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Chapter 1: King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

Verse 23–24 of 38
SB 9.1.23-24

स एकदा महाराज विचरन्मृगयां वने वृतः कतिपयामात्यैरश्वमारुह्य सैन्धवम् प्रगृह्य रुचिरं चापं शरांश्च परमाद्भुतान् दंशितो ऽनुमृगं वीरो जगाम दिशमुत्तराम्

sa ekadā mahārāja vicaran mṛgayāṁ vane vṛtaḥ katipayāmātyair aśvam āruhya saindhavam pragṛhya ruciraṁ cāpaṁ śarāṁś ca paramādbhutān daṁśito 'numṛgaṁ vīro jagāma diśam uttarām

Synonyms

saḥSudyumna; ekadāonce upon a time; mahārājaO King Parīkṣit; vicarantouring; mṛgayāmfor hunting; vanein the forest; vṛtaḥaccompanied; katipayaa few; amātyaiḥby ministers or associates; aśvamupon a horse; āruhyariding; saindhavamborn in the Sindhupradeśa; pragṛhyaholding in hand; rucirambeautiful; cāpambow; śarān caand arrows; parama-adbhutānvery wonderful, uncommon; daṁśitaḥwearing armor; anumṛgambehind the animals; vīraḥthe hero; jagāmawent toward; diśam uttarāmthe north..

Translation

O King Parīkṣit, that hero Sudyumna, accompanied by a few ministers and associates and riding on a horse brought from Sindhupradeśa, once went into the forest to hunt. He wore armor and was decorated with bows and arrows, and he was very beautiful. While following the animals and killing them, he reached the northern part of the forest.

Verse 23–24 of 38
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