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एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्काशिकन्यां न्यवर्तत । माता मम महाभागा स्मयमानेव भामिनी॥५-१८७-३६॥
Having spoken thus, O king, she turned back the Kāśī maiden. My noble mother, that impassioned woman, seemed as though she were smiling.
english translation
कदाचिदष्टमे मासि कदाचिद्दशमे तथा । न प्राश्नीतोदकमपि पुनः सा वरवर्णिनी॥५-१८७-३७॥
At times in the eighth month, and at times likewise in the tenth, that fair-complexioned woman would not again drink even water.
english translation
सा वत्सभूमिं कौरव्य तीर्थलोभात्ततस्ततः । पतिता परिधावन्ती पुनः काशिपतेः सुता॥५-१८७-३८॥
O Kauravya, the daughter of the lord of Kāśī again and again fell and ran about here and there in Vatsabhūmi, driven by longing for the sacred fords.
english translation
सा नदी वत्सभूम्यां तु प्रथिताम्बेति भारत । वार्षिकी ग्राहबहुला दुस्तीर्था कुटिला तथा॥५-१८७-३९॥
That river in Vatsabhūmi became known as ‘Ambā’, O Bhārata—seasonal, abundant in aquatic creatures, difficult to ford, and winding as well.
english translation
सा कन्या तपसा तेन भागार्धेन व्यजायत । नदी च राजन्वत्सेषु कन्या चैवाभवत्तदा॥५-१८७-४०॥
By that austerity, the maiden came to be in a half-portion: in the land of the Vatsas, O king, she became a river, and at that time she also remained a maiden.
english translation