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ŚB 10.5.9

Devanagari

गोप्यश्चाकर्ण्य मुदिता यशोदाया: सुतोद्भ‍वम् ।
आत्मानं भूषयांचक्रुर्वस्त्राकल्पाञ्जनादिभि: ॥ ९ ॥

Text

gopyaś cākarṇya muditā
yaśodāyāḥ sutodbhavam
ātmānaṁ bhūṣayāṁ cakrur
vastrākalpāñjanādibhiḥ

Synonyms

gopyaḥ — the feminine community, the wives of the cowherd men; ca — also; ākarṇya — after hearing; muditāḥ — became very glad; yaśodāyāḥ — of mother Yaśodā; suta-udbhavam — the birth of a male child; ātmānam — personally; bhūṣayām cakruḥ — dressed very nicely to attend the festival; vastra-ākalpa-añjana-ādibhiḥ — with proper dress, ornaments, black ointment, and so on.

Translation

The gopī wives of the cowherd men were very pleased to hear that mother Yaśodā had given birth to a son, and they began to decorate themselves very nicely with proper dresses, ornaments, black ointment for the eyes, and so on.