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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.66
parimlāna-mukhāmbujam
SYNONYMS
api — certainly; anātham — without being protected by anyone; vane — in the forest; brahman — my dear brāhmana; mā — whether or not; sma — did not; adanti — devour; arbhakam — the helpless boy; vrikāh — wolves; śrāntam — being fatigued; śayānam — lying down; kshudhitam — being hungry; parimlāna — emaciated; mukha-ambujam — his face, which is just like a lotus flower.
TRANSLATION
My dear brāhmana, the face of my son was just like a lotus flower. I am thinking of his precarious condition. He is unprotected, and he might he very hungry. He might have lain down somewhere in the forest, and the wolves might have attacked him to eat his body.
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