Shalya Parva 5.7
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shalya Parva Chapter 5 · Verse 7
Sanskrit Original
स्वङ्गं प्रच्छन्नशिरसं कम्बुग्रीवं प्रियंवदम्। व्याकोशपद्मपत्राक्षं व्याघ्रास्यं मेरुगौरवम्॥ स्थाणोवृषस्य सदृशं स्कन्धनेत्रगतिस्वरैः। पुष्टश्लिष्टायतभुजं सुविस्तीर्णवरोरसम्॥ बले जवे च सदृशमरुणानुजवातयोः। आदित्यस्यार्चिषा तुल्यं बुद्ध्या चोशनसा समम्॥ कान्तिरूयमुखैश्वर्यस्त्रिभिश्चन्द्रमसा समम्। काञ्चनोपलसंघातैः सदृशं श्लिष्टसंधिकम्॥ सुवृत्तोरुकटीजङ्घ सुपादं स्वङ्गुलीनखम्। स्मृत्वा स्मृत्वैव तु गुणान् धात्रा यत्नाद् विनिर्मितम्।।
Having beautiful limbs, well-covered head, a neck adorned with three lines like those in a conch-shell, sweet speech, eyes resembling the petals of a full-blown lotus and tiger-like face, the dignity of Meru, resembling the full of Mahadeva in neck, eyes, tread and voice, having huge, inassive and well-joined arms, having broad and well-formed chest, equal unto Garuda in speed and might, effulgent like the Sun, intelligent like Ushanas himself, beautiful like the Moon, having a body that seemed to be made of a number of golden lotuses, well-made joints, well-formed thighs and waist and hips, beautiful feet, beautiful fingers and beautiful nails, he seemed to have been made by Brahma with great care after remembering one after another all the beautiful and good attributes of creation.