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Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 1
sukumāra-vanam —the forest known as Sukumāra;  meroḥ adhastāt —at the foot of Mount Meru;  praviveśa ha —he entered;  yatra —wherein;  āste —was;  bhagavān —the most powerful (demigod);  śarvaḥ —Lord Śiva;  ramamāṇaḥ —engaged in enjoyment;  saha umayā —with Umā, his wife.
TRANSLATION
There in the north, at the bottom of Mount Meru, is a forest known as Sukumāra where Lord Śiva always enjoys with Umā. Sudyumna entered that forest.
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तस्मिन् प्रविष्ट एवासौ सुद्युम्नः परवीरहा । अपश्यत् स्त्रियमात्मानमश्वं च वडवां नृप ॥२६॥
tasmin praviṣṭa evāsau sudyumnaḥ para-vīra-hā apaśyat striyam ātmānam aśvam ca vaḍavām nṛpa
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 Parikṣit.
TRANSLATION
O King Parikṣit, 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.
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तथा तदनुगाः सर्वे आत्मालिङ्गविपर्ययम् । दृष्ट्वा विमनसोऽभूवन् वीक्षमाणाः परस्परम् ॥२७॥