Text
te daiva-coditā bālā
jyotiṣī kaṇṭakena vai
avidhyan mugdha-bhāvena
susrāvāsṛk tato bahiḥ
Synonyms
te—those two; daiva-codita—as if impelled by providence; bala—that young daughter; jyotisi—two glowworms within the hole of the earthworm; kaṇṭakena—with a thorn; vai—indeed; avidhyat—pierced; mugdha-bhavena—as if without knowledge; susrava—came out; asṛk—blood; tatah—from there; bahiḥ—outside. ¶
Translation
As if induced by providence, the girl ignorantly pierced those two glowworms with a thorn, and when they were pierced, blood began to ooze out of them. ¶