SAUNDARANANDA 4.40: Nanda In Two Minds

didRkShay" aakShiipta-manaa munes tu
nandaH prayaaNaM prati tatvare ca
vivRtta-dRShTish ca shanair yayau taaM
kar" iiva pashyan sa laDat-kareNuM

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4.40
With his mind gripped by his desire to see the Sage, however,

Nanda hurried his exit;

And then he went ponderously,
and with backward glances,

Like an elephant watching a playful she-elephant.

EH Johnston:
But Nanda both hurried to start with mind drawn by desire to see the Sage and at the same time went slowly with backturned gaze, looking at her as a bull-elephant looks at a sportive cow-elephant.

Linda Covill:
With his thoughts taken up by his wish to see the sage, Nanda hurried his departure, then lingered with a backward glance at her, like an elephant watching a playful she-elephant.

VOCABULARY:
didRkShayaa = inst. sg. didRkShaa: f. ( √ dRsh Desid.) desire of seeing
aakShiipta-manaaH (nom. sg. m.): his mind overcome
aakShiipta: mfn. cast , thrown down ; caught , seized , overcome (as the mind , citta , cetas or -hridaya) by beauty , curiosity , &c , charmed , transported
manas: n. mind
muneH = gen. sg. muni: m. a sage
tu: but

nandaH (nom. sg. m.): Nanda
prayaaNam (acc. sg.): n. setting out , starting , advancing , motion onwards , progress , journey , march ; departure
prati: ind. towards
tatvare = 3rd pers. sg. perfect tvar: to hurry , make haste
ca: and

vivRtta-dRShTiH (nom. sg. m.): with back-turned glances
vivRtta: mfn. turned or twisted round &c
dRShTi: f. seeing , viewing ; eye, look, glance
ca: and
shanaiH: ind. (originally instr. pl. of shana, quiet, soft) quietly , softly , gently , gradually , alternately
yayau = 3rd pers. sg. perfect yaa: to go , proceed , move , walk
taam (acc. sg. f.): at her

karii = nom. sg. m. karin: m. " having a trunk " , an elephant
iva: like
pashyan = nom. sg. m. pres. part pash: to see, look at
sa (nom. sg m.): he
laDat-kareNum
laDat = pres. part. laD: to play , sport , dally
kareNum (acc. sg.): f. a female elephant