दुष्मन्तो मृगयां यात: कण्वाश्रमपदं गत: । तत्रासीनां स्वप्रभया मण्डयन्तीं रमामिव ॥ ८ ॥ विलोक्य सद्यो मुमुहे देवमायामिव स्त्रियम् । बभाषे तां वरारोहां भटै: कतिपयैर्वृत: ॥ ९ ॥
dusmanto mrgayam yatah kanvasrama-padam gatah tatrasinam sva-prabhaya mandayantim ramam iva vilokya sadyo mumuhe deva-mayam iva striyam babhase tam vararoham bhataih katipayair vrtah
- dusmantah
- Maharaja Dusmanta
- mrgayam yatah
- when he went hunting
- kanva-asrama-padam
- to the residence of Kanva
- gatah
- he came
- tatra
- there
- asinam
- a woman sitting
- sva-prabhaya
- by her own beauty
- mandayantim
- illuminating
- ramam iva
- exactly like the goddess of fortune
- vilokya
- by observing
- sadyah
- immediately
- mumuhe
- he became enchanted
- deva-mayam iva
- exactly like the illusory energy of the Lord
- striyam
- a beautiful woman
- babhase
- he addressed
- tam
- her (the woman)
- vara-aroham
- who was the best of beautiful women
- bhataih
- by soldiers
- katipayaih
- a few
- vrtah
- surrounded
Once when King Dusmanta went to the forest to hunt and was very much fatigued, he approached the residence of Kanva Muni. There he saw a most beautiful woman who looked exactly like the goddess of fortune and who sat there illuminating the entire asrama by her effulgence. The King was naturally attracted by her beauty, and therefore he approached her, accompanied by some of his soldiers, and spoke to her.