कदम्बकुन्दजम्बीरकरञ्जवनवासिनी । पत्राम्बरधरा श्यामा शबर्यहमथाऽभवम् ॥ ३८ ॥
kadambakundajambīrakarañjavanavāsinī | patrāmbaradharā śyāmā śabaryahamathā’bhavam || 38 ||
Translation
Then I became a dark Śabara woman, dwelling in forests of kadamba, kunda, citron and karañja, dressed in leaves.
Word by word
- kadamba
- of kadamba
- kunda
- kunda
- jambīra
- citron
- karañja
- and karañja
- vana
- in forests
- vāsinī
- dwelling
- patra
- in leaves
- ambara
- dress
- dharā
- wearing
- śyāmā
- dark
- śabarī
- a Śabara woman
- aham
- I
- atha
- then
- abhavam
- became
Meaning
The Śabaras are a forest people.