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King Yayāti Regains His Youth
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Śarmiṣṭhā, the daughter of Vṛṣaparvā and servant of Devayānī;  uśanā —Śukrācārya;  tam —unto him (King Yayāti);  āha —said;  rājan —my dear King;  śarmiṣṭhām —Śarmiṣṭhā, the daughter of Vṛṣaparvā;  ādhāḥ —allow;  talpe —on your bed;  na —not;  karhicit —at any time.
TRANSLATION
When Śukrācārya gave Devayānī in marriage to Yayāti, he had Śarmiṣṭhā go with her, but he warned the King, “My dear King, never allow this girl Śarmiṣṭhā to lie with you in your bed.”
TEXT 31
विलोक्याशनसीं राजञ्छर्मिष्ठा सुप्रजां क्वचित् । तमेव वत्रे रहसि सख्याः पतिमृतौ सती ॥३१॥
vilokyauśanasīm rājañ charmiṣṭhā suprajām kvacit tam eva vavre rahasi sakhyāḥ patim ṛtau satī
vilokya —by seeing;  auśanasīm —Devayānī, the daughter of Śukrācārya;  rājan —O King Parikṣit;  śarmiṣṭhā —the daughter of Vṛṣaparvā;  su-prajām —possessing nice children;  kvacit —at some time;  tam —him (King Yayāti);  eva —indeed;  vavre —requested;  rahasi —in a secluded place;  sakhyāḥ —of her friend;  patim —the husband;  ṛtau —at the appropriate time;  satī —being in that position.
TRANSLATION
O King Parikṣit, upon seeing Devayānī with a nice son, Śarmiṣṭhā once approached King Yayāti at the appropriate time for conception. In a secluded place, she requested the King, the husband of her friend Devayānī, to enable her to have a son also.
TEXT 32
राजपुत्र्यार्थितोऽपत्ये धर्मं चावेक्ष्य धर्मवित् । सरञ्छक्रवचः काले दिष्टमेवाभ्यपद्यत ॥३२॥