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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.20.18

కణ్వ: కుమారస్య వనే చక్రే సముచితా: క్రియా: । బద్ధ్వా మృగేన్ద్రంతరసా క్రీడతి స్మ స బాలక: ॥ ౧౮ ॥
kaṇvaḥ kumārasya vane
[kanvah kumaarasya vane]
cakre samucitāḥ kriyāḥ
[chakre samuchitaah kriyaah]
baddhvā mṛgendraṁ tarasā
[baddhvaa mrigendram tarasaa]
krīḍati sma sa bālakaḥ
[kreedati sma sa baalakah]
kaṇvaḥ — Kaṇva Muni kumārasya — of the son born of Śakuntalā vane — in the forest cakre — executed samucitāḥ — prescribed kriyāḥ — ritualistic ceremonies baddhvā — capturing mṛga-indram — a lion tarasā — by force krīḍati — playing sma — in the past saḥ — he bālakaḥ — the child.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kaṇvaḥ kumārasya vane
kaṇvaḥ
Kaṇva Muni
kumārasya
of the son born of Śakuntalā
vane
in the forest
cakre samucitāḥ kriyāḥ
cakre
executed
samucitāḥ
prescribed
kriyāḥ
ritualistic ceremonies
baddhvā mṛgendraṁ tarasā
baddhvā
capturing
mṛga-indram
a lion
tarasā
by force
krīḍati sma sa bālakaḥ
krīḍati
playing
sma
in the past
saḥ
he
bālakaḥ
the child.
In the forest, Kaṇva Muni performed all the ritualistic ceremonies concerning the newborn child. Later, the boy became so powerful that he would capture a lion and play with it.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
In the forest, Kaṇva performed all the prescribed rites for the child. The boy would capture a lion by force and play with it.
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