padmāyāḥ kim?
nalinī :ahaṃ gṛhaṃ gantum icchāmi ,śānte .ahaṃ padmāṃ draṣṭum icchāmi .
śāntā :gacchāvaḥ .
śāntā :kutra patitam aṅgulīyakam ?āvāṃ kutra na mārgitavatyau ?
nalinī :ahaṃ na jānāmi ,mitra .saṃjaya !hariṇi !padme !yūyaṃ kutra ?
saṃjayaḥ :vayaṃ gṛhe ,mātā !vayam āgacchāmaḥ .
padmā :ā !ā !
nalinī :tvaṃ kim icchasi ,padme ?
saṃjayaḥ :padmā kiṃcid gṛhṇāti .
nalinī :tava kim ,padme ?tvaṃ kiṃ mātre darśayitum icchasi ?mahyaṃ darśaya .
padmā :ā !ā !
nalinī :śānte ,padmāyā aṅgulīyakam !paśya ,śānte !
śāntā :padmāyā mama sundaram aṅgulīyakam !
nalinī :kintu kasmāt ?katham ?
śāntā :ahaṃ na jānāmi .kintv ahaṃ sukhinī !