tāḿ tathā yadu-vīreṇa
bhujyamānāḿ hata-vratām
hetubhir lakṣayāḿ cakrur
āpṛītāḿ duravacchadaiḥ
bhaṭā āvedayāḿ cakrū
rājaḿs te duhitur vayam
viceṣṭitaḿ lakṣayāma
kanyāyāḥ kula-dūṣaṇam
tam -- her; tatha -- thus; yadu-virena -- by the hero of the Yadus; bhujyamanam -- being enjoyed; hata -- broken; vratam -- whose (virgin) vow; hetubhih -- by symptoms; lakshayam cakruh -- they ascertained; a-pritam -- who was extremely happy; duravacchadaih -- impossible to disguise; bhatah -- the female guards; avedayam cakruh -- announced; rajan -- O King; te -- your; duhituh -- of the daughter; vayam -- we; viceshtitam -- improper behavior; lakshayamah -- have noted; kanyayah -- of an unmarried girl; kula -- the family; dushanam -- besmirching.
The female guards eventually noticed unmistakable symptoms of romantic involvement in Usha, who, having broken her maiden vow, was being enjoyed by the Yadu hero and showing signs of conjugal happiness. The guards went to Banasura and told him, "O King, we have detected in your daughter the kind of improper behavior that spoils the reputation of a young girl's family.
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti has defined the word bhatah as "female guards," whereas Jiva Gosvami defines it as "eunuchs and others." Grammatically, the word can function both ways.
The guards feared that if Banasura found out about Usha's activities from some other source, he would severely punish them, and thus they personally informed him that his young daughter was no longer innocent.
