[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Drama (rūpaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays) › [The Trivandrum plays attributed to Bhāsa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa) › [Dutaghatotkaca](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.dutaghatotkaca) › 22 # Dutaghatotkaca 22: dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ Dūtaghaṭotkaca 22 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.dutaghatotkaca.22) śakraṃ pṛccha purā nivātakavacaprāṇopahārārcitaṃ pṛcchāstraiḥ paritoṣitaṃ bahuvidhaiḥ kairātarūpaṃ haram | pṛcchāgniṃ bhujagāhutipraṇayinaṃ yastarpitaḥ khāṇḍave vidyārakṣitamadya yena ca jitastvaṃ pṛccha citrāṃgadam || 22 || > Ask Śakra, who was previously worshipped with the offering of the lives of the Nivātakavacas; / ask Hara in his Kirāta-form, who was pleased with various weapons; / ask Agni, who craves offerings of serpents, who was gratified in the Khāṇḍava; / and ask Citrāṅgada, protected by magic arts, by whom you were conquered today. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: p85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.dutaghatotkaca.p85) - [Next: p86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.dutaghatotkaca.p86) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.dutaghatotkaca~en-mt.22) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.dutaghatotkaca.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.dutaghatotkaca.22) · Pramāṇa