अन्यां समीहसे भार्यां नाहं भार्यां भवामि ते
You desire another wife; I will not be your wife.
उवाच राक्षसो हर्षात्स्वां प्रियां चारुलोचनाम्
The Rākṣasa, delighted, spoke to his beloved with beautiful eyes:
दैवोपपादितं द्वारि द्वितीयं मम तिष्ठति
By fate, a second one stands at the door for me.
तमानय त्वरायुक्ता येनाहं भक्ष्यमाचरे
Bring her here quickly, so that I may enjoy eating.
मिथ्या राक्षसि भर्ता ते भाषते त्वद्भयादयम्
Your husband, O Rākṣasī, speaks falsely out of fear of you.
सुप्तां पितृगृहे रात्रौ मां समासाद्य कामतः
Having come to me, asleep in my father's house at night, as he wished,
इतीरितमुपाकर्ण्य वचनं राजकन्यया
Hearing these words spoken by the royal maiden,
तस्याश्च रूपमालोक्य सत्यमेवावधारयत्
And seeing her form, he understood it to be true.
अवश्यं मूर्घ्निं कीलं मे रोषयिष्यति राक्षसः
Surely, the Rākṣasa will drive a stake into my head.
या सापत्न्येन दुःखेन पीड्यमाना हि जीवति
She who lives, afflicted by the sorrow of a co-wife,
सामान्यद्रव्यभोगादि निष्ठा चैवापरा भवेत्
There should be equality in the enjoyment of common property and pleasures, and another arrangement as well.
मदीया मम भक्ष्यार्थं त्वयानीता सुलोचना
With beautiful eyes, you have brought her for my consumption.
ततः स राक्षसः प्राह गच्छगच्छेति सत्वरम्
Then that Rākṣasa said quickly, 'Go, go!'
ततः सा राक्षसी घोरा श्रुत्वा पतिसमीरितम्
Then that terrible Rākṣasī, hearing her husband's command,
रूपयौवनसंयुक्तं विद्यारत्नविभूषितम्
Endowed with beauty and youth, adorned with the jewel of knowledge,
हृच्छयेन समाविष्टा तदन्तिकमुपागमत्
Overcome by love in her heart, she approached him.
कस्त्वं कस्मादिहायतः किमर्थमिह तिष्ठसि
"Who are you? Why have you come here? For what purpose do you remain here?"
स्वभर्त्राहं परित्यक्ता त्वां पतिं कर्तुमागता
"I have been abandoned by my husband; I have come to take you as my husband."
उवाच वचनं प्राज्ञो धैर्यमालंब्य तां शुभे
The wise one spoke words to her, steadying himself with courage, O auspicious lady.
मानुषास्तु स्मृता भक्ष्या राक्षसानां न संशयः
"Humans are considered food for the Rākṣasas—of this there is no doubt."
असंभाव्यं च जगति संभवेद्दैवयोगतः
"What is impossible in this world may come to pass by the power of fate."
हिडंबा राक्षसी विप्र भीमभार्या भविष्यति
"Hiḍimbā, the Rākṣasī, O Brāhmaṇa, will become Bhīma’s wife."
अवध्यः सर्वशस्त्राणां शक्त्या मृत्युमवाप्स्यति
"He who is invulnerable to all weapons will meet death through a spear."
भार्या तवाहं संजाता दव हि बलवत्तरम्
"I have become your wife; know that this is most powerful."
तदन्तरं समासाद्य भर्ता मे घोरराक्षसः
"Meanwhile, my husband, a terrible Rākṣasa, arrived."
सेयं समाश्रिता चात्र शालवृक्षे तु वासवी
"She, Vāsavī, has taken refuge here on the śāla tree."
यद्वधाय प्रक्षिपेत्तां सो ऽमरो ऽपि विनश्यति
"Whoever attempts to kill her, even if he is immortal, will perish."
त्वत्करे संप्रदास्यामि भर्तुर्निधनकाम्यया
"I will deliver her into your hands, desiring the death of my husband."
खादयिष्यति दुर्मेधास्त्वां च मां च न सशयः
"The wicked-minded one will devour both you and me, without doubt."
येनाहृता कुमारीह भार्यार्थं मन्दबुद्धिना
"By whom this maiden was brought here for the purpose of marriage, by that foolish one—"