Thus accosted by the Rākṣasī, Śūrpanakhă, that subduer of his foes from sincerity of disposition began to relate everything;
एवमुक्तस्तु राक्षस्या शूर्पनख्या परंतपः। ऋजुबुद्धितया सर्वमाख्यातुमुपचक्रमे॥