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राजा मित्रसहः शापाद्गुरो ऋषिवरस्य हि ॥ बभूव राक्षसो घोरो हिंसको वनगोचरः ॥ १६॥
By the curse of his preceptor the leading sage, the king Mitrasaha became a terrible violent Rākṣasa, roaming in the forest.
english translation
स बिभ्रद्राक्षसं रूपं कालान्तकयमोपमम् ॥ चखाद विविधाञ्जंतून्मानुषादीन्वनेचरः ॥ १७ ॥
Transformed as Rākṣasa and resembling Yama, the destroyer of the world, he roamed about in the forest devouring various living beings, men and others.
english translation
स कदाचिद्वने क्वापि रममाणौ किशोरकौ ॥ अपश्यदन्तकाकारो नवोढौ मुनिदम्पती ॥ १८ ॥
Once, somewhere in the forest, the king who was as hideous as the god of death saw a newly married couple—a young sage and his young wife indulging in sexual dalliance.
english translation
राक्षसः स नराहारः किशोरं मुनिनन्दनम् ॥ जग्धुं जग्राह शापार्त्तो व्याघ्रो मृगशिशुं यथा ॥ १९ ॥
The demon habituated to eat human flesh in his distressed state due to the curse caught hold of the young sage in order to eat him like a tiger seizing a fawn.
english translation
कुक्षौ गृहीतं भर्तारं दृष्ट्वा भीता च तत्प्रिया॥ सा चक्रे प्रार्थनं तस्मै वदंती करुणं वचः ॥ २० ॥
The young woman, on seeing her husband seized by the demon, was much frightened and implored him with piteous cries.
english translation