Verse 12·VR 3.17.12

जटी तापस रूपेण सभार्यः शर चाप धृक् || ३-१७-१२ आगतः त्वम् इमम् देशम् कथम् राक्षस सेवितम् | किम् आगमन कृत्यम् ते तत् त्वम् आख्यातुम् अर्हसि || ३-१७-१३

niyogaat tu narendrasya pitur maatuH ca ya.ntritaH |dharmaartham dharmakaa.nkShii ca vanam vastum iha aagataH || 3-17-17

Translation

"You are an ascetic yet with a wife, handling bow and arrows yet in the appearance of a sage what for you have come to this province frequented by demons it will be apt of you to tell the purpose of your coming here, in actuality " [3-17-12b, 13]

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