अनुनिन्येऽथ शनकैर्वीरोऽनुनयकोविद: । पस्पर्श पादयुगलमाह चोत्सङ्गलालिताम् ॥ २० ॥
anuninye ’tha sanakair viro ’nunaya-kovidah pasparsa pada-yugalam aha cotsanga-lalitam
- anuninye
- began to flatter
- atha
- thus
- sanakaih
- gradually
- virah
- the hero
- anunaya-kovidah
- one who is very expert in flattery
- pasparsa
- touched
- pada-yugalam
- both the feet
- aha
- he said
- ca
- also
- utsanga
- on his lap
- lalitam
- thus being embraced.
Because the King was very expert in flattery, he began to pacify his Queen very slowly. First he touched her two feet, then embraced her nicely, seating her on his lap, and began to speak as follows.