विक्रम चरित (उज्जैन सम्राट् विक्रमादित्य - पराक्रम, न्याय एवं ३२ पुतलियों की कथा सटीक)

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" It happened that as the prince advanced to manhood,
he received a wound from one of Cupid's shafts : he became
enamoured of a princess, daughter to a powerful monarch,
whose beauty was the least of her perfections. He sued for
her hand in due form, backed by the interest and power of
his father and his own rare qualifications, and obtained it
in marriage. The union was celebrated, under the most
favorable auspices, in the city, and no expense was spared to
give brilliancy and effect to the occasion. It was a joyous
time when the marriage took place. The king invited his
relatives as well as those of his son's wife, with numerous
other guests, and entertained them for several days together
in the most sumptuous manner; and when the festivities
were ended, he sent them back loaded with presents.
"One day, King Bhudrasain, accompanied by his son
and a small retinue, set out on a sporting excursion. They
went into an adjoining wood, and while there, Bhudrasain
was suddenly seized with the desire of witnessing his son's
skill in archery, for which he was much famed. He called
his son, and made him acquainted with his wishes; he then
detached a part of his retinue for the purpose of waiting upon
him, and he himself followed in person. Having arrived
in the centre of the wood, the king directed his son to aim
at a certain part of the forest at a distance, where a small
object, scarce visible to the naked eye, was pointed out.
While yet conversing, a wild boar suddenly appeared from
amidst a clump of bushes, and, rushing past the prince and
his father, attacked one of their followers with great deter-
mination and ferocity. The prince, acting on the impulse
of the moment, with his usual bravery and dauntless
courage, pursued the boar, in the hope of getting sufficiently
near him to attack him with the short spear he carried in
his hand. But the monster, seeing his pursuer, and
conscious of danger, took to flight, and regained the shelter
of a thickly-studded cover of trees, in the opposite direction.
The prince still pursued the boar, and in the ardour of the
chase forgot all personal danger. Keeping his eye steadily