Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.14.30

iti vāk-sāyakair biddhaḥ

pratottrair iva kuñjaraḥ

niśi nistriḿśam ādāya

vivastro 'bhyadravad ruṣā

SYNONYMS

iti — thus; vāk-sāyakaiḥ — by the arrows of strong words; biddhaḥ — being pierced; pratottraiḥ — by the goads; iva — like; kuñjaraḥ — an elephant; niśi — in the night; nistriḿśam — a sword; ādāya — taking in hand; vivastraḥ — naked; abhyadravat — went out; ruṣā — in anger.

TRANSLATION

Purūravā, stricken by the sharp words of Urvaśī like an elephant struck by its driver's pointed rod, became very angry. Not even dressing himself properly, he took a sword in hand and went out naked into the night to follow the Gandharvas who had stolen the lambs.

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