वितर्कयन्तो बहुधा तां सन्ध्यां प्रमदाकृतिम् अभिसम्भाव्य विश्रम्भात् ।
पर्यपृच्छन्कुमेधसः ॥ ३३ ॥
vitarkayanto bahudha tam
sandhyam pramadakrtim
vitarkayantah-indulging in speculations; bahudha-various kinds; tam-her; sandhyam-the evening twilight; pramada-a young woman; akrtim-in the form of; abhisambhavya-treating with great respect; visrambhat-fondly; paryaprcchan-questioned; kumedhasah-wicked-minded.
Indulging in various speculations about the evening twilight, which appeared to them endowed with the form of a young woman, the wicked-minded asuras treated her with respect and fondly spoke to her as follows.