Ratnavali 12.1

12.1

(1.20) Vidūṣakaḥ | bho vaassa | ahaṃ pi edāṇaṃ baddhapariarāṇaṃ majjhe ṇaccanto maaṇamahūsavaṃ māṇaissaṃ |
(1.21) Rājā | vayasya | evaṃ kriyatām |
(1.22) Vidūṣakaḥ | jaṃ bhavaṃ āṇavedi | ity utthāya ceṭyor madhye nṛtyati | bhodi maaṇie | mama vi edaṃ caccariṃ sikkhāvehi |
(1.23) Madanikā | ae hadāsa | ṇa esā caccarī |
(1.24) Vidūṣakaḥ | bhodi | kiṃ khu edaṃ |
(1.25) Madanikā | hadāsa | duvadīkhaṇḍaṃ kkhu edaṃ |
(1.26) Vidūṣakaḥ | saharṣam | kiṃ ediṇā khaṇḍeṇa modaā karīanti |
(1.27) Madanikā | vihasya | ṇa hi ṇa hi | paḍhīadi kkhu edaṃ |
(1.28) Vidūṣakaḥ | saviṣādam | jai paḍhīadi tā alaṃ ediṇā | varaṃ piavaassassa jjevva saāsaṃ gamissaṃ | iti gantum udyataḥ |
(1.29) Ubhe | haste gṛhītvā | hadāsa | kahiṃ gacchasi | idha jjevva kīlamha | iti ubhe vidūṣakaṃ bahuvidham ākarṣataḥ |
(1.30) Vidūṣakaḥ | hastam ākṛṣya prapalāyya rājānam upasṛtya | vaassa | ṇaccido mhi |
(1.31) Rājā | sādhu kṛtam |
(1.32) Cūtalatikā | halā maaṇie | ciraṃ khu amhehiṃ kīlidaṃ | tā ehi | ṇivedemha dāva bhaṭṭiṇīe saṃdesaṃ mahārāassa |
(1.33) Madanikā | ehi | tuvaramha | parikramyopasṛtya ca |
(1.34) Ubhe | jaadu jaadu bhaṭṭā | devī āṇavedi | ity ardhokte lajjāṃ nāṭayantyau | ṇa hi ṇa hi | viṇṇavedi |
(1.35) Rājā | saharṣaṃ vihasya sādaram | madanike | nanv ājñāpayatīty eva ramaṇīyaṃ viśeśato 'dya madanamahotsave | tad ucyatām | kim ājñāpayati devīti |
(1.36) Vidūṣakaḥ | ā dāsīe dhīe | kiṃ devī āṇavedi |

Vidūṣaka: Hey friend, I too, dancing in the midst of these girls who have girded their loins, will honor the festival of the God of Love.
King: Friend, do so.
Vidūṣaka: As your honor commands. [Rising, he dances between the two maidservants.] Lady Madanikā, teach me this carcarī song too.
Madanikā: Ah, you wretch! This is not a carcarī song.
Vidūṣaka: Lady, what is this then?
Madanikā: You wretch, this is a dvipadīkhaṇḍa song.
Vidūṣaka [joyfully]: Can sweetmeats be made with this sugar-candy [khaṇḍa]?
Madanikā [laughing]: No, no! This is to be recited!
Vidūṣaka [dejectedly]: If it is to be recited, enough with it! It is better that I go right back to my dear friend. [He prepares to go.]
Both [taking him by the hand]: You wretch, where are you going? Let us play right here! [Both drag the Vidūṣaka back and forth in various ways.]
Vidūṣaka [pulling his hand away, running off, and approaching the King]: Friend, I have danced!
King: Well done!
Cūtalatikā: Friend Madanikā, we have indeed played for a long time. So come, let us first report the queen's message to the great king.
Madanikā: Come, let us hurry. [Walking about and approaching.]
Both: Victory, victory to our master! The queen commands— [Having spoken half, acting embarrassed] No, no! She submits:
King [laughing joyfully, with respect]: Madanikā, surely "commands" is quite delightful, especially today on the great festival of the God of Love. So speak: what does the queen command?
Vidūṣaka: Ah, daughter of a slave! What does the queen command?