abhīkṣṇāvagāha-kapiśān
jaṭilān kuṭilālakān
ātmānaḿ cogra-tapasā
bibhratī cīriṇaḿ kṛśam
SYNONYMS:
abhīkṣṇa — again and again; avagāha — by bathing; kapiśān — gray; jaṭilān — matted; kuṭila — curled; alakān — hair; ātmānam — her body; ca — and; ugra-tapasā — by severe austerities; bibhratī — became; cīriṇam — clothed in rags; kṛśam — thin.
TRANSLATION:
She began to bathe three times daily, and thus her curling black hair gradually became gray. Due to austerity, her