Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth OrderChapter 14: The Story of King Vena

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.14.44

kāka-kṛṣṇo 'tihrasvāńgo

hrasva-bāhur mahā-hanuḥ

hrasva-pān nimna-nāsāgro

raktākṣas tāmra-mūrdhajaḥ

SYNONYMS

kāka-kṛṣṇaḥas black as a crow; ati-hrasva — very short; ańgaḥ — his limbs; hrasva — short; bāhuḥ — his arms; mahā — big; hanuḥ — his jaws; hrasva — short; pāt — his legs; nimna — flat; nāsa-agraḥ — the tip of his nose; rakta — reddish; akṣaḥ — his eyes; tāmra — copperlike; mūrdha-jaḥ — his hair.

TRANSLATION

This person born from King Vena's thighs was named Bāhuka, and his complexion was as black as a crow's. All the limbs of his body were very short, his arms and legs were short, and his jaws were large. His nose was flat, his eyes were reddish, and his hair copper-colored.

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