एवं स राजा पुरुषो मासं भूत्वाथ कार्दमिः। त्रैलोक्यसुन्दरी नारी मासमेकमिलाभवत्॥
evaṃ sa rājā puruṣo māsaṃ bhūtvātha kārdamiḥ| trailokyasundarī nārī māsamekamilābhavat||
English Meaning
O Lakşmaņa, by virtue of this boon, the king Ila for one month used to become a man and for the next used to become female, charming in the three worlds under the name of Ilă.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)