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ŚB 10.62.12

Devanagari

बाणस्य मन्त्री कुम्भाण्डश्चित्रलेखा च तत्सुता ।
सख्यपृच्छत् सखीमूषां कौतूहलसमन्विता ॥ १२ ॥

Text

bāṇasya mantrī kumbhāṇḍaś
citralekhā ca tat-sutā
sakhy apṛcchat sakhīm ūṣāṁ
kautūhala-samanvitā

Synonyms

bāṇasya — of Bāṇa; mantrī — the minister; kumbhāṇḍaḥ — Kumbhāṇḍa; Citralekhā — citralekhā; ca — and; tat — his; sutā — daughter; sakhī — the girlfriend; apṛcchat — she asked; sakhīm — her girīfriend; ūṣām — Ūṣā; kautūhala — with curiosity; samanvitā — full.

Translation

Bāṇāsura had a minister named Kumbhāṇḍa, whose daughter was Citralekhā. A companion of Ūṣā’s, she was filled with curiosity, and thus she inquired from her friend.