रजन्येषा घोररूपा घोरसत्त्वनिषेविता । प्रतियात व्रजं नेह स्थेयं स्त्रीभि: सुमध्यमा: ॥ १९ ॥
rajany eṣā ghora-rūpā ghora-sattva-niṣevitā pratiyāta vrajaṁ neha stheyaṁ strībhiḥ su-madhyamāḥ
- rajanī
- night
- eṣā
- this
- ghora-rūpā
- fearsome in appearance
- ghora-sattva
- by fearsome creatures
- niṣevitā
- populated
- pratiyāta
- please return
- vrajam
- to the cowherd village of Vraja
- na
- not
- iha
- here
- stheyam
- should stay
- strībhiḥ
- women
- su-madhyamāḥ
- O slender-waisted girls
This night is quite frightening, and frightening creatures are lurking about. Return to Vraja, slender-waisted girls. This is not a proper place for women.