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SB 10.5.9

Devanāgarī

गोप्यश्चाकर्ण्य मुदिता यशोदाया: सुतोद्भ‍वम् । आत्मानं भूषयांचक्रुर्वस्त्राकल्पाञ्जनादिभि: ॥ ९ ॥

Text

gopyaś cākarṇya muditā yaśodāyāḥ sutodbhavam ātmānaṁ bhūṣayāṁ cakrur vastrākalpāñjanādibhiḥ

Synonyms

gopyaḥ—the feminine community, the wives of the cowherd men;ca—also;ākarṇya—after hearing;muditāḥ—became very glad;yaśodāyāḥ—of mother Yaśodā;suta-udbhavam—the birth of a male child;ātmānam—personally;bhūṣayāmcakruḥ—dressed very nicely to attend the festival;vastra-ākalpa-añjana-ādibhiḥ—with proper dress, ornaments, black ointment, and so on.

Translation

The gopī wives of the cowherd men were very pleased to hear that mother Yaśodā had given birth to a son, and they began to decorate themselves very nicely with proper dresses, ornaments, black ointment for the eyes, and so on.

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