Simhasanadvatrimshika 30.p2

30.p2

tasye 'daṃ śiraḥ sakhadgo bāhuś ca kabandho 'pi patitaḥ. tarhi sa me priyo yāvad divyāṅganābhir na vriyate, tāvad ahaṃ tadantikaṃ gamiṣyāmi. mamā 'gnir dīyatām. tasyā vacanaṃ śrutvā rājā 'bravīt: bhoḥ putrike, kimartham agnipraveśaṃ kariṣyasi? tvām ahaṃ nijaputrīm iva paripālayāmi. rakṣā 'tmaśarīram. tayo 'ktam: bho deva, kim abhidhīyate? yannimittam etac charīraṃ sthitaṃ sa mama svāmī raṇāṅgaṇe pratibhaṭair nipātitaḥ. idānīm etac charīraṃ kasya kṛte rakṣayāmi? anyac ca: tvayā 'py etan na vācyam; yataḥ pramadāḥ pativartmagā iti vicetanair api viditam. tathā hi:

Here have fallen his head, his arm with the sword, and his trunk as well. Therefore, before my beloved is chosen by celestial maidens, I shall go to his side. Let fire be given to me.' Hearing her words, the king said: 'O daughter, why will you enter the fire? I will protect you like my own daughter. Preserve your body.' She said: 'O Lord, what are you saying? He for whose sake this body existed, my master, has been struck down on the battlefield by rivals. Now for whose sake should I preserve this body? Moreover, even you should not say this, for it is known even to inanimate things that women follow the path of their husbands. For thus it is said: