श्यामं सदापीव्यवयोऽङ्गलक्ष्म्या स्त्रीणां मनोज्ञं रुचिरस्मितेन । प्रत्युत्थितास्ते मुनय: स्वासनेभ्य- स्तल्लक्षणज्ञा अपि गूढवर्चसम् ॥ २८ ॥
syamam sadapivya-vayo-’nga-laksmya strinam mano-jnam rucira-smitena pratyutthitas te munayah svasanebhyas tal-laksana-jna api gudha-varcasam
- syamam
- blackish
- sada
- always
- apivya
- excessively
- vayah
- age
- anga
- symptoms
- laksmya
- by the opulence of
- strinam
- of the fair sex
- manah-jnam
- attractive
- rucira
- beautiful
- smitena
- smiling
- pratyutthitah
- stood up
- te
- all of them
- munayah
- the great sages
- sva
- own
- asanebhyah
- from the seats
- tat
- those
- laksana-jnah
- expert in the art of physiognomy
- api
- even
- gudha-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.