ŚB 9.14.30
Devanagari
इति वाक्सायकैर्बिद्ध: प्रतोत्त्रैरिव कुञ्जर: ।
निशि निस्त्रिंशमादाय विवस्त्रोऽभ्यद्रवद् रुषा ॥ ३० ॥
निशि निस्त्रिंशमादाय विवस्त्रोऽभ्यद्रवद् रुषा ॥ ३० ॥
Verse text
iti vāk-sāyakair biddhaḥ
pratottrair iva kuñjaraḥ
niśi nistriṁśam ādāya
vivastro ’bhyadravad ruṣā
pratottrair iva kuñjaraḥ
niśi nistriṁśam ādāya
vivastro ’bhyadravad ruṣā
Synonyms
iti — thus; vāk-sāyakaiḥ — by the arrows of strong words; biddhaḥ — being pierced; pratottraiḥ — by the goads; iva — like; kuñjaraḥ — an elephant; niśi — in the night; nistriṁśam — a sword; ādāya — taking in hand; vivastraḥ — naked; abhyadravat — went out; ruṣā — in anger.
Translation
Purūravā, stricken by the sharp words of Urvaśī like an elephant struck by its driver’s pointed rod, became very angry. Not even dressing himself properly, he took a sword in hand and went out naked into the night to follow the Gandharvas who had stolen the lambs.