शमश्रीः शोभते येषां मुखेन्दावकलङ्किते । ते कुलीनेन्दवो वन्द्याः सौन्दर्यविजितेन्द्रियाः ॥ ५६ ॥
śamaśrīḥ śōbhatē yēṣāṁ mukhēndāvakalaṅkitē | tē kulīnēndavō vandyāḥ saundaryavijitēndriyāḥ || 56 ||
Translation
Those in whose stainless moon-face the beauty of peace shines are the moons of noble families, to be honoured. By their loveliness they win other people's senses.
Word by word
- śama
- of peace
- śrīḥ
- the beauty
- śōbhatē
- shines
- yēṣāṁ
- those in whose
- mukha
- face
- indau
- moon
- akalaṅkitē
- stainless
- tē
- those
- kulīna
- of noble families
- indavō
- (indavaḥ) the moons
- vandyāḥ
- to be honoured
- saundarya
- by their loveliness
- vijita
- win
- indriyāḥ
- senses
Meaning
The moon has a mark, and these faces have none, a-kalaṅkita. The commentary says that by their beauty they bring others' eyes and minds under their sway. Calm shows on a face, and most of us can tell in a moment whether we are dealing with someone at peace. The beauty described here is one that time does not take.