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Chapter 9.36 - Verse 8

Sanskrit Text

आक्रीडभूमिः सा राजंस्तासामप्सरसां शुभा सुभूमिकेति विख्याता सरस्वत्यास्तटे वरे

English Translation

There all the creepers are covered with flowers. And because, O king, that spot is the beautiful sporting ground of those Apsaras, therefore is that shrine on the charming bank of the Sarasvati is called Subhumika.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

आक्रीड + भूमि | सा | राजन् + तद् | अप्सरसां | शुभा
सुभूमिकं | ततो | ऽगच्छत् | सरस्वती + तट | वरे