तां प्रार्थयन्तीं ललनाललाम- मसेवितश्रीचरणैरदृष्टाम् । वत्सां मनोरुच्चपद: स्वसारं को नानुमन्येत बुधोऽभियाताम् ॥ १८ ॥
tam prarthayantim lalana-lalamam asevita-sri-caranair adrstam vatsam manor uccapadah svasaram ko nanumanyeta budho ’bhiyatam
- tam
- her
- prarthayantim
- seeking
- lalana-lalamam
- the ornament of women
- asevita-sri-caranaih
- by those who have not worshiped the feet of Laksmi
- adrstam
- not seen
- vatsam
- beloved daughter
- manoh
- of Svayambhuva Manu
- uccapadah
- of Uttanapada
- svasaram
- sister
- kah
- what
- na anumanyeta
- would not welcome
- budhah
- wise man
- abhiyatam
- who has come of her own accord.
What wise man would not welcome her, the very ornament of womanhood, the beloved daughter of Svayambhuva Manu and sister of Uttanapada? Those who have not worshiped the gracious feet of the goddess of fortune cannot even perceive her, yet she has come of her own accord to seek my hand.