Vikramarkacaritra 8.1-4.3

8.1-4.3

iti | tacchrutvā paramādbhutāviṣṭacetā vikramaḥ kathamapyaṅgīcakāra | so'pi vikramahaste praṇayinīṃ samarpya taṃ praṇamya jhaḍiti gaganamutpapāta | tāvadākāśe
're māraya ghātaya' ityevaṃ ghoratarā vāgaśrūyata | sarve'pi sabhyā yugapadunnamitavadanāḥ sakautukamapaśyan | tadanantaraṃ muhūrtātparaṃ rājasamakṣaṃ kṛpāṇaṃ vahanmadhiradhārāstrapitaśca bāhureko divaḥ papāta | rājāpi tadvilokya sabhyānavādīt "mahānayaṃ vīraḥ saṅgrāme pratibhaṭainyapātyata | tasyaikaḥ sakhaṅgo bāhuratra patitaḥ' iti | atrāntare kabandho nyapatat | anantaraṃ śiro'pyapatat
taddṛṣṭvā sā vanitā saṃkaruṇaṃ rājānamavādīt - 'deva mama bhartā samarāṅgaṇe
yudhyamānaḥ śatrubhirnihataḥ | tasyāyaṃ kabandhaḥ sakhaṅgo'yaṃ bāhuridaṃ śiraśca| ato
mama bhartāraṃ yāvadamarastriyo na vṛṇvate tāvadahaṃ gamiṣyāmi | dīyatāṃ hutāśiḥ' iti | evaṃ tasyā vacanaṃ śrutvā rājābravīt - 'ayi putri kimarthamagniṃ pravekṣyasi ? | tvāmahaṃ nijatanayāmiva paripālayyāmi | rakṣādyaka
śarīram' iti | vanitā prāha - 'deva sarvajñena bhavatāpi kimevamabhidhīyate ? | yadarthametaccharīraṃ sa me svāmī daśāmimāmanubhavati | itaḥ paraṃ kasya
kṛte śarīramidaṃ rakṣiṣyāmi ? | 'pramadāḥ pativartmagāḥ' ityayaṃ sanātanaḥ
strīṇāṃ dharmaḥ | tathā hi vadanti —
śaśinā saha yāti kaumudī saha meghana taḍitpralīyate
pramadāḥ pativartmagā iti pratipannaṃ hi vicetanairapi