Text 19] King Yayati Regains His Youth 25

tasyadm gatdyam sva-grham
yayatir mrgayam caran

prapto yadrcchayd kipe
Jalarthi tarn dadarsa ha

tasyam—when she; gatéyam—went; sva-grham—to her home;
yayatih—King Yayati; mrgayam—hunting; caran—wandering;
praptah—arrived; yadrcchaya—by chance; kiipe—in the well; jala-
arthi—desiring to drink water; tam—her (Devayani); dadarsa—saw;
ha—indeed.

TRANSLATION

After throwing Devayani into the well, Sarmistha went home.
Meanwhile, King Yayati, while engaged in a hunting excursion,
went to the well to drink water and by chance saw Devayani.

TEXT 19

Ta BTA TAT Ta ara |
Tera Tr TAMER TA: 112811

dattva svam uttaram vdsas
tasyai raja vivdsase
grhitvd panind panim

ujjahara dayd-parah

dattva—giving; svam—his own; uttaram—upper; vdsah—cloth;
tasyai—unto her (Devayani); raja—the King; vivdsase—because she
was naked; grhitva—catching; pdnind—with his hand; panim—her
hand; ujjahdra —delivered; dayd-parah—being very kind.

TRANSLATION

Seeing Devayani naked in the well, King Yayati immediately
gave her his upper cloth. Being very kind to her, he caught her
hand with his own and lifted her out.
