Having slain him and here at ease, Saudasa, the foremost of men, began to eye that Rākşasas. His mate, greatly aggrieved, said to him. “O vicious one, you have, without any fault, siain my companion, I shall therefore mete out becoming punishment to you."
विनिपात्य तमेकं तु सौदासः : पुरुषर्षभः। विज्वरो विगतामर्षो हतं रक्षो छुदैक्षत ॥ निरीक्षमाणं तं दृष्ट्वा सहायं तस्य रक्षसः। संतापमकरोद्धोरं सौदासं चेदमब्रवीत्॥ यस्मादनपराधं तं सहायं मम जनिवान्। तस्मात्तवापि पापिष्ठ प्रदास्यामि प्रतिक्रियाम्॥