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ŚB 4.21.16

Devanagari

व्यूढवक्षा बृहच्छ्रोणिर्वलिवल्गुदलोदर: ।
आवर्तनाभिरोजस्वी काञ्चनोरुरुदग्रपात् ॥ १६ ॥

Text

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

Synonyms

vyūḍha — broad; vakṣāḥ — chest; bṛhat-śroṇiḥ — thick waist; vali — wrinkles; valgu — very beautiful; dala — like a leaf of a banyan tree; udaraḥ — abdomen; āvarta — coiled; nābhiḥ — navel; ojasvī — lustrous; kāñcana — golden; uruḥ — thighs; udagra-pāt — arched 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 leaf of a banyan tree. His navel was coiled and deep, his thighs were of a golden hue, and his instep was arched.