प्रसन्नवदनाम्भोजो नृशंसं निरपत्रपम् । मनसा दूयमानेन विहसन्निदमब्रवीत् ॥ ५३ ॥
prasanna-vadanāmbhojo nṛśaṁsaṁ nirapatrapam manasā dūyamānena vihasann idam abravīt
- prasanna-vadana-ambhojaḥ
- Vasudeva, who externally presented himself as if very happy
- nṛśaṁsam
- unto the most cruel
- nirapatrapam
- shameless Kaṁsa
- manasā
- with the mind
- dūyamānena
- which was full of anxiety and sorrow
- vihasan
- smiling externally
- idam abravīt
- and spoke as follows
Vasudeva’s mind was full of anxiety because his wife was facing danger, but in order to please the cruel, shameless and sinful Kaṁsa, he externally smiled and spoke to him as follows.