दुष्मन्तो मृगयां यातः कण्वाश्रमपदं गतः तत्रासीनां स्वप्रभया मण्डयन्तीं रमामिव विलोक्य सद्यो मुमुहे देवमायामिव स्त्रियम् बभाषे तां वरारोहां भटैः कतिपयैर्वृतः
duṣmanto mṛgayāṁ yātaḥ kaṇvāśrama-padaṁ gataḥ tatrāsīnāṁ sva-prabhayā maṇḍayantīṁ ramām iva vilokya sadyo mumuhe deva-māyām iva striyam babhāṣe tāṁ varārohāṁ bhaṭaiḥ katipayair vṛtaḥ
Synonyms
duṣmantaḥ—Mahārāja Duṣmanta; mṛgayām yātaḥ—when he went hunting; kaṇva-āśrama-padam—to the residence of Kaṇva; gataḥ—he came; tatra—there; āsīnām—a woman sitting; sva-prabhayā—by her own beauty; maṇḍayantīm—illuminating; ramām iva—exactly like the 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.