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Chapter 25: The Descriptions of the Characteristics of King Purañjana

Verse 23 of 58
SB 4.25.23

पिशंगनीवीं सुश्रोणीं श्यामां कनकमेखलाम् पद्भ्यां क्वणद्भ्यां चलन्तीं नूपुरैर्देवतामिव

piśaṅga-nīvīṁ suśroṇīṁ śyāmāṁ kanaka-mekhalām padbhyāṁ kvaṇadbhyāṁ calantīṁ nūpurair devatām iva

Synonyms

piśaṅga—yellow; nīvīm—garment; su-śroṇīm—beautiful waist; śyāmām—blackish; kanaka—golden; mekhalām—belt; padbhyām—with the feet; kvaṇadbhyām—tinkling; calantīm—walking; nūpuraiḥ—with ankle bells; devatām—a denizen of the heavens; iva—like..

Translation

The waist and hips of the woman were very beautiful. She was dressed in a yellow sārī with a golden belt. While she walked, her ankle bells rang. She appeared exactly like a denizen of the heavens.

Purport

This verse expresses the joyfulness of the mind upon seeing a woman with raised hips and breasts dressed in an attractive sari and bedecked with ornaments.

Verse 23 of 58