Shloka 21
दारुवनलीला—नीललोहितपरीक्षा, ब्रह्मोपदेशः, अतिथिधर्मः, संन्यासक्रमः
Devanagari script
विपरीता निपेतुर्वै विस्रस्तांशुकमूर्धजाः पतिव्रताः पतीनां तु संनिधौ भवमायया
Transliteration
viparītā nipeturvai visrastāṃśukamūrdhajāḥ pativratāḥ patīnāṃ tu saṃnidhau bhavamāyayā
Translation
भव की माया से वे पतिव्रता स्त्रियाँ उलट-पुलट होकर गिर पड़ीं; वस्त्र ढीले हो गए और केश खुल गए—वह भी अपने पतियों के सामने।
Word by Word
viparītāḥoverturned, in disordered posture
viparītāḥ:
nipetuḥthey fell down
nipetuḥ:
vaiindeed
vai:
visrastaloosened, fallen away
visrasta:
aṃśukagarment, cloth
aṃśuka:
mūrdhajāḥhair of the head
mūrdhajāḥ:
pativratāḥchaste wives devoted to their husbands
pativratāḥ:
patīnāmof (their) husbands
patīnām:
tuand/indeed
tu:
saṃnidhauin the presence
saṃnidhau:
bhava-māyayāby Bhava’s (Śiva’s) māyā, deluding power
bhava-māyayā:
Speaker
Suta (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)