2072. The daughter says to her friend,
“O friend, the dark-colored lord with fragrant hair
hunts with a strong bow.
He wore shining emerald earrings swinging from both his ears.
He came together with Lakshmana and stood in front of me
and I was fascinated with his beautiful lotus hands,
mouth, eyes and feet.
O friend, I was afraid he might be divine. ”
Word by Word (WBW) meaning
(The words may be rearranged to facilitate conversion from poetry to prose (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continuously to form the sentence and understand the simplified meaning based on the Divyārtha Dīpikai for the verse.)
The sacred ślokam from the Śrī Gītā (10.9), "machchittāḥ madgataprāṇāḥ bodhayantaḥ parasparam," which was cited in the commentary on the eleventh pāśuram, is now taken for profound contemplation. The revered Śrī Parāśara Bhaṭṭar graciously reveals that the three distinct phrases of this ślokam correspond beautifully to