तं वीरमाहौशनसी प्रेमनिर्भरया गिरा । राजंस्त्वया गृहीतो मे पाणि: परपुरञ्जय ॥ २० ॥ हस्तग्राहोऽपरो मा भूद् गृहीतायास्त्वया हि मे । एष ईशकृतो वीर सम्बन्धो नौ न पौरुष: ॥ २१ ॥
tam viram ahausanasi prema-nirbharaya gira rajams tvaya grhito me panih para-puranjaya hasta-graho ’paro ma bhud grhitayas tvaya hi me esa isa-krto vira sambandho nau na paurusah
- tam
- unto him
- viram
- Yayati
- aha
- said
- ausanasi
- the daughter of Usana Kavi, Sukracarya
- prema-nirbharaya
- saturated with love and kindness
- gira
- by such words
- rajan
- O King
- tvaya
- by you
- grhitah
- accepted
- me
- my
- panih
- hand
- para-puranjaya
- the conqueror of the kingdoms of others
- hasta-grahah
- he who accepted my hand
- aparah
- another
- ma
- may not
- bhut
- become
- grhitayah
- accepted
- tvaya
- by you
- hi
- indeed
- me
- of me
- esah
- this
- isa-krtah
- arranged by providence
- vira
- O great hero
- sambandhah
- relationship
- nau
- our
- na
- not
- paurusah
- anything man-made
With words saturated with love and affection, Devayani said to King Yayati: O great hero, O King, conqueror of the cities of your enemies, by accepting my hand you have accepted me as your married wife. Let me not be touched by others, for our relationship as husband and wife has been made possible by providence, not by any human being.