SB 1.11.36

उद्दामभावपिशुनामलवल्गुहास–
व्रीडावलोकनिहतो मदनोऽपि यासाम् ।
सम्मुह्य चापमजहात्प्रमदोत्तमास्ता
यस्येन्द्रियं विमथितुं कुहकैर्न शेकुः ॥ ३६ ॥
uddāma-bhāva-piśunāmala-valgu-hāsa-
vrīḍāvaloka-nihato madano’pi yāsām
sammuhya cāpam ajahāt pramadottamās tā
yasyendriyaṁ vimathituṁ kuhakair na śekuḥ

Synonyms

nihataḥ — subdued; amala — [by] the pure [nirmala118]; valguḥ — enchanting [manoharaḥ]; hāsa — smiles; vrīḍa — [and] bashful; avaloka — glances; yāsām — of those [jewel-like women]; piśunaḥ — indicative [sūcakaḥ]; uddāma — [of their] exalted [udbhaṭa]; bhāva — love [or their unfathomable intent (gambhīraḥ abhiprāyaḥ)119]; api — even; madanaḥ — Cupid himself [(prākṛtaḥ kāmaḥ); or even Mahādeva, taking the word here as amadanaḥ120]; sammuhya — became bewildered; [and out of shame (lajjayā)]; ajahāt — dropped; cāpam — [his] bow [or trident (pinākam) in the case of Śiva]; [but]; tāḥ — these; uttamāḥ — foremost [paramotkṛṣṭāḥ]; pramadāḥ — intoxicated women [intoxicated with the bliss of exceptional divine love (pramadena prakṛṣṭa-premānanda-viśeṣena)]; na śekuḥ — were unable [na śaktāḥ121]; vimathitum — to agitate [kṣobhayitum]; indriyam — the senses [or mind (manaḥ)]; yasya — of Him [Śrī Kṛṣṇa]; kuhakaiḥ — by their alluring amorous gestures [(kapaṭair vibhramair);122 such as by smiles and sidelong glances that infatuate men (puruṣa-vañcanopāyaiḥ sahāsa-kaṭākṣādibhiḥ)123].

Translation

Subdued by the pure enchanting smiles and bashful glances of those jewel-like women, indicative of their exalted love, even Cupid himself became bewildered and dropped his bow. But these foremost intoxicated women were unable to agitate the senses of Śrī Kṛṣṇa by their alluring amorous gestures.

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