🪷 ŚB 8.12.18
Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.
Sanskrit
ततो ददर्शोपवने वरस्त्रियंविचित्रपुष्पारुणपल्लवद्रुमे । विक्रीडतीं कन्दुकलीलया लसद्-दुकूलपर्यस्तनितम्बमेखलाम् ॥ १८ ॥
Transliteration
tato dadarśopavane vara-striyaṁ
vicitra-puṣpāruṇa-pallava-drume
vikrīḍatīṁ kanduka-līlayā lasad-
dukūla-paryasta-nitamba-mekhalām
Synonyms
tataḥ — thereafter; dadarśa — Lord Śiva saw; upavane — in a nice forest; vara-striyam — a very beautiful woman; vicitra — of many varieties; puṣpa — flowers; aruṇa — pink; pallava — leaves; drume — in the midst of the trees; vikrīḍatīm — engaged in playing; kanduka — with a ball; līlayā — by pastimes of playing; lasat — shining; dukūla — by a sari; paryasta — covered; nitamba — on her hips; mekhalām — dressed with a belt.
Translation
Thereafter, in a nice forest nearby, full of trees with reddish-pink leaves and varieties of flowers, Lord Śiva saw a beautiful woman playing with a ball. Her hips were covered with a shining sari and ornamented with a belt.
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