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ŚB 11.8.23

Devanagari

सा स्वैरिण्येकदा कान्तं सङ्केत उपनेष्यती ।
अभूत् काले बहिर्द्वारे बिभ्रती रूपमुत्तमम् ॥ २३ ॥

Text

sā svairiṇy ekadā kāntaṁ
saṅketa upaneṣyatī
abhūt kāle bahir dvāre
bibhratī rūpam uttamam

Synonyms

— she; svairiṇī — the prostitute; ekadā — once; kāntam — a paying lover or a customer; saṅkete — into her house of sex; upaneṣyatī — to bring; abhūt — she stood; kāle — at night; bahiḥ — outside; dvāre — in the doorway; bibhratī — holding up; rūpam — her form; uttamam — most beautiful.

Translation

Once that prostitute, desiring to bring a lover into her house, stood outside in the doorway at night showing her beautiful form.