"The faultless Draupadi, slender-waisted like the wasp, was born of a portion of w:SachISachi (the queen of the celestials), in the line of Drupada. And she was neither low nor tall in stature. And she was of the fragrance of the blue lotus, of eyes large as lotus-petals, of thighs fair and round, of dense masses of black curly hair. And endued with every auspicious feature and of complexion like that of the w:Emeraldemerald, she became the charmer of the hearts of five foremost of men."
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