तालीनां तलकच्छेषु राजदुष्कृतदोषतः । नकुली नववर्षाणि कुष्ठनष्टाङ्गिकाऽभवम् ॥ ४२ ॥
tālīnāṁ talakacchēṣu rājaduṣkṛtadōṣataḥ | nakulī navavarṣāṇi kuṣṭhanaṣṭāṅgikā’bhavam || 42 ||
Translation
Through the fault of a king's misdeeds, I was a mongoose for nine years in the marshes under the palms, my body eaten away by leprosy.
Word by word
- tālīnāṁ
- the palms
- tala
- under
- kacchēṣu
- in the marshes
- rāja
- of a king
- duṣkṛta
- misdeeds
- dōṣataḥ
- through the fault
- nakulī
- a mongoose
- nava
- nine
- varṣāṇi
- for years
- kuṣṭha
- by leprosy
- naṣṭa
- eaten away
- aṅgikā
- my body
- abhavam
- I was
Meaning
Another commentary: from the sins of a king, such as seizing others' wealth, she became a leprous mongoose.