SB 9.1.26

SB 9.1.26

Devanagari

तस्मिन् प्रविष्ट एवासौ सुद्युम्न: परवीरहा ।
अपश्यत् स्रियमात्मानमश्वं च वडवां नृप ॥ २६ ॥

Verse text

tasmin praviṣṭa evāsau
sudyumnaḥ para-vīra-hā
apaśyat striyam ātmānam
aśvaṁ ca vaḍavāṁ nṛpa

Synonyms

tasmin — in that forest ; praviṣṭaḥ — having entered ; eva — indeed ; asau — he ; sudyumnaḥ — Prince Sudyumna ; para-vīra-hā — who could very well subdue his enemies ; apaśyat — observed ; striyam — female ; ātmānam — himself ; aśvam ca — and his horse ; vaḍavām — a mare ; nṛpa — O King Parīkṣit.

Translation

O King Parīkṣit, as soon as Sudyumna, who was expert in subduing enemies, entered the forest, he saw himself transformed into a female and his horse transformed into a mare.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

O King Parīkṣit, when Sudyumna, who was expert in subduing enemies, entered the forest, he saw that he had become a woman and his horse had become a mare.