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syama-varna rakta-netra maha-bhayankara

dhanur-bana haste,--yena yama danda-dhara

SYNONYMS

syama-varna—blackish color; rakta-netra—reddish eyes; maha-bhayankara—very fearful bodily features; dhanuh-bana haste—with arrows and bow in hand; yena yama danda-dhara—exactly like the superintendent of death, Yamaraja "The hunter’s body was blackish.

He had reddish eyes, and he appeared fierce.

It was as if the superintendent of death, Yamaraja, was standing there with bows and arrows in his hands.