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Perhaps she was taken away by some wicked Vidyaadhara who travels through the sky. It is a great sorrow that no one brings me news of her. ||42|| Or perhaps she has been lost due to the sorrow of a miscarriage and has gone to the place of the Aryikas? She was a follower of Dharma. ||43|| Thinking thus, the mind-distracted Pavananjay wandered the earth, but he did not see his beloved, who captivated all senses and minds. ||44|| Then, consumed by separation, he saw the whole world as empty and firmly decided to die. ||45|| He found no joy in the mountains, nor in the trees, nor in the beautiful rivers, for he was separated from Anjana, who was his everything. ||46|| It is right that Pavananjay asked the trees for news of her, for those who are in sorrow are devoid of reason. ||47||
Then, reaching the forest called Bhutarava, he descended from the elephant and sat still like a sage, meditating on his beloved for a moment. ||48|| He had thrown his weapons and armor on the ground with disregard, while the dense branches of the trees above him blocked the sun. ||49|| The elephant named Ambargocar stood before him with great humility, and Pavananjay, exhausted, spoke to him in a very sweet voice: ||50|| "O King of Elephants! Now go, roam wherever your heart desires. Forgive me for my defeat, for I was blinded by my love for Anjana and sought your help to find her." ||51|| "Graze on the green grass and the leaves of the Sallaki trees on the banks of this river, and roam freely with your herd of elephants." ||52|| Pavananjay said all this, but the elephant, knowing his kindness and generous nature, did not leave his sorrowful master's side, like a true friend. ||53|| Pavananjay had decided that if he did not find his beloved Anjana, he would die in this forest. ||54|| For Pavananjay, whose mind was fixed on his beloved, a night in the forest seemed longer than four years, filled with various thoughts and anxieties. ||55||
1. Me na vidyate M., Kh., B., J. | 2. Duhkhatsute Kh. | 3. Krishna M. | 4. Viprयुक्तस्य M. | 5. 'Uraschhadaḥ kaṅkaṭako'jagaraḥ kavaco'striyaam' ityamarah. -Mastrakantakam M. | 6. Shasya M. | 7. Sarthena K. | 8. Varshachatushtayadapyadhika. 'Hayano'stri sharatsama ityamarah.