The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.75.20

1.75.20

śarmiṣṭhovāca |
ahaṃ kanyāsahasreṇa dāsī te paricārikā |
anu tvāṃ tatra yāsyāmi yatra dāsyati te pitā || 20 ||

"Vaisampayana continued, 'Commanded by her father, then, Sarmishtha, accompanied by a thousand maidens, soon came, in a palanquin, out of her father's excellent mansion. And approaching Devayani she said, 'With my thousand maids, I am thy waiting-maid! And I shall follow thee where thy father may give thee away.' Devayani replied, 'I am the daughter of one who chanteth the praises of thy father, and who beggeth and accepteth alms; thou, on the other hand, art the daughter of one who is adored. How canst thou be my waiting-maid?'