अथ सा राजमहिषी परितुष्टेष्टदेवता । श्रुतगीतेव हरिणी बभूवाऽऽनन्दधारिणी ॥ ४२ ॥
atha sā rājamahiṣī parituṣṭēṣṭadēvatā | śrutagītēva hariṇī babhūvā’’nandadhāriṇī || 42 ||
Translation
Then that queen, her chosen deity well pleased, was filled with joy, like a doe that has heard a song.
Word by word
- atha
- then
- sā
- that
- rāja
- of the king
- mahiṣī
- queen
- parituṣṭa
- well pleased
- iṣṭa
- chosen
- dēvatā
- deity
- śruta
- that has heard
- gītā
- a song
- iva
- like
- hariṇī
- a doe
- babhūva
- was
- ānanda
- with joy
- dhāriṇī
- filled
Meaning
The commentary: her chosen goddess pleased, the chief queen was overjoyed, as a doe is when it hears a song. The doe charmed by music is a figure of Indian poetry: happiness that is also a trap.