Canto 9, Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Verse 30 (SB 9.14.30)
SB 9.14.30 • मूल श्लोक

इति वाक्सायकैर्बिद्ध: प्रतोत्त्रैरिव कुञ्जर: । निशि निस्त्रिंशमादाय विवस्त्रोऽभ्यद्रवद् रुषा ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

iti vāk-sāyakair biddhaḥ pratottrair iva kuñjaraḥ niśi nistriṁśam ādāya vivastro ’bhyadravad ruṣā

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

iti — thus; vāk-sāyakaiḥ — by the arrows of strong words; biddhaḥ — being pierced; pratottraiḥ — by the goads; iva — like; kuñjaraḥ — an elephant; niśi — in the night; nistriṁśam — a sword; ādāya — taking in hand; vivastraḥ — naked; abhyadravat — went out; ruṣā — in anger.

Translation

“Purūravā, stricken by the sharp words of Urvaśī like an elephant struck by its driver’s pointed rod, became very angry. Not even dressing himself properly, he took a sword in hand and went out naked into the night to follow the Gandharvas who had stolen the lambs.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda