Text 27] King Purūravā Enchanted by Urvaśī
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fragrance of whom;  tat-mukha —her beautiful face;  āmoda —by the fragrance;  muṣitaḥ —being enlivened more and more;  mumude —enjoyed life;  ahaḥ-gaṇān —days after days;  bahūn —many.
TRANSLATION
Urvaśī's body was as fragrant as the saffron of a lotus. Being enlivened by the fragrance of her face and body, Purūravā enjoyed her company for many days with great jubilation.
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अपश्यन्नुर्वशीमिन्द्रो गन्धर्वान् समचोदयत् । उर्वशीरहितं मह्यमास्थानं नातिशोभते ॥२६॥
apaśyann urvaśīm indro gandharvān samacodayat urvaśī-rahitam mahyam āsthānam nātiśobhate
apaśyan —without seeing;  urvaśīm —Urvaśī;  indraḥ —the King of the heavenly planet;  gandharvān —unto the Gandharvas;  samacodayat —instructed;  urvaśī-rahitam —without Urvaśī;  mahyam —my;  āsthānam —place;  na —not;  atiśobhate —appears beautiful.
TRANSLATION
Not seeing Urvaśī in his assembly, the King of heaven, Lord Indra, said, “Without Urvaśī my assembly is no longer beautiful.” Considering this, he requested the Gandharvas to bring her back to his heavenly planet.
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ते उपेत्य महारात्रे तमसि प्रत्युपस्थिते । उर्वश्या उरणौ जहुन्यस्तौ राजनि जायया ॥२७॥
te upetya mahā-rātre tamasi pratyupasthite