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· asti kānyakubjaviṣaye vīrasena nāma rājā /

there-is in-Kānakubja-country Vīrasena king

· tena vīrapuranāmni nagare

by-him in-Vīrapura-town

tuṅgabala: nāma rājaputra: bhogapati: kṛta: /

Tuṅgabala prince governor appointed

· sa: ca mahādhana: taruṇa ekadā svanagare brāmhan

and he of-great-wealth young one-day in-his-town perambulating

natiprauḍhayauvanām lāvaṇyavatīm nāma vaṇikputravadhūm ālokayāmāsa /

in—full-blown-youth Lāvaṅyavatī merchant’s-son’s-wife-saw

· tata: svaharmyam gatvā

thence to-his-palace having-gone

smarā kulamati: tasyā: kṛte dūtīm preṣitavān /

by-love disturbed-in-mind on-her-account female-messenger he-dispatched

· yata: sanmārge tāvat āste prabhavati puruṣa: tāvat eva

whence on-right-path so-long he-remains, master-is man so-long only

indriyāṇām lajjām tāvat vidhatte vinayam api samālambate tāvat eva /

of-senses shame so-long he-has, decency also he-maintains so-long only

· bhūvāpākṛṣṭamuktā: śravaṇapathagatā nīlapakṣmāṇa ete yāvat

eyebrows-bow-dran-back-darted, to-ear-reaching, black-feathered those as-of

līlāvatīnām na hṛdi dhṛtimuṣa: dṛṣṭivāṇā: patanti

of-fair-ones not into-heart steadiness-stealing look-arrows fall

· sā api lāvaṇyavatī tatavalokanakṣaṇāt prabhṛti

she also Lāvaṅyavatī him-seeing-the moment from

smaraśaraprahārajarjaritahṛdayā tadekacittā abhavat /

by-sove-arrow-stroke-broken-hearted by-him-alone-thinking was

· atha dūtīvacanam śrutvā lāvaṇyavatī uvāca /

now messenger’s-word having-heard Lāvaṅyavatī said

· aham pativratā katham etasmin nadharme patilaṅghane pravarte /

i husband-devoted how in-this-unrighteousness husband-in-position i-engage ?

· dūtya: uktam / satyatamam etat /

by-messenger said quite-true this

· lāvaṅyavatī said / dhruvam satyam etat /

Lāvaṅyavatī said certainly, true this

· tata: dūtakṛyā gatvā tat tat sarve tuṅgabala: yāgre niveditam

thence by-messenger having-gone that that-all tuṅgabala in-presence reported

· tat śrutvā tuṅgabala: abavīt /

that having-heard Tuṅgabala said

· svāminā ānīya samarpayitavi iti katham etat śakyam /

by-husband having-led-her-near how this possible ? procuress said

· upāya: kriyatām /

stratagem be-made

· aham bravīmi / upāyena hi yat śakyam iti ādi /

i say by-stratagem truly wat possible etc

· tata: kuddanyupadeśena tam cārudattanāmānam

thence by-procuress’-advice that Chārudatta

vaṇikyutram sa: rājaputra: sevakam cakāra /

merchant’s-son that prince attendant made

· tata: asau tena sarvaviśvāsakāryeṣu niyojita: /

thence he by-him in-all-confidence-affairs was-employed

· adya arabhya māsam ekam,

today having-began for-one-month

pratirātram ekām kulīnām yuvatīm ānīya samarpaya /

every-night one of-noble virgin having-led surrender

· sā mayā yathoccitena vidhinā pūjayitavyā /

she by-me in-the-usual manner to-be-honoured

· paścāt pracchanna: san kim ayam karoti iti nirūpayati /

afterwards concealed being, what he does ? thus espies

· sa ca tuṅgabala: tām yuvatīm aspṛśan eva

and that Tuṅgabala that maiden not-touching even

dūrāt vastrālamkāragaghacamdanai: sampūjaya

from-afar with-garments-ornaments-perfumes-sandal-wood having-honoured

rakṣakam dattvā prasthāpayati /

a-guardian having-given sends-away

· atha vaṇikputreṇa tat dṛṣṭvā apajātaviśvāsena

now by-merchant’s-son that having-seen with-increased-condidence

lobhākṛṣṭamanasā svavadhūm lāvaṇyavatīm samānīya samarpitā

with-covetousness-attracted-mind his-wife Lāvaṅyavatī having-led near

was-surrendered

· sa: ca tuṅgabala: tām hridayapriyām lāvaṇyavatīm

and he Tuṅgabala that heart-beloved Lāvaṅyavatī

vijñāya sasambhramam utthāya nirbharam āliṅgya

having-recognised, with-haste up-jumping, ardently-embracing

nimīlitākṣa: paryanke tayā saha vilalāsa //

with-half-closed-eyes on-sofa with-her sported