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· ekadā kaścid nṛpas sūtam avadat vanam mām naya sūta iti /

once some king driver said forest me take O driver

· nṛpasya vacanam śrutvā sūtas yathā ājñāpayati devas iti

king’s words having-heard driver as understands king

uktvā śubhān śvetān aśvān rathe ayojayat /

having-spoken beautiful-white-horses on-chariot harnessed

· tata sarvais ābharaṇais samupetas mahārājas

thence with-all-ornaments provided

ratham āruhya sūtasya pāśrve atiśṭhat /

chariot having-mounted at-driver’s-side stood

· tadanantaram nagarasya madhyena satvaram gatvā vanam aviśat /

after of-city by-middle quickly having-gone forest entered

· tatra nyagrodhapādapasya adhastāt ratham sthāpayitvā

there of-banyan-tree under chariot having-stopped

sūtas mahārājam avadat atra vanam

driver said here forest

kutra adhunā devas gantum icchati iti /

where now sir to-go want

· tāpasānām āśramasya samīpe jalāśayam gantum icchāmi

of-ascetics-āśrama near lake to-go i-want

iti nṛpa: sūtam pratyavadat /

king driver replied

· tathā iti uktvā sūtas jalāśayam ratham avahat /

so having-spoken driver lake chariot drove-pulled

· jalāśayam āgamya mahārājas atīva samtuṣṭas abhavat /

lake having-come very pleased was

· tīrasya samīpe citrāṇi kamalāni dūre anekān hamsān apaśyat /

of-bank near bright lotuses in-distance not-one swans saw

· vihagās agāyan /

birds sang

· vṛkṣāṇām ṣaṇḍasya paścāt vamśasya śabdas udagacchat /

of-a-clump-of-trees behind flute’s sound went-up

· tatas mahārājas sūtam avadat /

then driver said

· aho ramaṇīyam aho sundaram sarvam atra bhavati /

charming beautiful all here is

· atra eva svargasya khaṇḍam dṛṣṭvā

here of-heaven piece having-seen

naras kasmāt kāraṇāt svargam gantum icchati iti /

man for-what reason heaven to-go want