# SB 1.14.23 > तं पादयोर्निपतितमयथापूर्वमातुरम् । > अधोवदनमब्बिन्दून्सृजन्तं नयनाब्जयोः ॥२३॥ ## Text > taṁ pādayor nipatitam > ayathā-pūrvam āturam > adho-vadanam ab-bindūn > sṛjantaṁ nayanābjayoḥ ## Synonyms *tam*—him (Arjuna); *pādayoḥ*—at the feet; *nipatitam*—bowing down; *ayathā*-*pūrvam*—unprecedented; *āturam*—dejected; *adhaḥ*-*vadanam*—downward face; *ap*-*bindūn*—drops of water; *sṛjantam*—creating; *nayana*-*abjayoḥ*—from the lotuslike eyes. ## Translation **When he bowed at his feet, the King saw that his dejection was unprecedented. His head was down, and tears glided from his lotus eyes.**