Text 29]
King Yayāti Regains His Youth
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tathā iti —when King Vṛṣaparvā agreed to Śukrācārya's proposal;  avasthite —the situation being settled in this way;  prāha —said;  devayānī —the daughter of Śukrācārya;  manogatam —her desire;  pitrā —by the father;  dattā —given;  yataḥ —to whomever;  yāsye —I shall go;  sa-anugā —with her friends;  yātu —shall go;  mām anu —as my follower or servant.
TRANSLATION
After hearing Śukrācārya's request, Vṛṣaparvā agreed to fulfill Devayānī's desire, and he awaited her words. Devayānī then expressed her desire as follows: "Whenever I marry by the order of my father, my friend Śarmiṣṭhā must go with me as my maidservant, along with her friends."
TEXT 29
पित्रादत्तादेवयान्यै शर्मिष्ठासानुगातदा । 
    स्वानां तत् सङ्कटं वीक्ष्य तदर्थस्य च गौरवम् । 
    देवयानीं पर्यन्तरत् स्त्रीसहस्रेण दासवत् ॥२९॥
pitrā dattā devayānyai 
    śarmiṣṭhā sānugā tadā 
    svānām tat saṅkaṭam vīkṣya 
    tad-arthasya ca gauravam 
    devayānīm paryacarat 
    strī-sahasreṇa dāsavat
pitrā —by the father;  dattā —given;  devayānyai —unto Devayānī, the daughter of Śukrācārya;  śarmiṣṭhā —the daughter of Vṛṣaparvā;  sa-anugā —with her friends;  tadā —at that time;  svānām —of his own;  tat —that;  saṅkaṭam —dangerous position;  vīkṣya —observing;  tat —from him;  arthasya —of the benefit;  ca —also;  gauravam —the greatness;  devayānīm —unto Devayānī;  paryacarat —served;  strī-sahasreṇa —with thousands of other women;  dāsa-vat —acting as a slave.
TRANSLATION
Vṛṣaparvā wisely thought that Śukrācārya's displeasure would bring danger and that his pleasure would bring material gain.