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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.55.33

కథం త్వనేన సమ్ప్రాప్తం సారూప్యం శార్ఙ్గధన్వన: । ఆకృత్యావయవైర్గత్యా స్వరహాసావలోకనై: ॥ ౩౩ ॥
kathaṁ tv anena samprāptaṁ
[katham tv anena sampraaptam]
sārūpyaṁ śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ
[saaroopyam shaarnga-dhanvanah]
ākṛtyāvayavair gatyā
[aakrityaavayavair gatyaa]
svara-hāsāvalokanaiḥ
[svara-haasaavalokanaih]
katham — how tu — but anena — by Him samprāptam — obtained sārūpyam — the same appearance śārṅga - dhanvanaḥ — as Kṛṣṇa, the wielder of the Śārṅga bow ākṛtyā — in bodily form avayavaiḥ — limbs gatyā — gait svara — tone of voice hāsa — smile avalokanaiḥ — and glance .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kathaṁ tv anena samprāptaṁ
katham
how
tu
but
anena
by Him
samprāptam
obtained
sārūpyaṁ śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ
sārūpyam
the same appearance
śārṅga - dhanvanaḥ
as Kṛṣṇa, the wielder of the Śārṅga bow
ākṛtyāvayavair gatyā
ākṛtyā
in bodily form
avayavaiḥ
limbs
gatyā
gait
svara-hāsāvalokanaiḥ
svara
tone of voice
hāsa
smile
avalokanaiḥ
and glance .
  • sārūpyam — the same form
    Abstract noun from sa-rūpa (with-the-same-form). Sārūpya is also one of the five mukti-types (sālokya, sāmīpya, sārūpya, sārṣṭi, sāyujya) — to have the Lord's form. Rukmiṇī observes Pradyumna in a state Vaiṣṇavas pray for.
  • śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ — of the wielder of the Śārṅga bow
    Compound: śārṅga (Kṛṣṇa's bow) + dhanvanaḥ (of the wielder, gen.). One of Kṛṣṇa's standard epithets. Rukmiṇī invokes Kṛṣṇa by His warrior-title here, not His husband-title — she is comparing son to father at the level of public identity.
  • ākṛtyā-avayavaiḥ — in form and limbs
    Compound: ākṛtyā (by form, instr.) + avayavaiḥ (by limbs). The pair distinguishes overall silhouette from individual parts. Rukmiṇī checks both global and local correspondence.
  • svara-hāsa-avalokanaiḥ — in voice, smile, and glance
    Compound: svara (voice-tone) + hāsa (smile) + avalokanaiḥ (glances, instr. pl.). Three dynamic features — what the body does in real time. She has compared not only the still iconography but the motion.
But how is it that this young man so much resembles my own Lord, Kṛṣṇa, the wielder of Śārṅga, in His bodily form and His limbs, in His gait and the tone of His voice, and in His smiling glance?
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
But how is it that this young man so much resembles my own Lord, Kṛṣṇa, the wielder of Śārṅga, in His bodily form and His limbs, in His gait and the tone of His voice, and in His smiling glance?
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

The word tu indicates astonishment. She shows how he is exactly like Kṛṣṇa. All of his limbs were similar, with similar height, bodily development and beauty in the body. After he came down from the sky, he moved his feet slight so his gait could be seen. The tone of his voice was understood from his questions to each of the mothers about their identities when he came close.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

The word tu indicates astonishment. She shows how he is exactly like Kṛṣṇa. All of his limbs were similar, with similar height, bodily development and beauty in the body. After Pradyumna came down from the sky, he moved his feet slight so his gait could be seen. The tone of his voice was understood from his questions to each of the mothers about their identities when he came close. He was also holding the Śārṅga bow in his hand, or the phrase simply indicates his great courage, and thus his great strength.

Related values
Shraddha (Faith / Reverence)Bhakti (Devotion)Saurya (Heroism / Bravery)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Dhriti (Resilience / Steadfastness / Fortitude)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Satya (Truthfulness)
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'How is it He so resembles my Lord — in form, limb, gait, voice, smile-glance?' Rukmiṇī catalogs the resemblance feature by feature, the way an iconographer would catalog a deity-form. The body's grammar of bodily detail is how she advances toward recognition.

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