Text 36] King Purairava Enchanted by Urvasi 197

su-dehah—very beautiful body; ayam—this; patati—will now fall
down; atra—on the spot; devi—O Urvasi; diiram—far, far away from
home; hrtah—taken away; tvaya—by you; khddanti—they will eat;
enam—this (body); vrkah—foxes; grdhrah—vultures; tvat—your;
prasddasya—in mercy; na—not; dspadam—suitable.

TRANSLATION

O goddess, now that you have refused me, my beautiful body
will fall down here, and because it is unsuitable for your pleasure,
it will be eaten by foxes and vultures.

TEXT 36

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Aaa: Seas HA et m1 BATTER |
wiaaed Taal Ta zzz TM all

urvasy uvdca
ma mrthah puruso ’si tvarn
ma sma tvddyur urka ime
kvapi sakhyam na vai strinam
urkandm hrdayam yatha

urvasi uvaca — Urvasi said; ma—do not; mrthah—give up your life;
purusah—male; asi—are; tuam—you; ma sma—do not allow it; tué—
unto you; adyuh—may eat; urkah—the foxes; ime—these senses (do
not be under the control of your senses); kva api—anywhere; sakhyam
—friendship; na—not; vai—indeed; strinadm—of women; vrkanam—
of the foxes; hrdayam—the heart; yathad—as.

TRANSLATION

Urvasi ‘said: My dear King, you are a man, a hero. Don’t be impa-
tient and give up your life. Be sober and don’t allow the senses to
overcome you like foxes. Don’t let the foxes eat you. In other
words, you should not be controlled by your senses. Rather, you
should know that the heart of a woman is like that of a fox. There
is no use making friendship with women.
