Devanagari
कन्दर्प इव सौन्दर्ये मनस्वी मृगराडिव ।
वात्सल्ये मनुवन्नृणां प्रभुत्वे भगवानज: ॥ ६१ ॥
Verse text
kandarpa iva saundarye
manasvī mṛga-rāḍ iva
vātsalye manuvan nṛṇāṁ
prabhutve bhagavān ajaḥ
Synonyms
kandarpaḥ
—
Cupid
;
iva
—
like
;
saundarye
—
in beauty
;
manasvī
—
in thoughtfulness
;
mṛga
—
rāṭ iva — like the king of the animals, the lion
;
vātsalye
—
in affection
;
manu
—
vat — like Svāyambhuva Manu
;
nṛṇām
—
of human society
;
prabhutve
—
in the matter of controlling
;
bhagavān
—
the lord
;
ajaḥ
—
Brahmā .
Translation
In his bodily beauty he was just like Cupid, and in his thoughtfulness he was like a lion. In his affection he was just like Svāyambhuva Manu, and in his ability to control he was like Lord Brahmā.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
He was beautiful like Cupid and fearless like a lion. He was affectionate like Manu and powerful like Brahmā.