[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Story collections and fables](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories) › [Vikramarkacaritra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra) › 1.5 # Vikramarkacaritra 1.5 Vikramārkacaritra 1.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.1.5) iti ' iti pratyavadat| rājā 'tādṛśaṃ phalamidānīmeva dṛṣṭaṃ rājavīthyām 'ityāha brāhmaṇo 'mayā dattaṃ phalaṃ bhakṣitaṃ vā na vā?' ityapṛcchat | rājā 'nāhamabhakṣayam | kiṃ tu mama prāṇapriyāyā anaṅgasenāyai prādām' iti prāha | 'tarhi tāmāhūya pṛccha' iti brāhmaṇo jagāda | tato rājā tāmāhūya saśapathamapṛcchat sā 'mayā tatphalaṃ mandurikāya dattam' iti babhāṇa | sa tvākārito 'dāsyai dattam' ityakathayat | dāsī 'gopālāya' iti, gopālo 'gomayadhāriṇyai' iti cākathayatām | tato jātasaṃpratyayo rājā paraṃ viṣādaṃ gatvā sasambhramaṃ gomayadhāriṇīmākārya tatphalaṃ gṛhītvā katicicchlokānapāṭhīt — rūpe manohāriṇi yauvane ca vṛthaiva puṃsāmabhimānabuddhiḥ natabhruvāṃ cetasi cittajanmā kartuṃ yadevecchati tatkaroti - [Previous: 1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.1.4) - [Next: 1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.1.6) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.1) ## Linked texts (1) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana*southern.f2.8) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.vikramarkacaritra.1.5) · Pramāṇa