# SB 4.21.17
> सूक्ष्मवक्रासितस्निग्ध मूर्धजः कम्बुकन्धरः ।
> महाधने दुकूलाग्र्ये परिधायोपवीय च ॥१७॥
## Text
> sūkṣma-vakrāsita-snigdha-
> mūrdhajaḥ kambu-kandharaḥ
> mahā-dhane dukūlāgrye
> paridhāyopavīya ca
## Synonyms
*sūkṣma*—very fine; *vakra*—curly; *asita*—black; *snigdha*—slick; *mūrdhajaḥ*—hair on the head; *kambu*—like a conch; *kandharaḥ*—neck; *mahā*-*dhane*—very valuable; *dukūla*-*agrye*—dressed with a *dhotī*; *paridhāya*—on the upper portion of the body; *upavīya*—placed like a sacred thread; *ca*—also.
## Translation
**The black, slick hair on his head was very fine and curly, and his neck, like a conchshell, was decorated with auspicious lines. He wore a very valuable dhotī, and there was a nice wrapper on the upper part of his body.**