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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.19.28

శ్యామం సదాపీవ్యవయోఽఙ్గలక్ష్మ్యా స్త్రీణాం మనోజ్ఞం రుచిరస్మితేన । ప్రత్యుత్థితాస్తే మునయ: స్వాసనేభ్య- స్తల్లక్షణజ్ఞా అపి గూఢవర్చసమ్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥
śyāmaṁ sadāpīvya-vayo-’ṅga-lakṣmyā
[shyaamam sadaapeevya-vayo-’nga-lakshmyaa]
strīṇāṁ mano-jṣaṁ rucira-smitena
[streenaam mano-jsham ruchira-smitena]
pratyutthitās te munayaḥ svāsanebhyas
[pratyutthitaas te munayah svaasanebhyas]
tal-lakṣaṇa-jṣā api gūḍha-varcasam
[tal-lakshana-jshaa api goodha-varchasam]
śyāmam — blackish sadā — always apīvya — excessively vayaḥ — age aṅga — symptoms lakṣmyā — by the opulence of strīṇām — of the fair sex manaḥ-jṣam — attractive rucira — beautiful smitena — smiling pratyutthitāḥ — stood up te — all of them munayaḥ — the great sages sva — own āsanebhyaḥ — from the seats tat — those lakṣaṇa-jṣāḥ — expert in the art of physiognomy api — even gūḍha-varcasam — covered glories.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śyāmaṁ sadāpīvya-vayo-’ṅga-lakṣmyā
śyāmam
blackish
sadā
always
apīvya
excessively
vayaḥ
age
strīṇāṁ mano-jṣaṁ rucira-smitena
aṅga
symptoms
pratyutthitās te munayaḥ svāsanebhyas
tal-lakṣaṇa-jṣā api gūḍha-varcasam
lakṣmyā
by the opulence of
strīṇām
of the fair sex
manaḥ-jṣam
attractive
rucira
beautiful
smitena
smiling
pratyutthitāḥ
stood up
te
all of them
munayaḥ
the great sages
sva
own
āsanebhyaḥ
from the seats
tat
those
lakṣaṇa-jṣāḥ
expert in the art of physiognomy
api
even
gūḍha-varcasam
covered glories.
He was blackish and very beautiful due to his youth. Because of the glamor of his body and his attractive smiles, he was pleasing to women. Though he tried to cover his natural glories, the great sages present there were all expert in the art of physiognomy, and so they honored him by rising from their seats.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
He was dark in complexion, attractive to women with his pleasant smile, his bodily features and his attractive youthfulness. Though his splendor was covered, the sages, knowing the symptoms of a great person, rose from their seats to welcome him.
Commentary

He was attractive to women because of his natural smile, the beauty of his limbs, and his ideal age, which was fixed (sadā) at new youth (sixteen years). Seeing him, even though his splendor was covered, the sages recognized him.

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