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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 8]
top;  kalasam —a jar;  bibhrat —moving;  valaya —with bangles;  bhūṣitaḥ —decorated.
TRANSLATION
He was dressed in yellow garments and wore brightly polished earrings made of pearls. The tips of his hair were anointed with oil, and his chest was very broad. His body had all good features, he was stout and strong like a lion, and he was decorated with bangles. In his hand he carried a jug filled to the top with nectar.
TEXT 34
स वै भगवतः साक्षाद्विष्णोरंशांशसम्भवः । धन्वन्तरिरिति ख्यात आयुर्वेदद्दगिज्यभाक् ॥३४॥
sa vai bhagavataḥ sākṣād viṣṇor aṁśāṁśa-sambhavaḥ dhanvantarir iti khyāta āyur-veda-dṛg ijya-bhāk
saḥ —he;  vai —indeed;  bhagavataḥ —of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  sākṣāt —directly;  viṣṇoḥ —of Lord Viṣṇu;  aṁśa-aṁśa-sambhavaḥ —incarnation of the plenary portion of a plenary portion;  dhanvantariḥ —Dhanvantari;  iti —thus;  khyātaḥ —celebrated;  āyuḥ-veda-dṛk —fully conversant in the medical science;  ijya-bhāk —one of the demigods eligible to share the benefits of sacrifices.
TRANSLATION
This person was Dhanvantari, a plenary portion of a plenary portion of Lord Viṣṇu. He was very conversant with the science of medicine, and as one of the demigods he was permitted to take a share in sacrifices.
PURPORT
Śrīla Madhvācārya remarks:
teṣāṁ satyāc cālanārthaṁ harir dhanvantarir vibhuḥ