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Chapter 5: Frustration of the Sacrifice of Dakṣa

Verse 18 of 26
SB 4.5.18

सर्व एवर्त्विजो दृष्ट्वा सदस्याः सदिवौकसः तैरर्द्यमानाः सुभृशं ग्रावभिर्नैकधा ऽद्रवन्

sarva evartvijo dṛṣṭvā sadasyāḥ sa-divaukasaḥ tair ardyamānāḥ su-bhṛśaṁ grāvabhir naikadhā 'dravan

Synonyms

sarveall; evacertainly; ṛtvijaḥthe priests; dṛṣṭvāafter seeing; sadasyāḥall the members assembled in the sacrifice; sa-divaukasaḥalong with the demigods; taiḥby those (stones); ardyamānāḥbeing disturbed; su-bhṛśamvery greatly; grāvabhiḥby stones; naikadhāin different directions; adravanbegan to disperse..

Translation

There was a continuous shower of stones, and all the priests and other members assembled at the sacrifice were put into immense misery. For fear of their lives they dispersed in different directions.

Verse 18 of 26
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