# SB 9.3.18
> यक्ष्यमाणोऽथ शर्यातिश्च्यवनस्याश्रमं गतः
> ददर्श दुहितुः पार्श्वे पुरुषं सूर्यवर्चसम ॥१८॥
## Text
> yakṣyamāṇo 'tha śaryātiś
> cyavanasyāśramaṁ gataḥ
> dadarśa duhituḥ pārśve
> puruṣaṁ sūrya-varcasam
## Synonyms
*yakṣyamāṇaḥ*—desiring to perform a *yajña*; *atha*—thus; *śaryātiḥ*—King Śaryāti; *cyavanasya*—of Cyavana Muni; *āśramam*—to the residence; *gataḥ*—having gone; *dadarśa*—he saw; *duhituḥ*—of his daughter; *pārśve*—by the side; *puruṣam*—a man; *sūrya-varcasam*—beautiful and effulgent like the sun.
## Translation
**Thereafter, King Śaryāti, desiring to perform a sacrifice, went to the residence of Cyavana Muni. There he saw by the side of his daughter a very beautiful young man, as bright as the sun.**