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The Dynasty of Pāru
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goddess of fortune;  vilokya —by observing;  sadyaḥ —immediately;  mumuhe —he became enchanted;  deva-māyām iva —exactly like the illusory energy of the Lord;  striyam —a beautiful woman;  babhāṣe —he addressed;  tām —her (the woman);  vara-ārohām —who was the best of beautiful women;  bhaṭaiḥ —by soldiers;  katipayaiḥ —a few;  vṛtaḥ —surrounded.
TRANSLATION
Once when King Duṣmanta went to the forest to hunt and was very much fatigued, he approached the residence of Kaṇva Muni. There he saw a most beautiful woman who looked exactly like the goddess of fortune and who sat there illuminating the entire āśrama 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.
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तद्दर्शनप्रमुदितः संनिवृत्तपरिश्रमः । पप्रच्छ कामसन्तमः प्रहसञ्च्छक्षणया गिरा ॥१०॥
tad-darśana-pramuditaḥ   sannivṛtta-pariśramaḥ   papraccha kāma-santaptaḥ   prahasañ ślakṣṇayā girā
tat-darśana-pramuditaḥ —being very much enlivened by seeing the beautiful woman;  sannivṛtta-pariśramaḥ —being relieved of the fatigue of the hunting excursion;  papraccha —he inquired from her;  kāma-santaptaḥ —being agitated by lusty desires;  prahasan —in a joking mood;  ślakṣṇayā —very beautiful and pleasing;  girā —with words.
TRANSLATION
Seeing the beautiful woman, the King was very much enlivened, and the fatigue of his hunting excursion was relieved. He was of course very much attracted because of lusty desires, and thus he inquired from her as follows, in a joking mood.