Nalan 3.3. Brahmin Who Searched

Search for the king Dhamayanthi got relief, A little bit, from her grief. She asked the Brahmin to find What was in Nalan’s mind? How to find? “Ask him how manly it was To leave his wife in darkness When she was sleeping In a dilapidated building? ” “What reply he has for this? Go there and find this.” She told, how to find him, And where to look for him, Reached Ayodhya The Brahmin went in search, And finally he could reach Ayodhya City after many days, Walking on rough road ways. Came before “Is it fair for a wise man To leave her woman In the dark forest? For a king, does it fit? ” This query, the Brahmin put In the King’s royal court, Where Nalan was present He came there in front. The result of fate *Vaguvan said, “It’s the fate That forced him like that. It wasn’t his intention To leave her and run.” *Nalan in disguise Did you find him? In the court, what he heard, The same Brahmin told. Dhamayanthi asked him, “Did you find him? ” “Where did you stay? Did you, on your way Meet our noble king? Did he say anything? ” The Brahmin replied “He speaks like our king But he’s not our king. He’s only a charioteer, In the palace there.”