Canto 3, Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Verse 21 (SB 3.17.21)
SB 3.17.21 • मूल श्लोक

तं वीक्ष्य दु:सहजवं रणत्काञ्चननूपुरम् । वैजयन्त्या स्रजा जुष्टमंसन्यस्तमहागदम् ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

taṁ vīkṣya duḥsaha-javaṁ raṇat-kāñcana-nūpuram vaijayantyā srajā juṣṭam aṁsa-nyasta-mahā-gadam

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tam — him; vīkṣya — having seen; duḥsaha — difficult to control; javam — temper; raṇat — tinkling; kāñcana — gold; nūpuram — anklets; vaijayantyā srajā — with a vaijayantī garland; juṣṭam — adorned; aṁsa — on his shoulder; nyasta — rested; mahā-gadam — a huge mace.

Translation

“Hiraṇyākṣa’s temper was difficult to control. He had anklets of gold tinkling about his feet, he was adorned with a gigantic garland, and he rested his huge mace on one of his shoulders.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda