vitarkayantaḥ - indulging in speculations; bahudhā - various kinds; tām - her; sandhyām - the evening twilight; pramadā - a young woman; ākṛtim - in the form of; abhisambhāvya - treating with great respect; viśrambhāt - fondly; paryapṛcchan - questioned; ku-medhasaḥ - 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.