Text 19]
King Yayāti Regains His Youth
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tasyām gatāyām sva-gṛham yayātir mṛgayām caran prāpto yadṛcchayā kūpe jalārthī tām dadarśa ha
tasyām—when she; gatāyām—went; sva-gṛham—to her home; yayātiḥ—King Yayāti; mṛgayām—hunting; caran—wandering; prāptaḥ—arrived; yadṛcchayā—by chance; kūpe—in the well; jalārthī—desiring to drink water; tām—her (Devayānī); dadarśa—saw; ha—indeed.
TRANSLATION
After throwing Devayānī into the well, Śarmiṣṭhā went home. Meanwhile, King Yayāti, while engaged in a hunting excursion, went to the well to drink water and by chance saw Devayānī.
TEXT 19
दत्त्वा स्वमुत्तरं वासस्तस्यै राजा विवाससे । गृहीत्वा पाणिना पाणिमुज्जहार दयापरः ॥१९॥
dattvā svam uttaram vāsas tasyai rājā vivāsase gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇim ujjahāra dayā-paraḥ
dattvā—giving; svam—his own; uttaram—upper; vāsaḥ—cloth; tasyai—unto her (Devayānī); rājā—the King; vivāsase—because she was naked; gṛhītvā—catching; pāṇinā—with his hand; pāṇim—her hand; ujjahāra—delivered; dayā-paraḥ—being very kind.
TRANSLATION
Seeing Devayānī naked in the well, King Yayāti immediately gave her his upper cloth. Being very kind to her, he caught her hand with his own and lifted her out.