01116001a darzanIyAMs tataH putrAn pANDuH paJca mahAvane 'pANDu, Beholding his five handsome sons growing up before him in that great forest on the charming mountain slope,
01116001c tAn pazyan parvate reme svabAhubalapAlitAn felt the last might of his arms revive once more.
01116002a supuSpitavane kAle kadA cin madhumAdhave One day, in the woods where every tree had put forth new blossoms, in the season of spring,
01116002c bhUtasamMmohane rAjA sabhAryo vyacarad vanam which maddens every creature the king, accompanied by his wife (madrI), began to rove.
01116003c anyaiz ca bahubhir vRkSaiH phalapuSpasamRddhibhiH He beheld all around Palasas and Tilakas and Mangoes and Champakas and Parihadrakas and Karnikaras, Asokas and Kesaras and Atimuktas and Kuruvakas with swarms of maddened bees sweetly humming about. And there were flowers of blossoming Parijatas with the Kokilas pouring forth their melodies from under every twig echoing with the sweet hums of the black bees. And he beheld also various other kinds of trees bent down with the weight of their flowers and fruits.
01116004a jalasthAnaiz ca vividhaiH padminIbhiz ca zobhitam And there were also many fine pools of water overgrown with hundreds of fragrant lotuses.
01116004c pANDor vananM tu samMprekSya prajajJe hRdi manmathaH Beholding all these, pANDu felt the soft influence of desire.
01116005a prahRSTamanasanM tatra viharantaM yathAmaram
01116005c tamM mAdry anujagAmaikA vasanamM bibhratI zubham
01116006a samIkSamANasH sa tu tAM vayasHsthAnM tanuvAsasam Roving like a celestial with a light heart amidst such scenery, pANDu was alone with his wife madrI in semi-transparent attire.
01116006c tasya kAmaH pravavRdhe gahane 'gnir ivotthitaH And beholding the youthful madrI thus attired, the king's desire flamed up like a forest-fire.
01116007a rahasy AtmasamAnM dRSTvA rAjA rAjIvalocanAm
01116007c na zazAka niyantunM taGM kAmaGM kAmabalAt kRtaH And ill-able to suppress his desire thus kindled at the sight of his wife of eyes like lotus-petals, he was completely overpowered.
