Chapter 20
तां क्वणच्चरणाम्भोजां मदविह्वललोचनाम् । काञ्चीकलापविलसद्दुकूलच्छन्नरोधसम् ॥ २९ ॥
Transliteration
tāṁ kvaṇac-caraṇāmbhojāṁ mada-vihvala-locanām kāñcī-kalāpa-vilasad- dukūla-cchanna-rodhasam
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
tām — that body; kvaṇat — tinkling with ankle bells; caraṇa-ambhojām — with lotus feet; mada — intoxication; vihvala — overwhelmed; locanām — with eyes; kāñcī-kalāpa — with a girdle made of golden ornaments; vilasat — shining; dukūla — by fine cloth; channa — covered; rodhasam — having hips.
Translation
“The body given up by Brahmā took the form of the evening twilight, when the day and night meet, a time which kindles passion. The asuras, who are passionate by nature, dominated as they are by the element of rajas, took it for a damsel, whose lotus feet resounded with the tinkling of anklets, whose eyes were wide with intoxication and whose hips were covered by fine cloth, over which shone a girdle.”