SB 4.21.19

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Fourth Canto, Chapter 21: Instructions by Mahārāja Pṛthu

SB 4.21.18

SB 4.21.20

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 19

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.