The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.77.11

1.77.11

tamekaṃ rahite dṛṣṭvā śarmiṣṭhā cāruhāsinī |
pratyudgamyāñjaliṃ kṛtvā rājānaṃ vākyamabravīt || 11 ||

"Vaisampayana continued, 'While Sarmishtha was thus busy with her thoughts, the king wandering listlessly came to that very wood of Asokas, and beholding Sarmishtha before him, stood there in silence. Then Sarmishtha of sweet smiles seeing the monarch before her with nobody to witness what might pass, approached him and said with joined palms, 'O son of Nahusha, no one can behold the ladies that dwell in the inner apartments of Soma, of Indra, of Vishnu, of Yama, of Varuna, and of thee! Thou knowest, O king, that I am both handsome and well-born. I solicit thee, O king! My season hath arrived. See that it goeth not in vain.'