KING.
Very likely. Who else would have dared to lay a finger on a wife, the idol of her husband? It is said that Menaká, the nymph of heaven, gave her birth. The suspicion has certainly crossed my mind that some of her celestial companions may have taken her to their own abode.
SÁNUMATÍ. [Aside.
His present recollection of every circumstance of her history does not surprise me so much as his former forgetfulness.
MÁ[T.]HAVYA.
If that's the case, you will be certain to meet her before long.
KING.
Why?
MÁ[T.]HAVYA.
No father and mother can endure to see a daughter suffering the pain of separation from her husband.