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ŚB 4.21.19

Devanagari

शिशिरस्‍निग्धताराक्ष: समैक्षत समन्तत: ।
ऊचिवानिदमुर्वीश: सद: संहर्षयन्निव ॥ १९ ॥

Text

śiśira-snigdha-tārākṣaḥ
samaikṣata samantataḥ
ūcivān idam urvīśaḥ
sadaḥ saṁharṣayann iva

Synonyms

śiśira — dew; snigdha — wet; tārā — stars; akṣaḥ — eyes; samaikṣata — glanced over; samantataḥ — all around; ūcivān — began to speak; idam — this; urvīśaḥ — highly elevated; sadaḥ — amongst the members of the assembly; saṁharṣayan — enhancing their pleasure; iva — like.

Translation

Just to encourage the members of the assembly and to enhance their pleasure, King Pṛthu glanced over them with eyes that seemed like stars in a sky wet with dew. He then spoke to them in a great voice.