SB 1.17.2

वृषं मृणालधवलं मेहन्तमिव बिभ्यतम् ।
वेपमानं पदैकेन सीदन्तं शूद्रताडितम् ॥ २ ॥
vṛṣaṁ mṛṇāla-dhavalaṁ mehantam iva bibhyatam
vepamānaṁ padaikena sīdantaṁ śūdra-tāḍitam

Synonyms

[he saw (adrākṣīt)5]; vṛṣam — [that] the bull [Dharma who had assumed the form of a bull (vṛṣa-rūpa-dharaṁ dharmam)6]; mṛṇāla-dhavalam — white as the root of a lotus [padma-kandaḥ tad-vat dhavalam7]; iva — [and appearing] as if; mehantam — urinating [mūtrayantam iva]; bibhyatam — out of fear [(bhayāt); or out of agitation (udvijantam)8]; vepamānam — [was] tottering [or trembling (kampamānam)]; padā ekena — by [i.e., on] his one remaining leg [because he was balanced on a single leg (ekena padā sthitatvāt)9]; sīdantam — [being] tormented [or anguished (kliśyantam)10]; śūdra-tāḍitam — [and] beaten by the śūdra [Kali (śūdreṇa kalinā pīḍitam)11].

Translation

He saw that the bull, white as the root of a lotus and appearing as if urinating out of fear, was tottering on his one remaining leg, being tormented and beaten by the śūdra [Kali].

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