तस्यां गतायां स्वगृहं ययातिर्मृगयां चरन् । प्राप्तो यदृच्छया कूपे जलार्थी तां ददर्श ह ॥ १८ ॥
tasyam gatayam sva-grham yayatir mrgayam caran prapto yadrcchaya kupe jalarthi tam dadarsa ha
- tasyam
- when she
- gatayam
- went
- sva-grham
- to her home
- yayatih
- King Yayati
- mrgayam
- hunting
- caran
- wandering
- praptah
- arrived
- yadrcchaya
- by chance
- kupe
- in the well
- jala-arthi
- desiring to drink water
- tam
- her (Devayani)
- dadarsa
- saw
- ha
- indeed.
After throwing Devayani into the well, Sarmistha went home. Meanwhile, King Yayati, while engaged in a hunting excursion, went to the well to drink water and by chance saw Devayani.