पुत्राभ्यां यत्कृतं तस्यास्तदाचष्ट खशा तदा
Then Khasha told what had been done by her two sons.
तेन धात्वर्थयोगेन तत्तदर्थे चकार ह
By the connection of root meanings, he performed each act accordingly.
भक्षावेत्युक्तवानेष तस्माद्यक्षो ऽभवत्त्वयम्
He said, 'Let us eat,' and thus he became a Yaksha.
उक्तवांश्चैष यस्मात्तु रक्षेमां मातरं स्वकाम्
And because he said, 'Let us protect our own mother,'
स तदा तद्विधां दृष्ट्वा विक्रियां च तयोः पिता
Then, seeing that kind of transformation in those two, their father,
तावृभौ क्षुधितौ दृष्ट्वा विस्मितः परिमृष्टधीः
Seeing the two brothers hungry, the father, astonished and thoughtful,
पिता तौ क्षुधितौ दृष्ट्वा वर मेतं तयोर्ददौ
The father, seeing them hungry, granted them this boon.
सृङ्मांसवसाभूता भविष्यन्तीह कामतः
You will become those who subsist on flesh and blood, according to your desire.
नक्तं चैव बलीयांसौ दिवा वै निर्बलौ युवाम्
At night you both will be strong, but during the day you will be weak.
इत्युक्त्वा काश्यपः पुत्रौ तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
Having spoken thus, Kashyapa vanished from that very place.
विपर्ययेषु वर्त्तेते ऽकृतज्ञौ प्राणिहिंसकौ
In times of confusion, the two, ungrateful and violent toward living beings, act accordingly.
मायाविदावदृश्यौ तावन्तर्धानगतावुभौ
Endowed with magical power and invisible, both of them entered concealment.
रूपा नुरूपैराचारैः प्रचरन्तौ प्रबाधकौ
Assuming forms and behaviors unlike their own, they moved about, causing disturbance.
पिशाचांश्चमनुष्यांश्चपन्नगान्पक्षिणः पशून्
They attacked spirits, humans, serpents, birds, and beasts.
इन्द्रस्यानुचरौ चैव क्षुब्धौ दृष्ट्वा ह्यतिष्ठताम्
Seeing the two followers of Indra agitated, they stood firm.
आहारं स परीप्सन्वै शब्देनानुससार ह
Desiring food, he pursued them by sound.
कपिपुत्रौ महावीर्यौं कूष्माडौ पूर्वजावुभौ
The two sons of the monkey, of great strength, were Kūṣmāṇḍas and elder brothers.
कन्याभ्यां सहितौ तौ तु ताभ्यां भर्तुश्चिकीर्षया
Together with the two maidens, those two, wishing to serve their lord,
आहारार्थे समीहन्तौ सकन्यौ तु बुभुक्षितौ
Desiring food, the two, along with the maidens, were hungry.
सहसा सन्निपातेन दृष्ट्वा चैव परस्परम्
Suddenly, upon encountering each other, they saw one another.
पितरावूचतुः कन्ये युवा मानयत द्रुतम्
The fathers said to the maidens: 'You two, honor the youths quickly.'
ततस्तमभिसृत्यैनं कन्ये जगृहतुस्तदा
Then, approaching him, the maidens seized him at that moment.
ताभ्यां कन्यागृहीतं तं पिशाचौ वीक्ष्य रक्षसम्
Seeing the demon seized by the maidens, the two Piśācas watched.
तस्य कर्माभिजाती च श्रुत्वा तौ रक्षसस्तदा
Hearing of his deeds and lineage, the two demons then
तौ तुष्टौ कर्मणा तस्य कन्ये ते ददतुस्तु वै
Pleased with his action, the two maidens indeed gave him to them.
अजः शण्डः सुताभ्यां तु तदा श्रावयतां धनम्
Aja and Śaṇḍa, along with their daughters, then announced the wealth.
ब्रह्म तस्यापराहार इति शण्डो ऽभ्यभाषत
Śaṇḍa said, 'For him, Brahma is the other food.'
जन्तुभाव धनादाना इत्यजौऽश्रावयद्धनम्
Aja proclaimed, 'The state of a creature is the wealth to be given.'
यातुधानप्रसूता सा कन्या चैव महारवा
That maiden, born of the Yātudhāna lineage, was indeed of great cry.
ब्रह्मधानप्रसूता सा कन्या चैव महारवा
That maiden, born of the Brahmadhāna lineage, was likewise of great cry.