इत्युक्त्वा च दितिस्तत्र प्राप्ते मध्यन्दिनेश्वरे | निद्रयापहृता देवी पादौ कृत्वाथ शीर्षतः ||१-४६-१६
yaachitena surashreShTa pitraa tava maahaatmanaa | varo varSha sasra ante mama dattaH sutam prati || 1-46-15
Translation
When Diti was saying thus, the noontime sun was reigning high that lady is stolen over by sleep keeping her feet headward. [1-46-16]
Audio Recitation
Word by word
ditiH
Diti
iti uktvaa
thus, saying
dineshvaraH
day's, lord - Sun
[aakaasha] madhyam praapte
on reaching [sky] in middle - at midday
devii
that lady
atha
then
paadau shiirSataH kR^itvaa
on keeping two feet \t\t\theadward
tatra
there in that matter of asceticism
nidrayaa apahR^itaa
stolen over by sleep.
Chapter context
Lady Diti seeks a son to kill Indra
23 verses · Verse 16 of 23
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