Devanagari
प्रियामनुगत: कामी वचोभिरुपमन्त्रयन् ।
न प्रसादयितुं शेके पादसंवाहनादिभि: ॥ ३५ ॥
Verse text
priyām anugataḥ kāmī
vacobhir upamantrayan
na prasādayituṁ śeke
pāda-saṁvāhanādibhiḥ
Synonyms
priyām
—
his beloved wife
;
anugataḥ
—
following
;
kāmī
—
very, very lusty
;
vacobhiḥ
—
by great words
;
upamantrayan
—
appeasing
;
na
—
not
;
prasādayitum
—
to appease
;
śeke
—
was able
;
pāda
—
saṁvāhana — ādibhiḥ — even by massaging her feet .
Translation
King Yayāti, who was very lusty, followed his wife, caught her and tried to appease her by speaking pleasing words and massaging her feet, but he could not satisfy her by any means.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
King Yayāti, who was very lusty, followed his wife, caught her and tried to appease her by speaking pleasing words and massaging her feet but he could not satisfy her.
Upamantrayan means appeasing.