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Chapter 21: Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu

Verse 16 of 51
SB 4.21.16

व्यूढवक्षा बृहच्छ्रोणिर्वलिवल्गुदलोदरः आवर्तनाभिरोजस्वी कांचनोरुरुदग्रपात्

vyūḍha-vakṣā bṛhac-chroṇir vali-valgu-dalodaraḥ āvarta-nābhir ojasvī kāñcanorur udagra-pāt

Synonyms

vyūḍhabroad; vakṣāḥchest; bṛhat-śroṇiḥthick waist; valiwrinkles; valguvery beautiful; dalalike a leaf of a banyan tree; udaraḥabdomen; āvartacoiled; nābhiḥnavel; ojasvīlustrous; kāñcanagolden; uruḥthighs; udagra-pātarched instep..

Translation

The chest of Mahārāja Pṛthu was very broad, his waist was very thick, and his abdomen, wrinkled by lines of skin, resembled in construction a banyan tree. His navel was coiled and deep, his thighs were of a golden hue, and his instep was arched.

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