Verse 20·VR 3.42.20

मनोहरम् दर्शनीयम् रूपम् कृत्वा स राक्षसः || ३-४२-२० प्रलोभनार्थम् वैदेह्या नाना धातु विचित्रितम् | विचरन् गच्छते सम्यक् शाद्वलानि समंततः || ३-४२-२१

manoharam darshaniiyam ruupam kR^itvaa sa raakShasaH || 3-42-20pralobhanaartham vaidehyaa naanaa dhaatu vicitritam |vicaran gacchhate samyak shaadvalaani sama.ntataH || 3-42-21

Translation

Adopting such an exquisite and heart-stealing form which is amazingly dappled with the colours of diverse ores, that demon ambled all over there freely with the bearing of a real deer in order that Vaidehi might be deluded, and he moved forward onto the pastures. [3-42-2b, 21]

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Mareecha Turns into a Golden Deer

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