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SB 10.62.12

Devanāgarī

बाणस्य मन्त्री कुम्भाण्डश्चित्रलेखा च तत्सुता । सख्यपृच्छत् सखीमूषां कौतूहलसमन्विता ॥ १२ ॥

Text

bāṇasya mantrī kumbhāṇḍaś citralekhā ca tat-sutā sakhy apṛcchat sakhīm ūṣāṁ kautūhala-samanvitā

Synonyms

bāṇasya—of Bāṇa;mantrī—the minister;kumbhāṇḍaḥ—Kumbhāṇḍa;Citralekhā—citralekhā;ca—and;tat—his;sutā—daughter;sakhī—the girlfriend;apṛcchat—she asked;sakhīm—her girīfriend;ūṣām—Ūṣā;kautūhala—with curiosity;samanvitā—full.

Translation

Bāṇāsura had a minister named Kumbhāṇḍa, whose daughter was Citralekhā. A companion of Ūṣā’s, she was filled with curiosity, and thus she inquired from her friend.

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