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SB 10.46.45

Devanāgarī

ता दीपदीप्तैर्मणिभिर्विरेजू रज्जूर्विकर्षद्भ‍ुजकङ्कणस्रज: । चलन्नितम्बस्तनहारकुण्डल- त्विषत्कपोलारुणकुङ्कुमानना: ॥ ४५ ॥

Text

tā dīpa-dīptair maṇibhir virejū rajjūr vikarṣad-bhuja-kaṅkaṇa-srajaḥ calan-nitamba-stana-hāra-kuṇḍala- tviṣat-kapolāruṇa-kuṅkumānanāḥ

Synonyms

tāḥ—those women;dīpa—by the lamps;dīptaiḥ—illumined;maṇibhiḥ—with jewels;virejuḥ—shone;rajjūḥ—the (churning) ropes;vikarṣat—pulling;bhuja—upon their arms;kaṅkaṇa—of bangles;srajaḥ—wearing rows;calan—moving;nitamba—their hips;stana—breasts;hāra—and necklaces;kuṇḍala—due to their earrings;tviṣat—glowing;kapola—their cheeks;aruṇa—reddish;kuṅkuma—withkuṅkumapowder;ānanāḥ—their faces.

Translation

As they pulled on the churning ropes with their bangled arms, the women of Vraja shone with the splendor of their jewels, which reflected the lamps’ light. Their hips, breasts and necklaces moved about, and their faces, anointed with reddish kuṅkuma, glowed radiantly with the luster of their earrings reflecting from their cheeks.

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