct. Therefore, abandoning straightforwardness, we, who are full of vigor, should be stationed and dispatched as messengers. And among us, I alone should be sent, for I am an expert.'