विलोक्यौशनसीं राजञ्छर्मिष्ठा सुप्रजां क्वचित् । तमेव वव्रे रहसि सख्या: पतिमृतौ सती ॥ ३१ ॥
vilokyausanasim rajan charmistha suprajam kvacit tam eva vavre rahasi sakhyah patim rtau sati
- vilokya
- by seeing
- ausanasim
- Devayani, the daughter of Sukracarya
- rajan
- O King Pariksit
- sarmistha
- the daughter of Vrsaparva
- su-prajam
- possessing nice children
- kvacit
- at some time
- tam
- him (King Yayati)
- eva
- indeed
- vavre
- requested
- rahasi
- in a secluded place
- sakhyah
- of her friend
- patim
- the husband
- rtau
- at the appropriate time
- sati
- being in that position.
O King Pariksit, upon seeing Devayani with a nice son, Sarmistha once approached King Yayati at the appropriate time for conception. In a secluded place, she requested the King, the husband of her friend Devayani, to enable her to have a son also.