तदाध्वनि जातश्रमः क्षुत्तृष्णाभिभूतः कस्मिंश्चिद्वनोद्देशे नीलवनमपश्यच्चाविवेश
On that journey, exhausted and overcome by hunger and thirst, he saw a blue forest in some region and entered it.
तस्य वनखण्डस्य दक्षिणभागे सरो दृष्ट्वा साश्व एव व्यगाहत
In the southern part of that forest, seeing a lake, he entered it along with his horse.
अथाश्वस्थः सन्मृणालमश्वस्याग्रतो निक्षिप्य पुष्करिणीं समुपाविशत्
Then, having recovered, he placed the horse's bridle before it and sat by the lotus pond.
शयितस्ततः शयानो गीतमशृणोत्
Lying down there, as he rested, he heard a song.
स श्रुत्वाचिंतयन्नेह मनुष्यगतिं प्रपश्यामि
Hearing it, he thought, 'Here I perceive the presence of humans.'
कस्य खल्वयं गीतशब्द इत्यवलोकयामास
He wondered, 'Whose is this sound of singing?' and looked around.
अथापश्यत्कन्यां परमरूपदर्शनीयां पुष्पाणि विचिन्वंतीं चाथ राजा समीपे पर्यक्रामत् ।। ५.२.८४.
Then he saw a maiden of extraordinary beauty gathering flowers, and the king approached her.
तामब्रवीद्राजा कस्यासि त्वं कन्या परमरूपदर्शनीया पुष्पाणि विचिन्वती
The king spoke to her: 'Whose daughter are you, maiden of extraordinary beauty, gathering flowers?'
साथ राजसमीपे गत्वेति प्रोवाच कन्यास्मीति
Then, approaching the king, she said, 'I am a maiden.'
राजोवाच अर्थी तवास्मीति
The king said, 'I am your suitor.'
अथोवाच कन्या
Then the maiden spoke.
तां राजा समपृच्छत्कस्ते समय इति
The king asked her, 'What is your condition?'
ततः कन्या तमुवाच नोदकं दर्शयितव्यमिति
Then the maiden said to him, 'Water must not be shown.'
राजा बाढमित्युक्ता तां समागम्य तया सहास्ते
The king replied, 'Agreed,' and, joining her, remained with her.
तत्रैवासन्ने राजनि सेना त्वागच्छत् तया सहोपविष्टं राजानं परिवार्य चातिष्ठत्
While the king was still nearby, the army arrived; together with her, the king sat, and the army surrounded and stood by him.
सभाजितश्च राजा तथैव शिबि कया प्रायात्
The king was honored, and Shibi departed in the same manner.
किमत्र प्रयोजनं विद्यते इत्यब्रुवंस्ताः स्त्रियो पूर्वमेव पश्यामस्तदुदकं नात्राश्रियत इति ।। ५.२.८४.
The women said, 'What purpose is there here? We have already seen that water; it is not esteemed here.'
अथामा त्यश्च निरुदकं कारयित्वा दारुवृक्षं वृद्धपुष्पफलं शरद्युपलभ्य राजानामब्रवीत्
Then Amātya, having made the place waterless, found a wooden tree, aged, with flowers and fruit, in autumn, and spoke to the kings.
स तस्य वचनात्त यैव सह देव्या वनं प्राविशत्
By his words, he entered the forest with the queen.
सकलत्रस्तस्मिन्वने रम्ये तयैव सह रेमे
In that delightful forest, with his wife, he enjoyed himself.
प्रविश्य च राजा सह प्रियया सुधाधवलसलिलपूर्णां वापीमपश्यत्
Entering, the king, together with his beloved, saw a pond filled with nectar-white water.
वापीं दर्दुरैः पूर्णां दृष्ट्वैव च तां तस्या एव तीरे तया देव्यातिष्ठत्
Seeing the pond filled with frogs, he stood with the queen on its very bank.
अथ तां देवीं राजाब्रवीत्
Then the king spoke to the queen.
सा च तद्वचः श्रुत्वा तीर्थवापीं न्यमज्जन्न पुनरुदमज्जत्
Hearing those words, she plunged into the sacred pond and then emerged again.
वापीं दर्दुरैर् पूर्णां दृष्ट्वा आज्ञापयामास भृत्यान्सर्वदर्दुरवधः क्रियतामिति
Seeing the pond filled with frogs, he ordered his servants, 'Let all the frogs be killed.'
यो ममार्थी स तैर्ददुरैरुपायनैर्मामनुतिष्ठेत्
Whoever desires me should honor me with offerings from those frogs.
अथ कश्चिन्महान्दर्दुरो दर्दुरवधे क्रियमाणे सर्वासु दिक्ष्वभ्यगात् ।। ५.२.८४.
Then, as the destruction of the frogs was being carried out in every direction, a great frog appeared.
उपेत्य चैनमुवाचेदं ज्ञात्वा क्रोधवशंगतम्
Approaching him, and seeing that he was overcome by anger, the frog spoke these words.
श्लोकश्चात्र भवति प्रक्षीयते महाधर्मो जनानां परिजानताम्
Here, a verse is recited: 'The great virtue of those who know the truth is diminished.'
तमेवं वादिनमिष्टजनवियोगे शाकपरीतात्मानं स राजा प्रोवाच
To him, who spoke thus, whose heart was afflicted by the loss of his dear ones, the king replied.