तामेवाविदूरे मधुकरीमिव सुमनस उपजिघ्रन्तीं दिविजमनुजमनोनयनाह्लाददुघैर्गतिविहारव्रीडाविनयावलोकसुस्वराक्षरावयवैर्मनसि नृणां कुसुमायुधस्य विदधतीं विवरं निजमुख विगलितामृतासवसहासभाषणामोदमदान्धमधुकरनिकरोपरोधेन द्रुतपदविन्यासेन वल्गुस्पन्दनस्तनकलशकबरभाररशनां देवीं तदवलोकनेन विवृतावसरस्य भगवतो मकरध्वजस्य वशमुपनीतो जडवदिति होवाच ॥ ६ ॥
tam evavidure madhukarim iva sumanasa upajighrantim divija-manuja-mano-nayanahlada-dughair gati-vihara-vrida-vinayavaloka-susvaraksaravayavair manasi nrnam kusumayudhasya vidadhatim vivaram nija-mukha-vigalitamrtasava-sahasa-bhasanamoda-madandha-madhukara-nikaroparodhena druta-pada-vinyasena valgu-spandana-stana-kalasa-kabara-bhara-rasanam devim tad-avalokanena vivrtavasarasya bhagavato makara-dhvajasya vasam upanito jadavad iti hovaca.
- tam
- to her
- eva
- indeed
- avidure
- nearby
- madhukarim iva
- like a honeybee
- sumanasah
- beautiful flowers
- upajighrantim
- smelling
- divi-ja
- of those born in the heavenly planets
- manu-ja
- of those born in human society
- manah
- mind
- nayana
- for the eyes
- ahlada
- pleasure
- dughaih
- producing
- gati
- by her movement
- vihara
- by pastimes
- vrida
- by shyness
- vinaya
- by humility
- avaloka
- by glancing
- su-svara-aksara
- by her sweet voice
- avayavaih
- and by the limbs of the body
- manasi
- in the mind
- nrnam
- of men
- kusuma-ayudhasya
- of Cupid, who has a flower arrow in his hand
- vidadhatim
- making
- vivaram
- aural reception
- nija-mukha
- from her own mouth
- vigalita
- pouring out
- amrta-asava
- nectar like honey
- sa-hasa
- in her smiling
- bhasana
- and talking
- amoda
- by the pleasure
- mada-andha
- blinded by intoxication
- madhukara
- of bees
- nikara
- by groups
- uparodhena
- because of being surrounded
- druta
- hasty
- pada
- of feet
- vinyasena
- by stylish stepping
- valgu
- a little
- spandana
- moving
- stana
- breasts
- kalasa
- like waterpots
- kabara
- of her braids of hair
- bhara
- weight
- rasanam
- the belt upon the hips
- devim
- the goddess
- tat-avalokanena
- simply by seeing her
- vivrta-avasarasya
- taking the opportunity of
- bhagavatah
- of the greatly powerful
- makara-dhvajasya
- of Cupid
- vasam
- under the control
- upanitah
- being brought in
- jada-vat
- as if stunned
- iti
- thus
- ha
- certainly
- uvaca
- he said
Like a honeybee, the Apsara smelled the beautiful and attractive flowers. She could attract the minds and vision of both humans and demigods by her playful movements, her shyness and humility, her glances, the very pleasing sounds that poured from her mouth as she spoke, and the motion of her limbs. By all these qualities, she opened for Cupid, who bears an arrow of flowers, a path of aural reception into the minds of men. When she spoke, nectar seemed to flow from her mouth. As she breathed, the bees, mad for the taste of her breath, tried to hover about her beautiful lotuslike eyes. Disturbed by the bees, she tried to move hastily, but as she raised her feet to walk quickly, her hair, the belt on her hips, and her breasts, which were like water jugs, also moved in a way that made her extremely beautiful and attractive. Indeed, she seemed to be making a path for the entrance of Cupid, who is most powerful. Therefore the prince, completely subdued by seeing her, spoke to her as follows.