—json {

  "name":"SB 8.12.18",
  "h1":"SB 8.12.18",
  "label":"Text 18",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.12.18",
  "description":"Thereafter, in a nice forest nearby, full of trees with reddish-pink leaves and varieties of flowers, Lord Śiva saw a beautiful woman playing with a ball. Her hips were covered with a shining sari and ornamented with a belt."

} —

SB 8.12.18

Text

tato dadarśopavane vara-striyaṁ
vicitra-puṣpāruṇa-pallava-drume
vikrīḍatīṁ kanduka-līlayā lasad-
dukūla-paryasta-nitamba-mekhalām

Synonyms

tataḥ—thereafter; dadarśa—Lord Śiva saw; upavane—in a nice forest; vara-striyam—a very beautiful woman; vicitra—of many varieties; puṣpa—flowers; aruṇa—pink; pallava—leaves; drume—in the midst of the trees; vikrīḍatīm—engaged in playing; kanduka—with a ball; līlayā—by pastimes of playing; lasat—shining; dukūla—by a sari; paryasta—covered; nitamba—on her hips; mekhalām—dressed with a belt.

Translation

Thereafter, in a nice forest nearby, full of trees with reddish-pink leaves and varieties of flowers, Lord Śiva saw a beautiful woman playing with a ball. Her hips were covered with a shining sari and ornamented with a belt.