सा गृहीता च नृपतेर्भार्या रमितुमिच्छता
She, the wife of the king, was seized by one desiring union.
शस्त्रहस्तैः सर्वतश्च तैरहं परिवेष्टितः
I was surrounded on all sides by those men, weapons in hand.
वध्यमानो ऽब्रुवमहं मा मा हिंसध्वमाकुलाः
As I was being killed, I cried out, 'Do not, do not harm me, O agitated ones!'
दृढं वृक्षे समुद्ब्ध्य घातयन्त तपोधन
Firmly binding me to a tree, O sage, they struck me down.
मुक्तो वर्षसहस्रान्ते जातो ऽहं श्वेतगर्दभः
Released at the end of a thousand years, I was born as a white donkey.
तत्रापि सर्वविज्ञानं प्रत्यभासत् ततो मम
Even there, all my knowledge appeared to me once more.
एकदा नवराष्ट्रीया भार्या तस्याग्रजन्मनः
Once, the wife of the eldest among the Navarashtra people,
तामुवाच पतिर्गच्छ आरुह्यं श्वेतगर्दभम्
Her husband said to her, 'Go, mount the white donkey.'
इत्येवमुक्ता सा भर्त्रा तन्वी मामधिरुह्य च
Thus addressed by her husband, the slender woman mounted me.
ततोर्ऽधपथि सा तन्वी मत्पृष्ठादवरुह्य वै
Then, halfway along the road, that slender woman dismounted from my back.
साङ्गोपाङ्गां रूपवतीं दृष्ट्वा तामहमाद्रवम्
Seeing a beautiful woman with all limbs and features, I rushed toward her.
तस्यामुपरि भो तात पतितो ऽहं भृशातुरः
O dear one, in great pain, I fell upon her.
प्रोत्क्षिप्य यष्टिं मां ब्रह्मन् समाधावत् त्वरान्वितः
Lifting a stick, O Brahmin, her husband rushed at me in haste.
ततो ऽभिद्रवतस्तूर्ण खलीनरसना मुने
Then, as he quickly charged, the bridle and reins, O sage,
तत्रासक्तस्य षड्रात्रान्ममाभूज्जीवितक्षयः
There, as I was entangled, after six nights, my life came to an end.
महारण्ये तथा बद्धः शबरेण दुरात्मना
In the great forest, I was likewise bound by a wicked Shabara.
तेनाप्यन्तः पुरवरे युवतीनां समीपतः
By him also, in the inner quarters of a noble house, in the presence of young women,
तत्रासतस्तरुण्यस्ता ओदनाम्बुफलादिभिः
While I was there, those young women gave me rice, water, fruit, and the like.
कदाचित् पद्मपत्राक्षी श्यामा पीनपयोधरा
Once, a woman with lotus-like eyes, dark in complexion and full-breasted,
नाम्ना चन्द्रावली नाम समुद्घाट्याथ पञ्जरम्
named Candrāvalī, opened the cage,
चकारोपरि पीनाभ्यां स्तनाभ्यां सा हि मां ततः
and with her two full breasts pressed me from above.
ततो ऽनुप्लपतस्तत्र हारे मर्कटबन्धनम्
Then, there fell upon the necklace a monkey's knot.
भूयो ऽपि नरकं घोरं प्रपन्नो ऽस्मि सुदुर्मतिः
Again, I, of wicked mind, entered the dreadful hell.
स चैकदा मां शकटे नियोज्य स्वां विलासिनीम्
Once, he placed me on a cart, along with his own beloved woman.
ततो ऽग्रतः स चण्डालो गतस्त्वेवास्य पृष्ठतः
Then, the outcaste went ahead, while I followed behind him.
पृष्ठस्तु समालोक्य विपर्यस्तस्तथोत्प्लुतः
Looking back, he saw me, turned around, and leapt likewise.
योक्त्रे सुबद्ध एवास्मि पञ्चत्वमगमं ततः
Bound firmly to the yoke, I then met my end.
अतस्तव गृहे जातस्त्वहं जातिमनुस्मरन्
Thus, I was born in your house, recalling my previous birth.
पूर्वाभ्यासाच्च शास्त्राणि बन्धनं चागतं मम
And from former practice, the scriptures and bondage have come to me.
पापानि घोररूपाणि मनसा कर्मणा गिरा
Terrible sins, in form, by mind, deed, and speech,