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-āyāma—the length and breadth; mārgaḥ ayam—a broad way; rasanām—the tongue; pratigarjati—resembles; eṣām antaḥ-gatam—on the inside of the mountains; dhvāntam—darkness; etat—this; api—indeed; antaḥ-ānanam—the 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