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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .3.16

āhopuruṣikā, yathā –
[aahopurushikaa, yathaa –]
dhṛtāṭope gopeśvara-jaladhi-candre parikaraṁ
[dhritaatope gopeshvara-jaladhi-chandre parikaram]
nibadhnaty ullāsād bhuja-samara-caryā-samucitam |
[nibadhnaty ullaasaad bhuja-samara-charyaa-samuchitam |]
sa-romāñcaṁ kṣveḍā-niviḍa-mukha-bimbasya naṭataḥ
[sa-romaancham kshvedaa-nivida-mukha-bimbasya natatah]
sudāmnaḥ sotkaṇṭhaṁ jayati muhur āhopuruṣikā ||16||
[sudaamnah sotkantham jayati muhur aahopurushikaa ||16||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
āhopuruṣikā, yathā –
dhṛtāṭope gopeśvara-jaladhi-candre parikaraṁ
nibadhnaty ullāsād bhuja-samara-caryā-samucitam |
sa-romāñcaṁ kṣveḍā-niviḍa-mukha-bimbasya naṭataḥ
sudāmnaḥ sotkaṇṭhaṁ jayati muhur āhopuruṣikā ||16||
Show of self-pride: O lord of the cowherds! All glories to Sudāma, who, displaying great self-confidence, and roaring like a lion, danced around till his hairs stood on end and his eagerness of fighting increased, when the proud Kṛṣṇa tightened His belt with great show.

A devotee once said, “My dear Lord Kṛṣṇa, may Your challenger Sudāmā become glorious for his chivalrous activities, such as vibrating like a thundercloud and roaring like a lion. May all glories go to Sudāmā’s chivalrous activities!”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary

The meaning is that he danced so that his hairs stood on end (sa-romāñcam) and he became more eager for fighting (sotkaṇṭham).

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