🪷 ŚB 1.17.2

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

वृषं मृणालधवलं मेहन्तमिव बिभ्यतम् । वेपमानं पदैकेन सीदन्तं शूद्रताडितम् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

vṛṣaṁ mṛṇāla-dhavalaṁ mehantam iva bibhyatam vepamānaṁ padaikena sīdantaṁ śūdra-tāḍitam
Synonyms
vṛṣam — the bull; mṛṇāla-dhavalam — as white as a white lotus; mehantam — urinating; iva — as if; bibhyatam — being too afraid; vepamānam — trembling; padā ekena — standing on only one leg; sīdantam — terrified; śūdra-tāḍitam — being beaten by a śūdra..

Translation

The bull was as white as a white lotus flower. He was terrified of the śūdra who was beating him, and he was so afraid that he was standing on one leg, trembling and urinating.

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