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iti vāk-sāyakair biddhaḥ
pratottrair iva kuñjaraḥ
niśi nistriṁśam ādāya
vivastro ‘bhyadravad ruṣā

Synonyms

iti—thus; vāk-sayakaih—by the arrows of strong words; biddhaḥ—being pierced; pratottraiḥ—by the goads; iva—like; kuñjaraḥ—an elephant; niśi—in the night; nistriṁśam—a sword; ādāya—taking in hand; vivastrah—naked; abhyadravat—went out; ruṣā—in anger. 

Translation

Purūravā, stricken by the sharp words of Urvaśī like an elephant struck by its driver’s pointed rod, became very angry. Not even dressing himself properly, he took a sword in hand and went out naked into the night to follow the Gandharvas who had stolen the lambs. 

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