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SB 9.18.8

Devanāgarī

ता जलाशयमासाद्य कन्या: कमललोचना: । तीरे न्यस्य दुकूलानि विजह्रु: सिञ्चतीर्मिथ: ॥ ८ ॥

Text

tā jalāśayam āsādya kanyāḥ kamala-locanāḥ tīre nyasya dukūlāni vijahruḥ siñcatīr mithaḥ

Synonyms

tāḥ—they;jala-āśayam—to the lakeside;āsādya—coming;kanyāḥ—all the girls;kamala-locanāḥ—with eyes like lotus petals;tīre—on the bank;nyasya—giving up;dukūlāni—their dresses;vijahruḥ—began to sport;siñcatīḥ—throwing water;mithaḥ—on one another.

Translation

When the young, lotus-eyed girls came to the bank of a reservoir of water, they wanted to enjoy by bathing. Thus they left their clothing on the bank and began sporting, throwing water on one another.

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