Text
tasyā utpatantyā antarvatnyā uru-bhayāvagalito yoni-nirgato garbhaḥ srotasi nipapāta.
Synonyms
tasyāḥ—of it; utpatantyāḥ—forcefully jumping up; antarvatnyāḥ—having a full womb; uru-bhaya—due to great fear; avagalitaḥ—having slipped out; yoni-nirgataḥ—coming out of the womb; garbhah—the offspring; srotasi—in the flowing water; nipapāta—fell down. ¶
Translation
The doe was pregnant, and when it jumped out of fear, the baby deer fell from its womb into the flowing waters of the river. ¶
Purport
There is every chance of a woman’s having a miscarriage if she experiences some ecstatic emotion or is frightened. Pregnant women should therefore be spared all these external influences. ¶