The king fainted after drinking alcohol
As the Raja had too much wine, he was intoxicated and fell flat to sleep,
Seeing her husband sleeping, the woman thought
Beholding him in deep slumber, she lost the sense of morality and dishonour.(26)
Dohira
Deeming the Raja to be in deep sleep, she ran and reached her lover,
But she had not acquiesced the secret and had, mistakenly, taken a person fully awake as in deep slumber.(27)
Chaupaee
(When) the queen went, the king woke up
The Raja roused when she had gone, he felt to love her too,
Then went after him
He followed her and found her making love in a derelict house,(28)
Dohira
The Raja on seeing two in love flew in rage,
And wished to pull out a bow and shoot them both.(29)
Chaupaee
Then this thing came to the king's mind
After some thinking Raja changed his mind and did not shoot the arrow.
He thought this in his mind
He thought that woman with her lover should not be killed.(30)
Dohira
‘If I kill them now, then the news will soon spread,
‘That the Raja had killed her while she was making love with a not person.’(31)
Chaupaee
(So he) did not shoot arrows at them both
Obviously he did not shoot an arrow on them both and returned to his house.
Obviously he did not shoot an arrow on them both and returned to his house.
He made love with Hirde Mati and went to his bed.(32)
Woman by having sex with him (husband).
The woman returned after sleeping with the stranger, although, internally, very scared
The woman returned after sleeping with the stranger, although, internally, very scared
She was the Raja asleep in the same manner and she clutched him and went to sleep as well.(33)
She was the Raja asleep in the same manner and she clutched him and went to sleep as well.(33)
That foolish had not discerned the secret, as she saw the Raja still in deep sleep.
That foolish had not discerned the secret, as she saw the Raja still in deep sleep.
Observing the husband in profound snooze, she thought her secret had not been revealed to any one.(34) .
Observing the husband in profound snooze, she thought her secret had not been revealed to any one.(34) .
When (later on) the Raja asked the woman, ‘Tell me where had you gone?’
When (later on) the Raja asked the woman, ‘Tell me where had you gone?’
‘The Rani, in reply told like this, ‘Listen, my Raja,(35)
O Great King! I have a habit
‘Oh, My Raja I had fumbled while sleeping with you.
We were blessed with a son
‘In the dream God gave me a son, who was more precious than my own life.’(36)
Dohira
‘This son kept on going around in the four directions of the bed,
‘That is why I went away from you. Please do believe, it is true.’(37)
The Raja could not kill the wife, but his doubt was not eliminated,