*अष्टक उवाच कथंस्विद्वसतो ऽरण्ये ग्रामो भवति पृष्ठतः । ग्रामे वा वसतो ऽरण्यं कथं भवति पृष्ठतः
*aṣṭaka uvāca kathaṃsvidvasato 'raṇye grāmo bhavati pṛṣṭhataḥ / grāme vā vasato 'raṇyaṃ kathaṃ bhavati pṛṣṭhataḥ
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.