क्वचित्कुमारी त्वात्मानं वृणानान्गृहमागतान् । स्वयं तानर्हयामास क्वापि यातेषु बन्धुषु ॥
kvacitkumārī tvātmānaṃ vṛṇānāngṛhamāgatān | svayaṃ tānarhayāmāsa kvāpi yāteṣu bandhuṣu ||
Once, when her relatives had gone somewhere, a young maiden herself received the men who had come to the house to ask for her hand.
एक बार, जब उसके घरवाले कहीं गए हुए थे, एक कुमारी ने स्वयं ही उन लोगों का सत्कार किया जो उसे ब्याहने का प्रस्ताव लेकर घर आए थे।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The story sets up a simple scene from daily life, from which the Avadhuta will draw a lesson.
यह कथा रोज़मर्रा का एक साधारण दृश्य रचती है, जिससे अवधूत एक सीख निकालेंगे।
The Avadhuta tells King Yadu (Krishna narrating to Uddhava): the story of the maiden begins. Her family was away when suitors came to see her.