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
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dattvé 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.
