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Chapter 12: The Killing of the Demon Aghāsura

Verse 22 of 40
SB 10.12.22

आस्तृतायाममार्गो ऽयं रसनां प्रतिगर्जति एषां अन्तर्गतं ध्वान्तमेतदप्यन्तराननम्

āstṛtāyāma-mārgo 'yaṁ rasanāṁ pratigarjati eṣāṁ antar-gataṁ dhvāntam etad apy antar-ānanam

Synonyms

āstṛta-āyāmathe length and breadth; mārgaḥ ayama broad way; rasanāmthe tongue; pratigarjatiresembles; eṣām antaḥ-gatamon the inside of the mountains; dhvāntamdarkness; etatthis; apiindeed; antaḥ-ānanamthe inside of the mouth..

Translation

In length and breadth the animal's tongue resembles a broad trafficway, and the inside of its mouth is very, very dark, like a cave in a mountain.

Verse 22 of 40
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