Devi Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 7 — Chapter 20
DB 7 20.1
हरिश्चन्द्रोपाख्यानवर्णनम् हरिश्चन्द्र उवाच - अदत्त्वा ते हिरण्यं वै न करिष्यामि भोजनम् । प्रतिज्ञा मे मुनिश्रेष्ठ विषादं त्यज सुव्रत
hariścandropākhyānavarṇanam hariścandra uvāca - adattvā te hiraṇyaṃ vai na kariṣyāmi bhojanam | pratijñā me muniśreṣṭha viṣādaṃ tyaja suvrata
The Account of Hariścandra. Hariścandra said: Without having given you the gold, I shall not take food. That is my vow, O best of sages; abandon your despondency, O you of good vows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.2
सूर्यवंशसमुद्भूतः क्षत्रियोऽहं महीपतिः । राजसूयस्य यज्ञस्य कर्ता वाञ्छितदो नृषु
sūryavaṃśasamudbhūtaḥ kṣatriyo'haṃ mahīpatiḥ | rājasūyasya yajñasya kartā vāñchitado nṛṣu
"I am a kṣatriya sprung from the solar lineage, a ruler of the earth, the performer of the Rājasūya sacrifice, one who gives men what they desire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.3
कथं करोमि नाकारं स्वामिन्दत्त्वा यदृच्छया । अवश्यमेव दातव्यमृणं ते द्विजसत्तम
kathaṃ karomi nākāraṃ svāmindattvā yadṛcchayā | avaśyameva dātavyamṛṇaṃ te dvijasattama
"How can I make a refusal, lord, having given (it) of my own accord? The debt must certainly be paid to you, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.4
स्वस्थो भव प्रदास्यामि सुवर्णं मनसेप्सितम् । कञ्चित्कालं प्रतीक्षस्व यावत्प्राप्स्याम्यहं धनम्
svastho bhava pradāsyāmi suvarṇaṃ manasepsitam | kañcitkālaṃ pratīkṣasva yāvatprāpsyāmyahaṃ dhanam
"Be at ease; I shall give the gold desired by your mind. Wait some time, until I obtain the wealth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.5
विश्वामित्र उवाच - कुतस्ते भविता राजन् धनप्राप्तिरतः परम् । गतं राज्यं तथा कोशो बलं चैवार्थसाधनम्
viśvāmitra uvāca - kutaste bhavitā rājan dhanaprāptirataḥ param | gataṃ rājyaṃ tathā kośo balaṃ caivārthasādhanam
Viśvāmitra said: From where, O king, will you get wealth after this? The kingdom is gone, and the treasury, and the army too, the means of gaining riches.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.6
वृथाशा ते महीपाल धनार्थे किं करोम्यहम् । निर्धनं त्वां च लोभेन पीडयामि कथं नृप
vṛthāśā te mahīpāla dhanārthe kiṃ karomyaham | nirdhanaṃ tvāṃ ca lobhena pīḍayāmi kathaṃ nṛpa
Your hope is vain, O protector of the earth; what am I to do for the sake of wealth? And how, O king, should I oppress you, who are penniless, out of greed?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.7
तस्मात्कथय भूपाल न दास्यामीति साम्प्रतम् । त्यक्त्वाऽऽशां महतीं कामं गच्छाम्यहमतः परम्
tasmātkathaya bhūpāla na dāsyāmīti sāmpratam | tyaktvā''śāṃ mahatīṃ kāmaṃ gacchāmyahamataḥ param
Therefore say now, O ruler of the earth, "I shall not give." Abandoning my great hope, willingly, I shall then go from here.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.8
यथेष्टं व्रज राजेन्द्र भार्यापुत्रसमन्वितः । सुवर्णं नास्ति किं तुभ्यं ददामीति वदाधुना
yatheṣṭaṃ vraja rājendra bhāryāputrasamanvitaḥ | suvarṇaṃ nāsti kiṃ tubhyaṃ dadāmīti vadādhunā
Go as you please, O best of kings, together with wife and son; say now: "There is no gold—what shall I give you?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.9
गच्छन्वाक्यमिदं श्रुत्वा ब्राह्मणस्य च भूपतिः । प्रत्युवाच मुनिं ब्रह्मन् धैर्यं कुरु ददाम्यहम्
gacchanvākyamidaṃ śrutvā brāhmaṇasya ca bhūpatiḥ | pratyuvāca muniṃ brahman dhairyaṃ kuru dadāmyaham
Hearing this speech of the brahmin as he was going, the king replied to the sage: "O brahmin, have patience—I shall give.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.10
मम देहोऽस्ति भार्यायाः पुरस्य च ह्यनामयः । क्रीत्वा देहं तु तं नूनमृणं दास्यामि ते द्विज
mama deho'sti bhāryāyāḥ purasya ca hyanāmayaḥ | krītvā dehaṃ tu taṃ nūnamṛṇaṃ dāsyāmi te dvija
"There is my body, and my wife's, and my son's, indeed free of disease. Having sold that body, I shall certainly pay your debt, O twice-born one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.11
ग्राहकं पश्य विप्रेन्द्र वाराणस्यां पुरि प्रभो । दासभावं गमिष्यामि सदारोऽहं सपुत्रकः
grāhakaṃ paśya viprendra vārāṇasyāṃ puri prabho | dāsabhāvaṃ gamiṣyāmi sadāro'haṃ saputrakaḥ
"Look for a buyer, O best of brahmins, in the city of Vārāṇasī, O lord; I shall enter into servitude, together with my wife and my son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.12
गृहाण काञ्चनं पूर्णं सार्धं भारद्वयं मुने । मौल्येन दत्त्वा सर्वान्नः सन्तुष्टो भव भूधर
gṛhāṇa kāñcanaṃ pūrṇaṃ sārdhaṃ bhāradvayaṃ mune | maulyena dattvā sarvānnaḥ santuṣṭo bhava bhūdhara
"Take the full gold, two loads and a half, O sage; having given all of us as the price, be satisfied, O upholder of the earth."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 7 20.13
इति ब्रुवञ्जगामाथ सह पत्न्या सुतान्वितः । उमया कान्तया सार्धं यत्रास्ते शङ्करः स्वयम्
iti bruvañjagāmātha saha patnyā sutānvitaḥ | umayā kāntayā sārdhaṃ yatrāste śaṅkaraḥ svayam
Speaking thus he then went, with his wife and accompanied by his son, to where Śaṅkara himself dwells together with his beloved Umā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.14
तां दृष्ट्वा च पुरीं रम्यां मनसो ह्लादकारिणीम् । उवाच स कृतार्थोऽस्मि पुरीं पश्यन्सुवर्चसम्
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā ca purīṃ ramyāṃ manaso hlādakāriṇīm | uvāca sa kṛtārtho'smi purīṃ paśyansuvarcasam
And seeing that lovely city, which brings delight to the mind, he said: "I have attained my purpose," as he looked upon the splendid city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.15
ततो भागीरथीं प्राप्य स्नात्वा देवादितर्पणम् । देवार्चनं च निर्वर्त्य कृतवान् दिग्विलोकनम्
tato bhāgīrathīṃ prāpya snātvā devāditarpaṇam | devārcanaṃ ca nirvartya kṛtavān digvilokanam
Then, having reached the Bhāgīrathī and bathed, (having made) the libation to the gods and others, and having completed the worship of the gods, he looked about in (all) directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.16
प्रविश्य वसुधापालो दिव्यां वाराणसीं पुरीम् । नैषा मनुष्यभुक्तेति शूलपाणेः परिग्रहः
praviśya vasudhāpālo divyāṃ vārāṇasīṃ purīm | naiṣā manuṣyabhukteti śūlapāṇeḥ parigrahaḥ
The protector of the earth entered the divine city of Vārāṇasī—"this is not for men's enjoyment," (for) it is the possession of the trident-bearer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.17
जगाम पद्भ्यां दुःखार्तः सह पत्न्या समाकुलः । पुरीं प्रविश्य स नृपो विश्वासमकरोत्तदा
jagāma padbhyāṃ duḥkhārtaḥ saha patnyā samākulaḥ | purīṃ praviśya sa nṛpo viśvāsamakarottadā
Afflicted with grief he went on foot with his wife, distraught; and entering the city that king then placed his trust (in it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.18
ददृशेऽथ मुनिश्रेष्ठं ब्राह्मणं दक्षिणार्थिनम् । तं दृष्ट्वा समनुप्राप्तं विनयावनतोऽभवत्
dadṛśe'tha muniśreṣṭhaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ dakṣiṇārthinam | taṃ dṛṣṭvā samanuprāptaṃ vinayāvanato'bhavat
Then he saw the best of sages, the brahmin seeking his fee. Seeing him arrived, he became bowed down in humility.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.19
प्राह चैवाञ्जलिं कृत्वा हरिश्चन्द्रो महामुनिम् । इमे प्राणाः सुतश्चायं प्रिया पत्नी मुने मम
prāha caivāñjaliṃ kṛtvā hariścandro mahāmunim | ime prāṇāḥ sutaścāyaṃ priyā patnī mune mama
And Hariścandra, joining his palms, said to the great sage: "These my life-breaths, and this son, and (my) dear wife, O sage —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.20
येन ते कृत्यमस्त्याशु गृहाणाद्य द्विजोत्तम । यच्चान्यत्कार्यमस्माभिस्तन्ममाख्यातुमर्हसि सप्तमस्कन्धे हरिश्चन्द्रोपाख्यानवर्णनं नाम विंशोऽध्यायः
yena te kṛtyamastyāśu gṛhāṇādya dvijottama | yaccānyatkāryamasmābhistanmamākhyātumarhasi saptamaskandhe hariścandropākhyānavarṇanaṃ nāma viṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
"whichever of them serves your purpose, take it at once, O best of the twice-born; and whatever other task there is for us, that you ought to tell me." — Thus (ends) the twentieth chapter, called the Description of the Tale of Hariścandra, in the seventh book.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.21
विश्वामित्र उवाच - पूर्णः स मासो भद्रं ते दीयतां मम दक्षिणा । पूर्वं तस्य निमित्तं हि स्मर्यते स्ववचो यदि
viśvāmitra uvāca - pūrṇaḥ sa māso bhadraṃ te dīyatāṃ mama dakṣiṇā | pūrvaṃ tasya nimittaṃ hi smaryate svavaco yadi
Viśvāmitra said: That month is complete — good fortune to you — let my sacrificial fee be given. For its former occasion is remembered, if (you remember) your own word.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
DB 7 20.22
राजोवाच - ब्रह्मन्नाद्यापि सम्पूर्णो मासो ज्ञानतपोबल । तिष्ठत्येकदिनार्धं यत्तप्रतीक्षस्व नापरम्
rājovāca - brahmannādyāpi sampūrṇo māso jñānatapobala | tiṣṭhatyekadinārdhaṃ yattapratīkṣasva nāparam
The king said: O brahmin, whose strength is knowledge and austerity, the month is not yet complete even today; half of one day remains — wait for that, not longer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.23
विश्वामित्र उवाच - एवमस्तु महाराज आगमिष्याम्यहं पुनः । शापं तव प्रदास्यामि न चेदद्य प्रयच्छसि
viśvāmitra uvāca - evamastu mahārāja āgamiṣyāmyahaṃ punaḥ | śāpaṃ tava pradāsyāmi na cedadya prayacchasi
Viśvāmitra said: So be it, great king; I will come again. But I shall lay a curse on you if you do not give (it) then.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.24
इत्युक्त्वाथ ययौ विप्रो राजा चाचिन्तयत्तदा । कथमस्मै प्रयच्छामि दक्षिणा या प्रतिश्रुता
ityuktvātha yayau vipro rājā cācintayattadā | kathamasmai prayacchāmi dakṣiṇā yā pratiśrutā
Having said this the brahmin went away, and the king then thought: "How shall I give him the fee that was promised?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.25
कुतः पुष्टानि मित्राणि कुत्रार्थः साम्प्रतं मम । प्रतिग्रहः प्रदुष्टो मे तत्र याञ्चा कथं भवेत्
kutaḥ puṣṭāni mitrāṇi kutrārthaḥ sāmprataṃ mama | pratigrahaḥ praduṣṭo me tatra yāñcā kathaṃ bhavet
"Where are well-provided friends? Where is wealth for me now? Accepting gifts is utterly forbidden for me, so how could there be begging in that case?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.26
राज्ञां वृत्तित्रयं प्रोक्तं धर्मशास्त्रेषु निश्चितम् । यदि प्राणान्विमुञ्चामि ह्यप्रदाय च दक्षिणाम्
rājñāṃ vṛttitrayaṃ proktaṃ dharmaśāstreṣu niścitam | yadi prāṇānvimuñcāmi hyapradāya ca dakṣiṇām
"Three modes of livelihood are declared for kings, settled in the treatises on dharma. If I give up my life-breaths without giving the fee,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.27
ब्रह्मस्वहा कृमिः पापो भविष्याम्यधमाधमः । अथवा प्रेततां यास्ये वर एवात्मविक्रयः
brahmasvahā kṛmiḥ pāpo bhaviṣyāmyadhamādhamaḥ | athavā pretatāṃ yāsye vara evātmavikrayaḥ
"then, a stealer of a brahmin's property, I shall become a sinful worm, lowest of the low; or else I shall come to the state of a ghost. Selling myself is better indeed."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.28
सूत उवाच - राजानं व्याकुलं दीनं चिन्तयानमधोमुखम् । प्रत्युवाच तदा पत्नी बाष्पगद्गदया गिरा
sūta uvāca - rājānaṃ vyākulaṃ dīnaṃ cintayānamadhomukham | pratyuvāca tadā patnī bāṣpagadgadayā girā
Sūta said: To the king, distraught, wretched, brooding with face cast down, his wife then replied in a voice choked with tears:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.29
त्यज चिन्तां महाराज स्वधर्ममनुपालय । प्रेतवद्वर्जनीयो हि नरः सत्यबहिष्कृतः
tyaja cintāṃ mahārāja svadharmamanupālaya | pretavadvarjanīyo hi naraḥ satyabahiṣkṛtaḥ
"Let go of anxiety, great king; uphold your own duty. For a man who has cast out truth is to be shunned like a ghost.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.30
नातः परतरं धर्मं वदन्ति पुरुषस्य च । यादृशं पुरुषव्याघ्र स्वसत्यस्यानुपालनम्
nātaḥ parataraṃ dharmaṃ vadanti puruṣasya ca | yādṛśaṃ puruṣavyāghra svasatyasyānupālanam
"They declare no dharma higher than this for a man, O tiger among men, than the keeping of one's own truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.31
अग्निहोत्रमधीतं च दानाद्याः सकलाः क्रियाः । भवन्ति तस्य वैफल्यं वाक्यं यस्यानृतं भवेत्
agnihotramadhītaṃ ca dānādyāḥ sakalāḥ kriyāḥ | bhavanti tasya vaiphalyaṃ vākyaṃ yasyānṛtaṃ bhavet
"The fire-offering, and study, and all acts such as giving — all these come to fruitlessness for him whose word is false.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.32
सत्यमत्यन्तमुदितं धर्मशास्त्रेषु धीमताम् । तारणायानृतं तद्वत्पातनायाकृतात्मनाम्
satyamatyantamuditaṃ dharmaśāstreṣu dhīmatām | tāraṇāyānṛtaṃ tadvatpātanāyākṛtātmanām
"Truth is extolled to the utmost in the treatises on dharma of the wise, for the crossing over (of men); falsehood likewise for the downfall of those whose selves are undisciplined.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.33
शताश्वमेधानादृत्य राजसूयं च पार्थिवः । कृत्वा राजा सकृत्स्वर्गादसत्यवचनाच्च्युतः
śatāśvamedhānādṛtya rājasūyaṃ ca pārthivaḥ | kṛtvā rājā sakṛtsvargādasatyavacanāccyutaḥ
"A king, a lord of earth, having performed a hundred horse-sacrifices and a rājasūya, fell from heaven for a single utterance of untruth, disregarding (all that merit).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.34
राजोवाच - वंशवृद्धिकरश्चायं पुत्रस्तिष्ठति बालकः । उच्यतां वक्तुकामासि यद्वाक्यं गजगामिनि
rājovāca - vaṃśavṛddhikaraścāyaṃ putrastiṣṭhati bālakaḥ | ucyatāṃ vaktukāmāsi yadvākyaṃ gajagāmini
The king said: This son, a boy, stands here as the increaser of the lineage. Let it be said — what word you wish to speak, O you who walk like an elephant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.35
पत्न्युवाच - राजन् माभूदसत्यं ते पुंसां पुत्रफलाः स्त्रियः । तन्मां प्रदाय वित्तेन देहि विप्राय दक्षिणाम्
patnyuvāca - rājan mābhūdasatyaṃ te puṃsāṃ putraphalāḥ striyaḥ | tanmāṃ pradāya vittena dehi viprāya dakṣiṇām
The wife said: O king, let there be no untruth of yours. Women bear sons as fruit for men; therefore, having given me away, give the fee to the brahmin with the money.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.36
व्यास उवाच - एतद्वाक्यमुपश्रुत्य ययौ मोहं महीपतिः । प्रतिलभ्य च संज्ञां वै विललापातिदुःखितः
vyāsa uvāca - etadvākyamupaśrutya yayau mohaṃ mahīpatiḥ | pratilabhya ca saṃjñāṃ vai vilalāpātiduḥkhitaḥ
Vyāsa said: Hearing this speech the lord of the earth fell into a swoon; and regaining consciousness he lamented, exceedingly grieved:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.37
महद्दुखःमिदं भद्रे यत्त्वमेवं ब्रवीषि मे । किं तव स्मितसंल्लापा मम पापस्य विस्मृताः
mahaddukhaḥmidaṃ bhadre yattvamevaṃ bravīṣi me | kiṃ tava smitasaṃllāpā mama pāpasya vismṛtāḥ
"This is a great sorrow, good lady, that you speak thus to me. Have your smiling conversations with me, sinful as I am, been forgotten?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.38
हा हा त्वया कथं योग्यं वक्तुमेतच्छुचिस्मिते । दुर्वाच्यमेतद्वचनं कथं वदसि भामिनि
hā hā tvayā kathaṃ yogyaṃ vaktumetacchucismite | durvācyametadvacanaṃ kathaṃ vadasi bhāmini
"Alas, alas! How is it fit for you to say this, O you of bright smile? How do you utter this speech that ought not to be spoken, O passionate lady?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.39
इत्युक्त्वा नृपतिश्रेष्ठो न धीरो दारविक्रये । निपपात महीपृष्ठे मूर्च्छयातिपरिप्लुतः
ityuktvā nṛpatiśreṣṭho na dhīro dāravikraye | nipapāta mahīpṛṣṭhe mūrcchayātipariplutaḥ
Having spoken thus, the best of kings, not firm about the sale of his wife, fell down upon the surface of the earth, wholly overwhelmed by a swoon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.40
शयानं भुवि तं दृष्ट्वा मूर्च्छयापि महीपतिम् । उवाचेदं सुकरुणं राजपुत्री सुदुःखिता
śayānaṃ bhuvi taṃ dṛṣṭvā mūrcchayāpi mahīpatim | uvācedaṃ sukaruṇaṃ rājaputrī suduḥkhitā
Seeing the lord of the earth lying on the ground in a swoon, the king's daughter, greatly grieved, spoke this most piteously.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.41
हा महाराज कस्येदमपध्यानादुपागतम् । यस्त्वं निपतितो भूमौ रङ्कवच्छरणोचितः
hā mahārāja kasyedamapadhyānādupāgatam | yastvaṃ nipatito bhūmau raṅkavaccharaṇocitaḥ
"Alas, great king! Through whose ill-will has this come upon (you), that you, who deserve to be a refuge, have fallen to the ground like a beggar?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.42
येनैव कोटिशो वित्तं विप्राणामपवर्जितम् । स एव पृथिवीनाथो भुवि स्वपिति मे पतिः
yenaiva koṭiśo vittaṃ viprāṇāmapavarjitam | sa eva pṛthivīnātho bhuvi svapiti me patiḥ
He by whom wealth was given away to brahmins by the crore — that very lord of the earth, my husband, sleeps upon the ground.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.43
हा कष्टं किं तवानेन कृतं दैव महीक्षिता । यदिन्द्रोपेन्द्रतुल्योऽयं नीतः पापामिमां दशाम्
hā kaṣṭaṃ kiṃ tavānena kṛtaṃ daiva mahīkṣitā | yadindropendratulyo'yaṃ nītaḥ pāpāmimāṃ daśām
Alas, what a calamity! What was done to you, O Fate, by this ruler of the earth, that he, the equal of Indra and Upendra, has been brought to this wretched state?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.44
इत्युक्त्वा सापि सुश्रोणी मूर्च्छिता निपपात ह । भर्तुर्दुःखमहाभारेणासह्येनातिपीडिता
ityuktvā sāpi suśroṇī mūrcchitā nipapāta ha | bharturduḥkhamahābhāreṇāsahyenātipīḍitā
Having said this, she too, the fair-hipped one, fell down in a swoon, sorely afflicted by the unbearable great weight of her husband's grief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.45
शिशुर्दृष्ट्वा क्षुधाविष्टः प्राह वाक्यं सुदुःखितः । तात तात प्रदेह्यन्नं मातर्मे देहि भोजनम्
śiśurdṛṣṭvā kṣudhāviṣṭaḥ prāha vākyaṃ suduḥkhitaḥ | tāta tāta pradehyannaṃ mātarme dehi bhojanam
The child, seeing (this), seized by hunger, greatly distressed, spoke these words: "Father, father, give me food! Mother, give me something to eat!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
DB 7 20.46
क्षुन्मे बलवती जाता जिह्वाग्रे मेऽतिशुष्यति
kṣunme balavatī jātā jihvāgre me'tiśuṣyati
My hunger has grown strong; the tip of my tongue is drying up utterly."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition