Ādi-līlā

Chapter 5: The Glories of Lord Nityānanda Balarāma

Verse 138 of 231
Cc Ādi 5.138

বৃষাযমাণৌ নর্দন্তৌ যুযুধাতে পরস্পরম্ অনুকৃত্য রুতৈর্জন্তূংশ্চেরতুঃ প্রাকৃতৌ যথা

वृषायमाणौ नर्दन्तौ युयुधाते परस्परम् अनुकृत्य रुतैर्जन्तूंश्चेरतुः प्राकृतौ यथा

vṛṣāyamāṇau nardantau yuyudhāte parasparam anukṛtya rutair jantūṁś ceratuḥ prākṛtau yathā

Synonyms

vṛṣāyamāṇaubecoming like bulls; nardantaumaking roaring sounds; yuyudhāteboth used to fight; parasparamone another; anukṛtyaimitating; rutaiḥwith cries; jantūnthe animals; ceratuḥused to play; prākṛtauordinary boys; yathājust as..

Translation

"Acting just like ordinary boys, They played like roaring bulls as they fought each other, and they imitated the calls of various animals."

Purport

This and the following quotations are from Bhāgavatam (10.11.40) and (10.15.14).

Verse 138 of 231
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