Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.21.19
शिशिरस्निग्धताराक्ष: समैक्षत समन्तत: ।
ऊचिवानिदमुर्वीश: सद: संहर्षयन्निव ॥ १९ ॥
śiśira-snigdha-tārākṣaḥ
[shishira-snigdha-taaraakshah]
samaikṣata samantataḥ
[samaikshata samantatah]
ūcivān idam urvīśaḥ
[oochivaan idam urveeshah]
sadaḥ saṁharṣayann iva
[sadah samharshayann iva]
Word-for-word
śiśira
—
dew
snigdha
—
wet
tārā
—
stars
akṣaḥ
—
eyes
samaikṣata
—
glanced over
samantataḥ
—
all around
ūcivān
—
began to speak
idam
—
this
urvīśaḥ
—
highly elevated
sadaḥ
—
amongst the members of the assembly
saṁharṣayan
—
enhancing their pleasure
iva
—
like.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śiśira-snigdha-tārākṣaḥ
śiśira
dew
snigdha
wet
tārā
stars
akṣaḥ
eyes
samaikṣata samantataḥ
samaikṣata
glanced over
samantataḥ
all around
ūcivān idam urvīśaḥ
ūcivān
began to speak
idam
this
urvīśaḥ
highly elevated
sadaḥ saṁharṣayann iva
sadaḥ
amongst the members of the assembly
saṁharṣayan
enhancing their pleasure
iva
like.
Just to encourage the members of the assembly and to enhance their pleasure, King Pṛthu glanced over them with eyes that seemed like stars in a sky wet with dew. He then spoke to them in a great voice.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Showing unlimited beauty in his limbs, wearing ornaments expertly placed, wearing a black deer skin and shining with kuśa on his finger when required, the ruler of the earth, who had charming pupils in his eyes as cooling as dew, glanced around. Giving joy to the assembly, he resonantly spoke attractive, delightful words which were ornamented with beautiful syllables, faultless, full of allusions, and which were easy to understand, for the benefit of all present.
Personal Guidance
He glanced over the assembly with star-like eyes in a dew-wet sky, then spoke in a great voice. The leader's gaze precedes the leader's word; first see the audience, then speak.
Reflection Questions
- How carefully do I look at my audience before I speak?
- When was the last time I let a gaze precede my words and noticed the difference?
My note
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