taṁ dvyaṣṭa-varṣaṁ su-kumāra-pāda- karoru-bāhv-aṁsa-kapola-gātram cārv-āyatākṣonnasa-tulya-karṇa- subhrv-ānanaṁ kambu-sujāta-kaṇṭham
Synonyms
tam—him; dvyaṣṭa—sixteen; varṣam—years; su-kumāra—delicate; pāda—legs; kara—hands; ūru—thighs; bāhu—arms; aṁsa—shoulder; kapola—forehead; gātram—body; cāru—beautiful; āyata—broad; akṣa—eyes; unnasa—hingh nose; tulya—similir; karṇa—ears; subhru—nice brows; ānanam—face; kambu—conchshell; sujāta—nicely built; kaṇṭham—neck.
Translation
The son of Vyasdeva was only sixteen years old. His legs. hands, thighs, arms, shoulder, forehead, and other parts of the body were all delicate. His eyes were broad and beautiful, nose raised highly, the ears were similar, attractvive face, ond the neck beutifully lined up like that of a conchshell.
Purport
Respectable personality is described beginning from the legs and the honoured system is observed here in the case of Sukdeva Goswami although he was only sixteen years of age. A person is honoured by his achievements and not necessarily by advanced ages. A person can be older by experience and not by ages. Sri Sukadeva Goswami who is described herein as the son of Vyasadeva was more experienced than all the sages persent there by his knowledge although he was only sixteen years old.