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Chapter 1: King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

Verse 26 of 38
SB 9.1.26

तस्मिन्प्रविष्ट एवासौ सुद्युम्नः परवीरहा अपश्यत्स्त्रियमात्मानमश्वं च वडवां नृप

tasmin praviṣṭa evāsau sudyumnaḥ para-vīra-hā apaśyat striyam ātmānam aśvaṁ ca vaḍavāṁ nṛpa

Synonyms

tasmin—in that forest; praviṣṭaḥ—having entered; eva—indeed; asau—he; sudyumnaḥ—Prince Sudyumna; para-vīra-hā—who could very well subdue his enemies; apaśyat—observed; striyam—female; ātmānam—himself; aśvam ca—and his horse; vaḍavām—a mare; nṛpa—O King Parīkṣit..

Translation

O King Parīkṣit, as soon as Sudyumna, who was expert in subduing enemies, entered the forest, he saw himself transformed into a female and his horse transformed into a mare.

Verse 26 of 38