He dragged her hither and thither and afflicted her by striking her with a stick. The blessed Nandini cried piteously and came near Vasishtha.
कशादण्डप्रणुदितां काल्यमानामितस्ततः॥ हम्भायमाना कल्याणी वसिष्ठस्याथ नन्दिनी।