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ŚB 10.44.8

Devanagari

क्‍व वज्रसारसर्वाङ्गौ मल्लौ शैलेन्द्रसन्निभौ । क्‍व चातिसुकुमाराङ्गौ किशोरौ नाप्तयौवनौ ॥ ८ ॥

Text

kva vajra-sāra-sarvāṅgau
mallau śailendra-sannibhau
kva cāti-sukumārāṅgau
kiśorau nāpta-yauvanau

Synonyms

kva — where, on the one hand; vajra — of lightning; sāra — with the strength; sarva — all; aṅgau — whose limbs; mallau — two wrestlers; śaila — mountains; indra — like the chief; sannibhau — whose appearance; kva — where; ca — and, on the other hand; ati — very; su-kumāra — tender; aṅgau — whose limbs; kiśorau — two youths; na āpta — not having yet attained; yauvanau — Their maturity.

Translation

What comparison can there be between these two professional wrestlers, with limbs as strong as lightning bolts and bodies resembling mighty mountains, and these two young, immature boys with exceedingly tender limbs?