Hidimba Falls in Love with Bhima

Verse 1 (1.164.1)

तत्र तेषु शयानेषु हिडिम्बो नाम राक्षसः । अविदूरे वनात्तस्माच्छालवृक्षं समाश्रितः ॥

tatra teṣu śayāneṣu hiḍimbo nāma rākṣasaḥ | avidūre vanāttasmācchālavṛkṣaṃ samāśritaḥ

While they lay there asleep, a rakshasa named Hidimba had taken shelter in a sal tree not far from that forest.

Verse 2 (1.164.2)

क्रूरो मानुषमांसादो महावीर्यपराक्रमः । प्रावृड्जलधरश्यामः पिङ्गाक्षो दारुणाकृतिः ॥

krūro mānuṣamāṃsādo mahāvīryaparākramaḥ | prāvṛḍjaladharaśyāmaḥ piṅgākṣo dāruṇākṛtiḥ

He was cruel, an eater of human flesh, of great might and valour; dark as a monsoon rain-cloud, tawny-eyed and dreadful in form.

Note on the text: The first line = CE 1.139.2ab (which reads mahāvīryo mahābalaḥ); the second line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.2*1516, line 1). Aligned by hand.

Verse 3 (1.164.3)

दंष्ट्राकरालवदनः करालो भीमदर्शनः । लम्बस्फिग्लम्बजठरो रक्तश्मश्रुशिरोरुहः ॥

daṃṣṭrākarālavadanaḥ karālo bhīmadarśanaḥ | lambasphiglambajaṭharo raktaśmaśruśiroruhaḥ

His mouth was fearsome with fangs; he was frightful and terrible to behold, with sagging buttocks, a sagging belly, and red beard and hair.

Note on the text: Corrected दष्ट्राकरालवदनः → दंष्ट्राकरालवदनः (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped anusvara in दंष्ट्रा, "fang" — the critical edition's apparatus reads daṃṣṭrākarāla). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.2*1516, lines 2–3).

Verse 4 (1.164.4)

महावृक्षगलस्कन्धः शङ्कुकर्णो विभीषणः । यदृच्छया तानपश्यत्पाण्डुपुत्रान्महारथान् ॥

mahāvṛkṣagalaskandhaḥ śaṅkukarṇo vibhīṣaṇaḥ | yadṛcchayā tānapaśyatpāṇḍuputrānmahārathān

His neck and shoulders were like a great tree, his ears pointed like spikes, and he was terrifying. By chance he caught sight of the sons of Pandu, those great chariot-warriors.

Note on the text: Corrected शङ्कर्णो → शङ्कुकर्णो (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped akshara; the metre needs eight syllables — the critical edition's apparatus reads śaṅkukarṇo). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.2*1516, lines 4–5).

Verse 5 (1.164.5)

विरूपरूपः पिङ्गाक्षः करालो घोरदर्शनः । पिशितेप्सुः क्षुधार्तश्च जिघ्रन्गन्धं यदृच्छया ॥

virūparūpaḥ piṅgākṣaḥ karālo ghoradarśanaḥ | piśitepsuḥ kṣudhārtaśca jighrangandhaṃ yadṛcchayā

Misshapen in form, tawny-eyed, monstrous and grim to look upon, hungry and craving flesh, he happened to catch their scent.

Note on the text: = CE 1.139.2cd–ef, aligned by hand; the critical edition's last half-line reads tān apaśyata yadṛcchayā for जिघ्रन्गन्धं यदृच्छया.

Verse 6 (1.164.6)

ऊर्ध्वाङ्गुलिः स कण्डूयन्धुन्वन्रूक्षाञ्शिरोरुहान् । जृम्भमाणो महावक्त्रः पुनःपुनरवेक्ष्य च ॥

ūrdhvāṅguliḥ sa kaṇḍūyandhunvanrūkṣāñśiroruhān | jṛmbhamāṇo mahāvaktraḥ punaḥpunaravekṣya ca

Raising his fingers, scratching himself and shaking his rough hair, yawning with his huge mouth, he looked about again and again.

Verse 7 (1.164.7)

हृष्टो मानुषमांसस्य महाकायो महाबलः । आघ्राय मानुषं गन्धं भगिनीमिदमब्रवीत् ॥

hṛṣṭo mānuṣamāṃsasya mahākāyo mahābalaḥ | āghrāya mānuṣaṃ gandhaṃ bhaginīmidamabravīt

Delighted by the smell of human flesh, the huge and mighty rakshasa sniffed the human scent and said this to his sister:

Verse 8 (1.164.8)

उपपन्नं चिरस्याद्य भक्ष्यं मम मनःप्रियम् । जिघ्रतः प्रस्रुता स्नेहाज्जिह्वा पर्येति मे मुखात् ॥

upapannaṃ cirasyādya bhakṣyaṃ mama manaḥpriyam | jighrataḥ prasrutā snehājjihvā paryeti me mukhāt

"At long last the food my heart loves has come my way today. As I smell it, my tongue drips with longing and roams around my mouth.

Verse 9 (1.164.9)

अष्टौ दंष्ट्राः सुतीक्ष्णाग्राश्चिरस्यापातदुःसहाः । देहेषु मज्जयिष्यामि स्निग्धेषु पिशितेषु च ॥

aṣṭau daṃṣṭrāḥ sutīkṣṇāgrāścirasyāpātaduḥsahāḥ | deheṣu majjayiṣyāmi snigdheṣu piśiteṣu ca

At last I will sink my eight fangs, sharp at the tips and unbearable when they strike, into bodies and into soft, tender flesh.

Verse 10 (1.164.10)

आक्रम्य मानुषं कण्ठमाच्छिद्य धमनीमपि । उष्णं नवं प्रपास्यामि फेनिलं रुधिरं बहु ॥

ākramya mānuṣaṃ kaṇṭhamācchidya dhamanīmapi | uṣṇaṃ navaṃ prapāsyāmi phenilaṃ rudhiraṃ bahu

I will seize a human throat, sever the vein, and drink my fill of the warm, fresh, foaming blood.

Note on the text: Corrected फेनलिं → फेनिलं (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped vowel sign in फेनिल, "foaming" — the critical edition reads phenilaṃ).

Verse 11 (1.164.11)

गच्छ जानीहि के त्वेते शेरते वनमाश्रिताः । मानुषो बलवान्गन्धो घ्राणं तर्पयतीव मे ॥

gaccha jānīhi ke tvete śerate vanamāśritāḥ | mānuṣo balavāngandho ghrāṇaṃ tarpayatīva me

Go and find out who these are, lying asleep here in the forest. The strong smell of men seems to delight my nostrils.

Verse 12 (1.164.12)

हत्वैतान्मानुषान्सर्वानानयस्व ममान्तिकम् । अस्मद्विषयसुप्तेभ्यो नैतेभ्यो भयमस्ति ते ॥

hatvaitānmānuṣānsarvānānayasva mamāntikam | asmadviṣayasuptebhyo naitebhyo bhayamasti te

Kill all these humans and bring them to me. They are asleep in our own territory; you have nothing to fear from them.

Verse 13 (1.164.13)

एषामुत्कृत्य मांसानि मानुषाणां यथेष्टतः । भक्षयिष्याव सहितौ कुरु पूर्णं वचो मम ॥

eṣāmutkṛtya māṃsāni mānuṣāṇāṃ yatheṣṭataḥ | bhakṣayiṣyāva sahitau kuru pūrṇaṃ vaco mama

We two will cut the flesh from these humans and eat together as much as we like. Carry out my word in full.

Verse 14 (1.164.14)

भक्षयित्वा च मांसानि मानुषाणां प्रकामतः । नृत्याव सहितावावां दत्ततालावनेकशः ॥

bhakṣayitvā ca māṃsāni mānuṣāṇāṃ prakāmataḥ | nṛtyāva sahitāvāvāṃ dattatālāvanekaśaḥ

And when we have eaten the flesh of these humans to our heart's content, we two will dance together, clapping out the beat again and again."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.10*1517, lines 1–2).

Verse 15 (1.164.15)

एवमुक्ता हिडिम्बा तु हिडिम्बेन महावने । भ्रातुर्वचनमाज्ञाय त्वरमाणेव राक्षसी ॥

evamuktā hiḍimbā tu hiḍimbena mahāvane | bhrāturvacanamājñāya tvaramāṇeva rākṣasī

Thus addressed by Hidimba in the great forest, the rakshasi Hidimba took in her brother's command and, as if in haste,

Note on the text: The first line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.10*1517, line 3); the second line = CE 1.139.11ab. Aligned by hand.

Verse 16 (1.164.16)

आप्लुत्याप्लुत्य च तरूनगच्छत्पाण्डवान्प्रति । जगाम तत्र यत्र स्म शेरते पाण्डवा वने ॥

āplutyāplutya ca tarūnagacchatpāṇḍavānprati | jagāma tatra yatra sma śerate pāṇḍavā vane

leaping from tree to tree, set off towards the Pandavas, and went to the spot where the Pandavas lay sleeping in the forest.

Note on the text: Removed the wiki marks (backtick, an inner । and a quote mark) around the first line. The first line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.10*1518); the second line = CE 1.139.11cd, which reads bharatarṣabha for वने. Aligned by hand.

Verse 17 (1.164.17)

ददर्श तत्र सा गत्वा पाण्डवान्पृथया सह । शयानान्भीमसेनं च जाग्रतं त्वपराजितम् ॥

dadarśa tatra sā gatvā pāṇḍavānpṛthayā saha | śayānānbhīmasenaṃ ca jāgrataṃ tvaparājitam

Arriving there, she saw the Pandavas asleep with Pritha, and Bhimasena, the unconquered, awake.

Verse 18 (1.164.18)

उपास्यमानान्भीमेन रूपयौवनशालिनः । सुकुमारांश्च पार्थान्सा व्यायामेन च कर्शितान् ॥

upāsyamānānbhīmena rūpayauvanaśālinaḥ | sukumārāṃśca pārthānsā vyāyāmena ca karśitān

She saw the sons of Pritha, rich in beauty and youth, delicate yet worn out with toil, watched over by Bhima,

Note on the text: Removed the wiki mark (backtick) at the start of the verse. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.12*1519, lines 1–2).

Verse 19 (1.164.19)

दुःखेन संप्रयुक्तांश्च सहज्येष्ठान्प्रमाथिनः । रौद्री सती राजपुत्रं दर्शनीयप्रदर्शनम् ॥

duḥkhena saṃprayuktāṃśca sahajyeṣṭhānpramāthinaḥ | raudrī satī rājaputraṃ darśanīyapradarśanam

sorrowful, with their eldest brother among them, crushers of their foes; and she, fierce as she was, saw the prince, a delight to behold.

Note on the text: Removed the wiki marks (an inner ।। and a quote mark) at the end of the verse. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.12*1519, lines 3–4).

Verse 20 (1.164.20)

दृष्ट्वैव भीमसेनं सा सालस्कन्धमिवोद्यतम् । राक्षसी कामयामास रूपेणाप्रतिमं भुवि ॥

dṛṣṭvaiva bhīmasenaṃ sā sālaskandhamivodyatam | rākṣasī kāmayāmāsa rūpeṇāpratimaṃ bhuvi

The moment she saw Bhimasena, towering like the trunk of a sal tree, peerless on earth in beauty, the rakshasi desired him.

Verse 21 (1.164.21)

अन्तर्गतेन मनसा चिन्तयामास राक्षसी । अयं श्यामो महाबाहुः सिंहस्कन्धो महाद्युतिः ॥

antargatena manasā cintayāmāsa rākṣasī | ayaṃ śyāmo mahābāhuḥ siṃhaskandho mahādyutiḥ

The rakshasi thought in her inmost heart: "This youthful, long-armed man, with a lion's shoulders and great splendour,

Note on the text: Removed the wiki marks (backtick and a quote mark) around the first line. The first line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.13*1520); the second line = CE 1.139.14ab. Aligned by hand.

Verse 22 (1.164.22)

कम्बुग्रीवः पुष्कराक्षो भर्ता युक्तो भवेन्मम । नाहं भ्रातृवचो जातु कुर्यां क्रूरमसांप्रतम् ॥

kambugrīvaḥ puṣkarākṣo bhartā yukto bhavenmama | nāhaṃ bhrātṛvaco jātu kuryāṃ krūramasāṃpratam

with a neck like a conch and lotus eyes, would make a fitting husband for me. I will never carry out my brother's word; it is cruel and unseemly.

Note on the text: = CE 1.139.14cd + 15ab, aligned by hand; the critical edition reads krūropasaṃhitam for क्रूरमसांप्रतम्.

Verse 23 (1.164.23)

पतिस्नेहोऽतिबलवान्न तथा भ्रातृसौहृदम् । मुहूर्तमिव तृप्तिश्च भवेद्भ्रातुर्ममैव च ॥

patisneho'tibalavānna tathā bhrātṛsauhṛdam | muhūrtamiva tṛptiśca bhavedbhrāturmamaiva ca

Love for a husband is far stronger than affection for a brother. If these were killed, my brother and I would be satisfied for only a moment;

Note on the text: Corrected भवेद्धातुर्ममैव → भवेद्भ्रातुर्ममैव (misprint in Wikisource; a broken conjunct, धा for भ्रा in भ्रातुः, "of the brother" — the critical edition reads bhaved bhrātur). = CE 1.139.15cd + 16ab, aligned by hand.

Verse 24 (1.164.24)

हतैरेतैरहत्वा तु मोदिष्ये शाश्वतीः समाः । निश्चित्येत्थं हिडिम्बा सा भीमं दृष्ट्वा महाभुजम् ॥

hatairetairahatvā tu modiṣye śāśvatīḥ samāḥ | niścityetthaṃ hiḍimbā sā bhīmaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahābhujam

but if I do not kill him, I shall rejoice for endless years." Having resolved thus, Hidimba looked at the mighty-armed Bhima,

Note on the text: Removed the wiki mark (backtick) at the start of the second line. Corrected महाभुजं → महाभुजम् (misprint in Wikisource; an anusvara for the final म् at the end of the verse). The first line = CE 1.139.16cd; the second line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; compare CE apparatus 1.139.16*1521, line 1). Aligned by hand.

Verse 25 (1.164.25)

उत्सृज्य राक्षसं रूपं मानुषं रूपमास्थिता । सा कामरूपिणी रूपं कृत्वा मदनमोहिता ॥

utsṛjya rākṣasaṃ rūpaṃ mānuṣaṃ rūpamāsthitā | sā kāmarūpiṇī rūpaṃ kṛtvā madanamohitā

cast off her rakshasa form and took on a human one. Able to take any shape at will, and bewildered by love, she fashioned herself a form

Note on the text: Removed the wiki marks (an inner । and a quote mark) at the end of the first line. The first line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.16*1521, line 2); the second line = CE 1.139.17ab, which reads mānuṣam uttamam for मदनमोहिता. Aligned by hand.

Verse 26 (1.164.26)

उपतस्थे महात्मानं भीमसेनमनिन्दिता । इङ्गिताकारकुशला सोपासर्पच्छनैः शनैः ॥

upatasthe mahātmānaṃ bhīmasenamaninditā | iṅgitākārakuśalā sopāsarpacchanaiḥ śanaiḥ

and, flawless now, approached the great-souled Bhimasena. Skilled in gestures and looks, she drew near him slowly, step by step,

Note on the text: Removed the wiki mark (backtick) at the start of the second line. The first line = CE 1.139.17cd (which reads mahābāhuṃ bhīmasenaṃ śanaiḥ śanaiḥ); the second line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.17*1522, line 1). Aligned by hand.

Verse 27 (1.164.27)

विनम्यमानेव लता दिव्याभरणभूषिता । शनैः शनैश्च तां भीमः समीपमुपसर्पतीम् ॥

vinamyamāneva latā divyābharaṇabhūṣitā | śanaiḥ śanaiśca tāṃ bhīmaḥ samīpamupasarpatīm

like a bending creeper, adorned with celestial ornaments. And as she slowly came nearer, Bhima

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.17*1522, lines 2–3).

Verse 28 (1.164.28)

हर्षमाणां तदाऽपश्यत्तन्वीं पीनपयोधराम् । चन्द्राननां पद्मनेत्रां नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजाम् ॥

harṣamāṇāṃ tadā'paśyattanvīṃ pīnapayodharām | candrānanāṃ padmanetrāṃ nīlakuñcitamūrdhajām

then saw her, thrilled with joy, slender and full-breasted, moon-faced and lotus-eyed, her hair dark and curling,

Note on the text: Corrected तदा पश्यत् → तदाऽपश्यत् (misprint in Wikisource; the augment of अपश्यत्, "he saw", was split off as a separate word; the critical edition's apparatus reads tadāpaśyat). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.17*1522, lines 4–5).

Verse 29 (1.164.29)

कृष्णां सुपाण्डुरैर्दन्तैर्बिम्बोष्ठीं चारुदर्शनाम् । दृष्ट्वा तां रूपसंपन्नां भीमो विस्मयमागतः ॥

kṛṣṇāṃ supāṇḍurairdantairbimboṣṭhīṃ cārudarśanām | dṛṣṭvā tāṃ rūpasaṃpannāṃ bhīmo vismayamāgataḥ

dark-skinned, with gleaming white teeth and lips red as the bimba fruit, lovely to look at. Seeing her so richly endowed with beauty, Bhima was filled with wonder.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.17*1522, lines 6–7).

Verse 30 (1.164.30)

उपचारगुणैर्युक्तां ललितैर्हाससंमितैः । समीपमुपसंप्राप्य भीमं साथ वरानना ॥

upacāraguṇairyuktāṃ lalitairhāsasaṃmitaiḥ | samīpamupasaṃprāpya bhīmaṃ sātha varānanā

Graced with charming manners, with playful gestures and smiles, the lovely-faced woman then came close to Bhima

Note on the text: Corrected वरानता → वरानना (misprint in Wikisource; त for न in वरानना, "fair-faced" — the critical edition's apparatus reads varānanā). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.17*1522, lines 8–9).

Verse 31 (1.164.31)

वचो वचनवेलायां भीमं प्रोवाच भामिनी । लज्जया नम्यमानेव सर्वाभरणभूषिता ॥

vaco vacanavelāyāṃ bhīmaṃ provāca bhāminī | lajjayā namyamāneva sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā

and, when the moment came to speak, the beautiful woman addressed Bhima. Bending as if from shyness, adorned with every ornament,

Note on the text: Removed the wiki marks (an inner । and a quote mark) at the end of the first line. The first line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.17*1522, line 10); the second line answers to CE 1.139.18ab, which reads vilajjamāneva latā divyābharaṇabhūṣitā. Aligned by hand.

Verse 32 (1.164.32)

स्मितपूर्वमिदं वाक्यं भीमसेनमथाब्रवीत् । कुतस्त्वमसि संप्राप्तः कश्चासि पुरुषर्षभ ॥

smitapūrvamidaṃ vākyaṃ bhīmasenamathābravīt | kutastvamasi saṃprāptaḥ kaścāsi puruṣarṣabha

she smiled first and then said these words to Bhimasena: "Where have you come from, and who are you, O bull among men?

Note on the text: = CE 1.139.18cd + 19ab, aligned by hand (Wikisource pairs the half-lines one place later than the critical edition from here to verse 35).

Verse 33 (1.164.33)

क इमे शेरते चेह पुरुषा देवरूपिणः । केयं वै बृहती श्यामा सुकुमारी तवानघ ॥

ka ime śerate ceha puruṣā devarūpiṇaḥ | keyaṃ vai bṛhatī śyāmā sukumārī tavānagha

And who are these men, godlike in form, sleeping here? And who, sinless one, is this tall, dark, delicate lady of yours,

Note on the text: = CE 1.139.19cd + 20ab, aligned by hand; the critical edition reads ca for वै.

Verse 34 (1.164.34)

शेते वनमिदं प्राप्य विश्वस्ता स्वगृहे यथा । नेदं जानीथ गहनं वनं राक्षससेवितम् ॥

śete vanamidaṃ prāpya viśvastā svagṛhe yathā | nedaṃ jānītha gahanaṃ vanaṃ rākṣasasevitam

who has come to this forest and sleeps as trustingly as in her own home? You do not know that this dense forest is haunted by rakshasas.

Note on the text: = CE 1.139.20cd + 21ab, aligned by hand; the critical edition reads jānāti for जानीथ.

Verse 35 (1.164.35)

वसति ह्यत्र पापात्मा हिडिम्बो नाम राक्षसः ॥

vasati hyatra pāpātmā hiḍimbo nāma rākṣasaḥ

Here lives the evil-hearted rakshasa named Hidimba.

Note on the text: = CE 1.139.21cd, aligned by hand. Wikisource prints this as a single line (it pairs the half-lines one place later than the critical edition from verse 32), so nothing is lost.

Verse 36 (1.164.36)

तेनाहं प्रेषिता भ्रात्रा दुष्टभावेन रक्षसा । बिभक्षयिषता मांसं युष्माकममरोपमाः ॥

tenāhaṃ preṣitā bhrātrā duṣṭabhāvena rakṣasā | bibhakṣayiṣatā māṃsaṃ yuṣmākamamaropamāḥ

That rakshasa, my brother, wicked in intent, sent me here, for he wants to eat your flesh, you who are like the immortals.

Verse 37 (1.164.37)

साऽहं त्वामभिसंप्रेक्ष्य देवगर्भसमप्रभम् । नान्यं भर्तारमिच्छामि सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥

sā'haṃ tvāmabhisaṃprekṣya devagarbhasamaprabham | nānyaṃ bhartāramicchāmi satyametadbravīmi te

But now that I have seen you, radiant as a child of the gods, I want no other husband. I tell you this truly.

Note on the text: Corrected त्वमभिसंप्रेक्ष्य → त्वामभिसंप्रेक्ष्य (misprint in Wikisource; the object needs the accusative त्वाम्, not the nominative त्वम् — the critical edition reads tvām abhisaṃprekṣya).

Verse 38 (1.164.38)

एतद्विज्ञाय धर्मज्ञ युक्तं मयि समाचर । कामोपहतचित्तां हि भजमानां भजस्व माम् ॥

etadvijñāya dharmajña yuktaṃ mayi samācara | kāmopahatacittāṃ hi bhajamānāṃ bhajasva mām

Knowing this, you who know dharma, do what is right by me. My heart is struck by love and I am devoted to you; accept me.

Verse 39 (1.164.39)

त्रास्यामि त्वां महाबाहो राक्षसात्पुरुषादकात् । वत्स्यावो गिरिदुर्गेषु भर्ता भव ममानघ ॥

trāsyāmi tvāṃ mahābāho rākṣasātpuruṣādakāt | vatsyāvo giridurgeṣu bhartā bhava mamānagha

I will save you, mighty-armed one, from that man-eating rakshasa. We will live together in mountain strongholds; be my husband, sinless one.

Verse 40 (1.164.40)

इच्छामि वीर भद्रं ते मा मे प्राणान्विहासिषः । त्वया ह्यहं परित्यक्ता न जीवेयमरिन्दम ॥

icchāmi vīra bhadraṃ te mā me prāṇānvihāsiṣaḥ | tvayā hyahaṃ parityaktā na jīveyamarindama

I long for you, hero; bless you, do not let my life slip away. If you abandon me, tamer of foes, I cannot live.

Note on the text: Removed the wiki marks (backtick at the start; an inner ।। and a quote mark at the end). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.25*1523).

Verse 41 (1.164.41)

अन्तरिक्षचरी ह्यस्मि कामतो विचरामि च । अतुलामाप्नुहि प्रीतिं तत्र तत्र मया सह ॥

antarikṣacarī hyasmi kāmato vicarāmi ca | atulāmāpnuhi prītiṃ tatra tatra mayā saha

I can travel through the sky and roam wherever I please. Enjoy with me, here and there, a delight beyond compare."

Verse 42 (1.164.42)

एष ज्येष्ठो मम भ्राता मान्यः परमको गुरुः । अनिविष्टो हि तन्नाहं परिविद्यां कथंचन ॥

eṣa jyeṣṭho mama bhrātā mānyaḥ paramako guruḥ | aniviṣṭo hi tannāhaṃ parividyāṃ kathaṃcana

"This is my eldest brother, worthy of honour, my supreme guru. He is not yet married, so I can by no means marry before him.

Note on the text: Removed the wiki marks (backtick at the start; an inner ।। and a quote mark at the end). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.26*1524 (the critical edition's apparatus places it before the heading "bhīma uvāca")).

Verse 43 (1.164.43)

मातरं भ्रातरं ज्येष्ठं कनिष्ठानपरानपि । परित्यजेत कोन्वद्य प्रभवन्निह राक्षसि ॥

mātaraṃ bhrātaraṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ kaniṣṭhānaparānapi | parityajeta konvadya prabhavanniha rākṣasi

What man, rakshasi, if he had the power, would abandon his mother here, his elder brother and his younger brothers?

Verse 44 (1.164.44)

को हि सुप्तानिमान्भ्रातॄन्दत्त्वा राक्षसभोजनम् । मातरं च नरो गच्छेत्कामार्त इव मद्विधः ॥

ko hi suptānimānbhrātṝndattvā rākṣasabhojanam | mātaraṃ ca naro gacchetkāmārta iva madvidhaḥ

What man like me would leave these sleeping brothers and his mother as food for a rakshasa, and go off like one sick with lust?"

Verse 45 (1.164.45)

एकं त्वां मोक्षयिष्यामि सह मात्रा परन्तप । सोदरानुत्सृजैनांस्त्वमारोह जघनं मम ॥

ekaṃ tvāṃ mokṣayiṣyāmi saha mātrā parantapa | sodarānutsṛjaināṃstvamāroha jaghanaṃ mama

"I will save you alone, together with your mother, tamer of foes. Leave these brothers of yours and climb onto my hips."

Note on the text: Removed the wiki mark (backtick) at the start of the verse. Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.28*1525, lines 1–2).

Verse 46 (1.164.46)

नाहं जीवितुमाशंसे भ्रातॄनुत्सृज्य राक्षसि । यथाश्रद्धं व्रजैका हि विप्रियं मे प्रभाषसे ॥

nāhaṃ jīvitumāśaṃse bhrātṝnutsṛjya rākṣasi | yathāśraddhaṃ vrajaikā hi vipriyaṃ me prabhāṣase

"I have no wish to live if I abandon my brothers, rakshasi. Go alone, as you please; what you say is hateful to me."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension; CE apparatus 1.139.28*1525, lines 3–4).

Verse 47 (1.164.47)

यत्ते प्रियं तत्करिष्ये सर्वानेतान्प्रबोधय । मोक्षयिष्याम्यहं कामं राक्षसात्पुरुषादकात् ॥

yatte priyaṃ tatkariṣye sarvānetānprabodhaya | mokṣayiṣyāmyahaṃ kāmaṃ rākṣasātpuruṣādakāt

"I will do whatever pleases you. Wake them all; I will gladly save you all from the man-eating rakshasa."

Note on the text: Removed the speaker heading "राक्षस्युवाच" (with a stray quote mark), which had slipped into the verse text; the verse is spoken by the rakshasi.

Verse 48 (1.164.48)

सुखसुप्तान्वने भ्रातॄन्मातरं चैव राक्षसि । न भयाद्बोधयिष्यामि भ्रातुस्तव दुरात्मनः ॥

sukhasuptānvane bhrātṝnmātaraṃ caiva rākṣasi | na bhayādbodhayiṣyāmi bhrātustava durātmanaḥ

"I will not wake my brothers and my mother, sleeping peacefully in the forest, rakshasi, out of fear of your wicked brother.

Verse 49 (1.164.49)

न हि मे राक्षसा भीरु सोढुं शक्ताः पराक्रमम् । न मनुष्या न गन्धर्वा न यक्षाश्चारुलोचने ॥

na hi me rākṣasā bhīru soḍhuṃ śaktāḥ parākramam | na manuṣyā na gandharvā na yakṣāścārulocane

For rakshasas cannot withstand my might, timid one, nor can men, nor gandharvas, nor yakshas, lovely-eyed one.

Verse 50 (1.164.50)

गच्छ वा तिष्ठ वा भद्रे यद्वापीच्छसि तत्कुरु । तं वा प्रेषय तन्वङ्गि भ्रातरं पुरुषादकम् ॥

gaccha vā tiṣṭha vā bhadre yadvāpīcchasi tatkuru | taṃ vā preṣaya tanvaṅgi bhrātaraṃ puruṣādakam

Go or stay, good lady, or do whatever else you wish; or send that man-eating brother of yours, slender one."

Note on the text: Corrected यद्वा पीच्छसि → यद्वापीच्छसि (misprint in Wikisource; a misplaced word break; वा + अपि + इच्छसि, "or whatever else you wish" — the critical edition reads yad vāpīcchasi).