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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 4.14.44

kaka-krishno 'tihrasvango

hrasva-bahur maha-hanuh

hrasva-pan nimna-nasagro

raktakshas tamra-murdhajah

SYNONYMS

kaka-krishnah -- as black as a crow; ati-hrasva -- very short; angah -- his limbs; hrasva -- short; bahuh -- his arms; maha -- big; hanuh -- his jaws; hrasva -- short; pat -- his legs; nimna -- flat; nasa-agrah -- the tip of his nose; rakta -- reddish; akshah -- his eyes; tamra -- copperlike; murdha-jah -- his hair.

TRANSLATION

This person born from King Vena's thighs was named Bahuka, 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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