ज्यामघस्त्वप्रजोऽप्यन्यां भार्यां शैब्यापतिर्भयात् । नाविन्दच्छत्रुभवनाद् भोज्यां कन्यामहारषीत् । रथस्थां तां निरीक्ष्याह शैब्या पतिममर्षिता ॥ ३५ ॥ केयं कुहक मत्स्थानं रथमारोपितेति वै । स्नुषा तवेत्यभिहिते स्मयन्ती पतिमब्रवीत् ॥ ३६ ॥
jyamaghas tv aprajo ’py anyam bharyam saibya-patir bhayat navindac chatru-bhavanad bhojyam kanyam aharasit ratha-stham tam niriksyaha saibya patim amarsita keyam kuhaka mat-sthanam ratham aropiteti vai snusa tavety abhihite smayanti patim abravit
- jyamaghah
- King Jyamagha
- tu
- indeed
- aprajah api
- although issueless
- anyam
- another
- bharyam
- wife
- saibya-patih
- because he was the husband of Saibya
- bhayat
- out of fear
- na avindat
- did not accept
- satru-bhavanat
- from the enemy’s camp
- bhojyam
- a prostitute used for sense gratification
- kanyam
- girl
- aharasit
- brought
- ratha-stham
- who was seated on the chariot
- tam
- her
- niriksya
- seeing
- aha
- said
- saibya
- Saibya, the wife of Jyamagha
- patim
- unto her husband
- amarsita
- being very angry
- ka iyam
- who is this
- kuhaka
- you cheater
- mat-sthanam
- my place
- ratham
- on the chariot
- aropita
- has been allowed to sit
- iti
- thus
- vai
- indeed
- snusa
- daughter-in-law
- tava
- your
- iti
- thus
- abhihite
- being informed
- smayanti
- smilingly
- patim
- unto her husband
- abravit
- said
Jyamagha had no sons, but because he was fearful of his wife, Saibya, he could not accept another wife. Jyamagha once took from the house of some royal enemy a girl who was a prostitute, but upon seeing her Saibya was very angry and said to her husband, “My husband, you cheater, who is this girl sitting upon my seat on the chariot?” Jyamagha then replied, “This girl will be your daughter-in-law.” Upon hearing these joking words, Saibya smilingly replied.