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Chapter 9: Mother Yaśodā Binds Lord Kṛṣṇa

Verse 16 of 21
SB 10.9.16

यदासीत्तदपि न्यूनं तेनान्यदपि सन्दधे तदपि द्व्यंगुलं न्यूनं यद्यदादत्त बन्धनम्

yadāsīt tad api nyūnaṁ tenānyad api sandadhe tad api dvy-aṅgulaṁ nyūnaṁ yad yad ādatta bandhanam

Synonyms

yadāwhen; āsītbecame; tat apieven the new rope that had been joined; nyūnamstill short; tenathen, with the second rope; anyat apianother rope also; sandadheshe joined; tat apithat also; dvi-aṅgulamby a measurement of two fingers; nyūnamremained short; yat yat ādattain this way, one after another, whatever ropes she joined; bandhanamfor binding Kṛṣṇa..

Translation

This new rope also was short by a measurement of two fingers, and when another rope was joined to it, it was still two fingers too short. As many ropes as she joined, all of them failed; their shortness could not be overcome.

Verse 16 of 21
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