CC Ādi 5.184

Adi-līlā, Chapter 5, Text 184

শ্যাম–চিক্কণ কান্তি, প্রকাণ্ড শরীর ।
সাক্ষাৎ কন্দর্প, যৈছে মহামল্ল–বীর ॥ ১৮৪ ॥

śyāma-cikkaṇa kānti, prakāṇḍa śarīra
sākṣāt kandarpa, yaiche mahā-malla-vīra

Word by word

śyāma — blackish; cikkaṇa — glossy; kānti — luster; prakāṇḍa — heavy; śarīra — body; sākṣāt — directly; kandarpa — Cupid; yaiche — like; mahā-malla — very stout and strong; vīra — hero.

Translation

He had a glossy blackish complexion, and His tall, strong, heroic stature made Him seem like Cupid himself.