ततो ददर्शोपवने वरस्त्रियं
विचित्रपुष्पारुणपल्लवद्रुमे ।
विक्रीडतीं कन्दुकलीलया लसद्
दुकूलपर्यस्तनितम्बमेखलाम् ॥१८॥

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

 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.


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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.

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