Madhya-līlā

Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Ātmārāma Verse

Verse 235 of 355
Cc Madhya 24.235

শ্যামবর্ণ রক্তনেত্র মহাভযংকর ধনুর্বাণ হস্তে,—যেন যম দণ্ডধর

श्यामवर्ण रक्तनेत्र महाभयंकर धनुर्बाण हस्ते,—येन यम दण्डधर

śyāma-varṇa rakta-netra mahā-bhayaṅkara dhanur-bāṇa haste,—yena yama daṇḍa-dhara

Synonyms

śyāma-varṇablackish color; rakta-netrareddish eyes; mahā-bhayaṅkaravery fearful bodily features; dhanuḥ-bāṇa hastewith arrows and bow in hand; yena yama daṇḍa-dharaexactly like the superintendent of death, Yamarāja..

Translation

"The hunter's body was blackish. He had reddish eyes, and he appeared fierce. It was as if the superintendent of death, Yamarāja, was standing there with bows and arrows in his hands.

Verse 235 of 355
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