Canto 9, Chapter 1

King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

Verse 26 (SB 9.1.26)
SB 9.1.26 • मूल श्लोक

तस्मिन् प्रविष्ट एवासौ सुद्युम्न: परवीरहा । अपश्यत् स्रियमात्मानमश्वं च वडवां नृप ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

tasmin praviṣṭa evāsau sudyumnaḥ para-vīra-hā apaśyat striyam ātmānam aśvaṁ ca vaḍavāṁ nṛpa

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tasmin — in that forest; praviṣṭaḥ — having entered; eva — indeed; asau — he; sudyumnaḥ — Prince Sudyumna; para-vīra-hā — who could very well subdue his enemies; apaśyat — observed; striyam — female; ātmānam — himself; aśvam ca — and his horse; vaḍavām — a mare; nṛpa — O King Parīkṣit.

Translation

“O King Parīkṣit, as soon as Sudyumna, who was expert in subduing enemies, entered the forest, he saw himself transformed into a female and his horse transformed into a mare.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda