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ŚB 1.14.23

Devanagari

तं पादयोर्निपतितमयथापूर्वमातुरम् ।
अधोवदनमब्बिन्दून् सृजन्तं नयनाब्जयो: ॥ २३ ॥

Text

taṁ pādayor nipatitam
ayathā-pūrvam āturam
adho-vadanam ab-bindūn
sṛjantaṁ nayanābjayoḥ

Synonyms

tam — him (Arjuna); pādayoḥ — at the feet; nipatitam — bowing down; ayathā-pūrvam — unprecedented; āturam — dejected; adhaḥ-vadanam — downward face; ap-bindūn — drops of water; sṛjantam — creating; nayana-abjayoḥ — from the lotuslike eyes.

Translation

When he bowed at his feet, the King saw that his dejection was unprecedented. His head was down, and tears glided from his lotus eyes.