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Chapter 12: The Killing of the Demon Aghāsura

Verse 23 of 40
SB 10.12.23

दावोष्णखरवातो ऽयं श्वासवद्भाति पश्यत तद्दग्धसत्त्वदुर्गन्धो ऽप्यन्तरामिषगन्धवत्

dāvoṣṇa-khara-vāto 'yaṁ śvāsavad bhāti paśyata tad-dagdha-sattva-durgandho 'py antar-āmiṣa-gandhavat

Synonyms

dāva-uṣṇa-khara-vātaḥ ayam—hot breath coming out exactly like fire; śvāsa-vat bhāti paśyata—just see how it resembles his breath; tat-dagdha-sattva—of burning corpses; durgandhaḥ—the bad smell; api—indeed; antaḥ-āmiṣa-gandha-vat—is like the fleshy smell coming out from within..

Translation

The hot fiery wind is the breath coming out of his mouth, which is giving off the bad smell of burning flesh because of all the dead bodies he has eaten.

Verse 23 of 40