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Chapter 14: The Story of King Vena

Verse 44 of 44
SB 4.14.44

काककृष्णो ऽतिह्रस्वांगो ह्रस्वबाहुर्महाहनुः ह्रस्वपान्निम्ननासाग्रो रक्ताक्षस्ताम्रमूर्धजः

kāka-kṛṣṇo 'tihrasvāṅgo hrasva-bāhur mahā-hanuḥ hrasva-pān nimna-nāsāgro raktākṣas tāmra-mūrdhajaḥ

Synonyms

kāka-kṛṣṇaḥas black as a crow; atihrasvavery short; aṅgaḥhis limbs; hrasvashort; bāhuḥhis arms; mahābig; hanuḥhis jaws; hrasvashort; pāthis legs; nimnaflat; nāsa-agraḥthe tip of his nose; raktareddish; akṣaḥhis eyes; tāmracopperlike; mūrdha-jaḥhis hair..

Translation

This person born from King Vena's thighs was named Bāhuka, and his complexion was as black as a crow's. All the limbs of his body were very short, his arms and legs were short, and his jaws were large. His nose was flat, his eyes were reddish, and his hair copper-colored.

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