[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) › 41 # Dutaghatotkaca 41: ghaṭotkacaḥ Dūtaghaṭotkaca 41 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.dutaghatotkaca.41) muktā yena yadā purā nṛpatayaḥ prabhraṣṭamānocchrayāḥ yenārghyaṃ nṛpamaṇḍalasya miṣato bhīṣmāgrahastāddhṛtam | śrīryasyābhiratā niyogasumukhī śrīvakṣaśayyāgṛhe ślāghyaḥ pārthivapārthivastava kathaṃ rājā na cakrāyudhaḥ || 41 || > By whom of old kings stripped of high pride were released, / by whom the guest-offering was taken from Bhīṣma's own hand before the eyes of the circle of kings, / in the bedchamber of whose glorious chest Fortune delights, cheerfully doing his bidding— / how is he, the praised King of kings, the Wielder of the Discus, not your king? || 41 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: p125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.dutaghatotkaca.p125) - [Next: p126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.dutaghatotkaca.p126) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.dutaghatotkaca~en-mt.41) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.dutaghatotkaca.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.plays.bhasa.dutaghatotkaca.41) · Pramāṇa