Text 17]
The Killing of the Demon Pūtanā
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īṣā-mātrogra-daṁṣṭrāsyaṁ giri-kandara-nāsikam gaṇḍa-śaila-stanaṁ raudraṁ prakīrṇāruṇa-mūrdhajam
andha-kūpa-gabhīrākṣaṁ pulināroha-bhīṣaṇam baddha-setu-bhujorv-aṅghri śūnya-toya-hradodaram
santatrasuḥ sma tad vīkṣya gopā gopyaḥ kalevaram pūrvaṁ tu tan-niḥsvanita- bhinna-hṛt-karṇa-mastakāḥ
īṣā-mātra—like the front of a plow; ugra—fierce; daṁṣṭra—the teeth; āsyam—having a mouth in which; giri-kandara—like mountain caves; nāsikam—the nostrils of whom; gaṇḍa-śaila—like big slabs of stone; stanam—the breasts of whom; raudram—very fierce; prakīrṇa—scattered; aruṇa-mūrdha-jam—whose hair was the color of copper; andha-kūpa—like blind wells; gabhīra—deep; akṣam—eye sockets; pulina-āroha-bhīṣaṇam—whose thighs were fearful like the banks of a river; baddha-setu-bhuja-uru-aṅghri—whose arms, thighs and feet were strongly built bridges; śūnya-toya-hrada-udaram—whose abdomen was like a lake without water; santatrasuḥ sma—became frightened; tat—that; vīkṣya—seeing; gopāḥ—the cowherd men; gopyaḥ—and the cowherd women; kalevaram—such a gigantic body; pūrvaṁ tu—before that; tat-niḥsvanita—because of her loud vibration; bhinna—were shocked; hṛt—whose hearts; karṇa—ears; mastakāḥ—and heads.
TRANSLATION
The Rākṣasī's mouth was full of teeth, each resembling the front of a plow, her nostrils were deep like mountain caves, and her breasts resembled big slabs of stone fallen from a hill. Her scattered hair was the color of copper. The sockets of her eyes