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ŚB 9.14.31

Devanagari

ते विसृज्योरणौ तत्र व्यद्योतन्त स्म विद्युत: ।
आदाय मेषावायान्तं नग्नमैक्षत सा पतिम् ॥ ३१ ॥

Text

te visṛjyoraṇau tatra
vyadyotanta sma vidyutaḥ
ādāya meṣāv āyāntaṁ
nagnam aikṣata sā patim

Synonyms

te — they, the Gandharvas; visṛjya — after giving up; uraṇau — the two lambs; tatra — on the spot; vyadyotanta sma — illuminated; vidyutaḥ — shining like lightning; ādāya — taking in hand; meṣau — the two lambs; āyāntam — returning; nagnam — naked; aikṣata — saw; — Urvaśī; patim — her husband.

Translation

After giving up the two lambs, the Gandharvas shone brightly like lightning, thus illuminating the house of Purūravā. Urvaśī then saw her husband returning with the lambs in hand, but he was naked, and therefore she left.