iti vyavasyājagaraṁ bṛhad vapuḥ
sa yojanāyāma-mahādri-pīvaram
dhṛtvādbhutaṁ vyātta-guhānanaṁ tadā
pathi vyaśeta grasanāśayā khalaḥ
sa yojanāyāma-mahādri-pīvaram
dhṛtvādbhutaṁ vyātta-guhānanaṁ tadā
pathi vyaśeta grasanāśayā khalaḥ
Synonyms
iti-in this way; vyavasya-deciding; ājagaram-python; bṛhat vapuḥ-a very, very large body; saḥ-Aghāsura; yojana-āyāma-occupying eight miles of land; mahā-adri-pīvaram-as thick as a great mountain; dhṛtvā-assuming this form; adbhutam-wonderful; vyātta-spread; guhā-ānanam-having a mouth resembling a big cave in a mountain; tadā-at that time; pathi-on the road; vyaśeta-occupied; grasana-āśayā-expecting to swallow all the cowherd boys; khalaḥ-the most crooked.
After thus deciding, that crooked Aghāsura assumed the form of a huge python, as thick as a big mountain and as long as eight miles. Having assumed this wonderful python's body, he spread his mouth like a big cave in the mountains and lay down on the road, expecting to swallow Kṛṣṇa and His associates the cowherd boys.
After thus deciding, that crooked Aghāsura assumed the form of a huge python, as thick as a big mountain and as long as eight miles. Having assumed this wonderful python's body, he spread his mouth like a big cave in the mountains and lay down on the road, expecting to swallow Kṛṣṇa and His associates the cowherd boys.