Text 25] King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman 17

sa ekadé maharaja
vicaran mrgayam vane
urtah katipayamatyair
asvam druhya saindhavam

pragrhya ruciram cépam
Sardms ca paramddbhutan

damsito ‘numrgam viro
Jagama disam uttaram

sah—Sudyumna; ekada—once upon a time; maharaja—O King
Pariksit; vicaran—touring; mrgayam—for hunting; vane—in the
forest; vrtah—accompanied; katipaya—a few; amdatyaih—by ministers
or associates; asvam—upon a horse; a@ruhya—riding; saindhavam—
born in the Sindhupradesa; pragrhya—holding in hand; ruciram—
beautiful; cépam—bow; Saran ca—and arrows; parama-adbhutan—
very wonderful, uncommon; darsitah—wearing armor; anumrgam—
behind the animals; virah—the hero; jagama—went toward; disam
uttaram—the north.

TRANSLATION

O King Pariksit, that hero Sudyumna, accompanied by a few
ministers and associates and riding on a horse brought from
SindhupradeSa, once went into the forest to hunt. He wore armor
and was decorated with bows and arrows, and he was very
beautiful. While following the animals and killing them, he
reached the northern part of the forest.

TEXT 25
GPRM WIR «TAT Z|
Wared WES TAM: aera El!

sukumdra-vanam meror
adhastat pravivesa ha

yatraste bhagavaf charvo
ramamdanah sahomaya
