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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

piśaṅgayellow; nīvīmgarment; su-śroṇīmbeautiful waist; śyāmāmblackish; kanakagolden; mekhalāmbelt; padbhyāmwith the feet; kvaṇadbhyāmtinkling; calantīmwalking; nūpuraiḥwith ankle bells; devatāma denizen of the heavens; ivalike..

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
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