तया बद्धमनश्चक्षुः पाशैर्गुणमयैस्तदा। न चचाल ततो देशाद्बुबुधे न च किंचन
His mind and eyes were bound by her, caught in the cords of her qualities; he did not move from that place, nor was he aware of anything else.
अस्या नूनं विशालाक्ष्याः सदेवासुरमानुषम्। लोकं निर्मथ्य धात्रेदं रूपमाविष्कृतं कृतम्
Surely, after churning the world of gods, asuras, and humans, the Creator has manifested this form of the wide-eyed one.
एवं संतर्कयामास रूपद्रविणसंपदा। कन्यामसदृशीं लोके नृपः संवरणस्तदा
Thus, King Samvarana pondered: in beauty, wealth, and fortune, there is no maiden like her in the world.
तां च दृष्ट्वैव कल्याणीं कल्याणाभिजनो नृपः। जगाम मनसा चिन्तां कामबाणेन पीडितः
Seeing that auspicious maiden, the king of noble lineage was seized in his heart by longing, pierced by the arrow of desire.
दह्यमानः स तीव्रेण नृपतिर्मन्मथाग्निना। अप्रगल्भां प्रगल्भस्तां तदोवाच मनोहराम्
Burning with the fierce fire of love, the king, though usually bold, now spoke hesitantly to that captivating maiden.
काऽसि कस्यासि रम्भोरु किमर्थं चेह तिष्ठसि। कथं च निर्जनेऽरण्ये चरस्येका शुचिस्मिते
Who are you? Whose are you, O slender-thighed one? For what purpose do you stand here? And how do you wander alone in this lonely forest, O pure-smiling one?
त्वं हि सर्वानवद्याङ्गी सर्वाभरणभूषिता। विभूषणमिवैतेषां भूषणानामभीप्सितम्
You, flawless in every limb and adorned with all ornaments, are like the ornament desired by these very ornaments.
न देवीं नासुरीं चैव न यक्षीं न च राक्षसीम्। न च भोगवतीं मन्ये न गन्धवीं न मानुषीम्
I do not think you are a goddess, nor an asura, nor a yakshi, nor a rakshasi; nor do I think you are a naga maiden, a gandharvi, or a human woman.
या हि दृष्टा मया काश्चिच्छ्रुता वाऽपि वराङ्गनाः। न तासां सदृशीं मन्ये त्वामहं मत्तकाशिनि
O radiant one, among all the noble women I have seen or heard of, I do not consider any of them to be your equal.
दृष्ट्वैव चारुवदने चन्द्रात्कान्ततरं तव। वदनं पद्मपत्राक्षं मां मथ्नातीव मन्मथः
Just by seeing your lovely face, more lustrous than the moon, with eyes like lotus petals, love overwhelms me.
एवं तां स महीपालो बभाषे न तु सा तदा। कामार्तं निर्जनेऽरण्ये प्रत्यबाषथ किंचन
Thus the king spoke to her, but she, in that lonely forest, did not reply at all to the love-stricken man.
ततो लालप्यमानस्य पार्थिवस्यायतेक्षणा। सौदामिनीव चाभ्रेषु तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
Then, as the king pleaded, she of wide eyes vanished there itself among the clouds, like a flash of lightning.
तामन्वेष्टुं स नृपतिः परिचक्राम सर्वतः। वनं वनजपत्राक्षीं भ्रमन्नुन्मत्तवत्तदा
The king wandered everywhere in the forest, searching for the lotus-eyed woman, roaming about like one mad.
अपश्यमानः स तु तां बहु तत्र विलप्य च। निश्चेष्टः पार्थिवश्रेष्ठो मुहूर्तं स व्यतिष्ठत
Not seeing her, and lamenting greatly, the best of kings stood motionless for a moment.
अथ तस्यामदृश्यायां नृपतिः काममोहितः। पातनः शत्रुसङ्घानां पपात धरणीतले
Then, as she became invisible, the king, bewildered by desire, fell to the ground.
तस्मिन्निपतिते भूमावथ सा चारुहासिनी। पुनः पीनायतश्रोणी दर्शयामास तं नृपम्
As he lay fallen on the earth, she of lovely smile and broad hips appeared again before the king.
अथाबभाषे कल्याणी वाचा मधुरया नृपम्। तं कुरूणां कुलकरं कामाभिहतचेतसम्
Then the auspicious one addressed the king, the glory of the Kurus, whose heart was struck by desire, with sweet words.
उवाच मधुरं वाक्यं तपती हसतीव सा। उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भद्रं ते न त्वमर्हस्यरिन्दम
Tapatī, as if smiling, spoke sweetly: 'Rise, rise! Good fortune to you. You are not fit for delusion, O subduer of foes.'
मोहं नृपतिशार्दूल गन्तुमाविष्कृतः क्षितौ। एवमुक्तोऽथ नृपतिर्वाचा मधुरया तदा
O tiger among kings, you are not meant to fall into delusion on the earth. Thus addressed with sweet words, the king then—
ददर्श विपुलश्रोणीं तामेवाभिमुखे स्थिताम्। अथ तामसितापाङ्गीमाबभाषे स पार्थिवः
Saw her, with broad hips, standing before him; then the king spoke to her, she of dark eyes.
मन्मथाग्निपरीतात्मा सन्दिग्धाक्षरया गिरा। साधु त्वमसितापाङ्गि कामार्तं मत्तकाशिनि
His heart seized by the fire of love, with faltering words, he said: 'O dark-eyed one, be gracious to me, who am maddened by desire.'
भजस्व भजमानं मां प्राणा हि प्रजहन्ति माम्। त्वदर्थं हि विशालाक्षि मामयं निशितैः शरैः
'Accept me, who longs for you, for my life is leaving me. O wide-eyed one, for your sake, love pierces me with sharp arrows.'
कामः कमलगर्भाभे प्रतिविध्यन्न शाम्यति। दष्टमेवमनाक्रन्दे भद्रे काममहाहिना
'O lotus-born one, desire, striking me, does not subside; thus I cry out, bitten by the great serpent of love, O gentle one.'
सा त्वं पीनायतश्रोणी मामाप्नुहि वरानने। त्वदधीना हि मे प्राणाः किन्नरोद्गीतभाषिणि
'Therefore, O you with broad hips and lovely face, accept me. My life depends on you, O one whose speech is like the songs of Kinnaras.'
चारुसर्वानवद्याङ्गि पद्मेन्दुप्रतिमानने। न ह्यहं त्वदृते भीरु शक्ष्यामि खलु जीवितुम्
'O flawless one, with beautiful limbs and a face like the lotus and the moon, I truly cannot live without you, O timid one.'
कामः कमलपत्राक्षि प्रतिविध्यति मामयम्। तस्मात्कुरु विशालाक्षि मय्यनुक्रोशमङ्गने
'O lotus-eyed one, desire strikes me; therefore, O wide-eyed lady, show me compassion.'
भक्तं मामसितापाङ्गि न परित्यक्तुमर्हसि। त्वं हि मां प्रीतियोगेन त्रातुमर्हसि भामिनि
O dark-eyed one, you should not abandon me, your devoted admirer; indeed, you ought to protect me with your affection, O beautiful lady.
त्वद्दर्शनकृतस्नेहं मनश्चलति मे भृशम्। न त्वां दृष्ट्वा पुनश्चान्यां द्रष्टुं कल्याणि रोचते
My mind, filled with longing from seeing you, is greatly unsettled; after beholding you, O auspicious one, I find no delight in looking upon any other woman.
प्रसीद वशगोऽहं ते भक्तं मां भज भामिनि। दृष्ट्वैव त्वां वरारोहे मन्मथो भृशमङ्गने
Be gracious, I am under your sway—accept me, your devoted admirer, O lovely lady; for as soon as I saw you, O fair-hipped one, Love himself struck me intensely, O gentle woman.
अन्तर्गतं विशालाक्षि विध्यति स्म पतत्त्रिभिः। मन्मथाग्निसमुद्भूतं दाहं कमललोचने
O wide-eyed one, the fire of love, kindled within me, burns fiercely, O lotus-eyed lady, as if pierced by the arrows of the god of love.