Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.12.18

tato dadarśopavane vara-striyaḿ

vicitra-puṣpāruṇa-pallava-drume

vikrīḍatīḿ kanduka-līlayā lasad-

dukūla-paryasta-nitamba-mekhalām

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — thereafter; dadarśa — Lord Śiva saw; upavane — in a nice forest; vara-striyam — a very beautiful woman; vicitra — of many varieties; puṣpa — flowers; aruṇa — pink; pallava — leaves; drume — in the midst of the trees; vikrīḍatīm — engaged in playing; kanduka — with a ball; līlayā — by pastimes of playing; lasat — shining; dukūla — by a sari; paryasta — covered; nitamba — on her hips; mekhalām — dressed with a belt.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, in a nice forest nearby, full of trees with reddish-pink leaves and varieties of flowers, Lord Śiva saw a beautiful woman playing with a ball. Her hips were covered with a shining sari and ornamented with a belt.

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