तद्देह: परत: पोषोऽप्यकृशश्चाध्यसम्भवात् । बभौ मलैरवच्छन्न: सधूम इव पावक: ॥ २८ ॥
tad-dehah paratah poso ’py akrsas cadhy-asambhavat babhau malair avacchannah sadhuma iva pavakah
- tat-dehah
- her body
- paratah
- by others (the damsels created by Kardama)
- posah
- maintained
- api
- although
- akrsah
- not thin
- ca
- and
- adhi
- anxiety
- asambhavat
- from not occurring
- babhau
- shone
- malaih
- by dust
- avacchannah
- covered
- sa-dhumah
- surrounded with smoke
- iva
- like
- pavakah
- a fire.
Her body was being taken care of by the spiritual damsels created by her husband, Kardama, and since she had no mental anxiety at that time, her body did not become thin. She appeared just like a fire surrounded by smoke.