स बद्धहृदयस्तस्मिन्नर्भके कलभाषिणि । निरीक्षमाणस्तल्लीलां मुमुदे जरठो भृशम् ॥ २५ ॥
sa baddha-hrdayas tasminn arbhake kala-bhasini niriksamanas tal-lilam mumude jaratho bhrsam
- sah
- he
- baddha-hrdayah
- being very attached
- tasmin
- to that
- arbhake
- small child
- kala-bhasini
- who could not talk clearly but talked in broken language
- niriksamanah
- seeing
- tat
- his
- lilam
- pastimes (such as walking and talking to his father)
- mumude
- enjoyed
- jarathah
- the old man
- bhrsam
- very much.
Because of the child’s broken language and awkward movements, old Ajamila was very much attached to him. He always took care of the child and enjoyed the child’s activities.