नृपश्चोवाच तां देवीं हासं शंसामि ते यदि। ततो मे मरणं सद्यो भविष्यति न संशयः॥
nṛpaścovāca tāṃ devīṃ hāsaṃ śaṃsāmi te yadi| tato me maraṇaṃ sadyo bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ||
English Meaning
The king replied, 'O worshipful lady, if I unfold to you the reason of my laugh, then I shall without doubt die to day.'
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)