Shloka 4

अध्याय ७४: अक्रोध–क्षमा–निवासनीति

Chapter 74: Non-anger, Forbearance, and the Ethics of Residence

Devanagari script

दन्तै: शुक्लै: शिखरिभि: सिंहसंहननो महान्‌ | चक्राडकितकर: श्रीमान्‌ महामूर्था महाबल:,वह सफेद और नुकीले दाँतोंसे शोभा पा रहा था। उसके शरीरका गठन सिंहके समान था। वह ऊँचे कदका था। उसके हाथोंमें चक्रके चिह्न थे। वह अदभुत शोभासे सम्पन्न, विशाल मस्तकवाला और महान्‌ बलवान था

Transliteration

dantaiḥ śuklaiḥ śikharibhiḥ siṁhasaṁhanano mahān | cakrāṅkitakaraḥ śrīmān mahāmūrdhā mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: He was adorned with white, sharp, peak-like teeth. His bodily build was great and leonine in its compact strength. His hands bore the mark of the discus, and he was radiant with auspicious splendor—large-headed, and possessed of mighty power.

Word by Word

दन्तैःwith teeth

शुक्लैःwhite

शिखरिभिःpointed, having peaks (i.e., sharp)

सिंहसंहननःlion-built, having a lion-like frame

महान्great, tall

चक्राङ्कितकरःwhose hands are marked with a discus-sign

श्रीमान्splendid, illustrious

महामूर्धाlarge-headed

महाबलःvery strong, mighty

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

cakra (discus mark)

Sandhi Notes