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SB 9.3.4

Devanāgarī

ते दैवचोदिता बाला ज्योतिषी कण्टकेन वै । अविध्यन्मुग्धभावेन सुस्रावासृक् ततो बहि: ॥ ४ ॥

Text

te daiva-coditā bālā jyotiṣī kaṇṭakena vai avidhyan mugdha-bhāvena susrāvāsṛk tato bahiḥ

Synonyms

te—those two;daiva-coditā—as if impelled by providence;bālā—that young daughter;jyotiṣī—two glowworms within the hole of the earthworm;kaṇṭakena—with a thorn;vai—indeed;avidhyat—pierced;mugdha-bhāvena—as if without knowledge;susrāva—came out;asṛk—blood;tataḥ—from there;bahiḥ—outside.

Translation

As if induced by providence, the girl ignorantly pierced those two glowworms with a thorn, and when they were pierced, blood began to ooze out of them.

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