पिङ्गला नाम वेश्यासीद् विदेहनगरे पुरा । तस्या मे शिक्षितं किञ्चिन्निबोध नृपनन्दन ॥ २२ ॥
piṅgalā nāma veśyāsīd videha-nagare purā tasyā me śikṣitaṁ kiñcin nibodha nṛpa-nandana
- piṅgalā nāma
- of the name Piṅgalā
- veśyā
- a prostitute
- āsīt
- there was
- videha-nagare
- in the city named Videha
- purā
- in the past
- tasyāḥ
- from her
- me
- by me
- śikṣitaṁ
- what was learned
- kiñcit
- something
- nibodha
- now you learn
- nṛpa-nandana
- O son of kings
O son of kings, previously in the city of Videha there dwelled a prostitute named Piṅgalā. Now please hear what I have learned from that lady.