SB 9.18.18
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 18
tasyāṁ gatāyāṁ sva-gṛhaṁ
yayātir mṛgayāṁ caran
prāpto yadṛcchayā kūpe
jalārthī tāṁ dadarśa ha
SYNONYMS
tasyām—when she; gatāyām—went; sva-gṛham—to her home; yayātiḥ—King Yayāti; mṛgayām—hunting; caran—wandering; prāptaḥ—arrived; yadṛcchayā—by chance; kūpe—in the well; jala-arthī—desiring to drink water; tām—her (Devayānī); dadarśa—saw; ha—indeed.
TRANSLATION
After throwing Devayānī into the well, Śarmiṣṭhā went home. Meanwhile, King Yayāti, while engaged in a hunting excursion, went to the well to drink water and by chance saw Devayānī.