Text 10] The Dynasty of Piru 93
goddess of fortune; vilokya—by observing; sadyah—immediately;
mumuhe—he became enchanted; deva-mdydm iva—exactly like the il-
lusory energy of the Lord; striyam—a beautiful woman; babhdse—he
addressed; tam—her (the woman); vara-Groham—who was the best of
beautiful women; bhataih—by soldiers; katipayaih—a few; vrtah—
surrounded.
TRANSLATION

Once when King Dusmanta went to the forest to hunt and was
very much fatigued, he approached the residence of Kanva Muni.
There he saw a most beautiful woman who looked exactly like the
goddess of fortune and who sat there illuminating the entire
asrama 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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tad-darsana-pramuditah
sannivrtta-parisramah
papraccha kama-santaptah
prahasan slaksnaya gira

tat-darsana-pramuditah—being very much enlivened by seeing the
beautiful woman; sannivrtta-parisramah—being relieved of the fatigue
of the hunting excursion; papraccha—he inquired from her; kama-
santaptah—being agitated by lusty desires; prahasan—in a joking
mood; slaksnayaé—very beautiful and pleasing; gira—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.
