āstṛtāyāma-mārgo 'yaṁ
rasanāṁ pratigarjati
eṣāṁ antar-gataṁ dhvāntam
etad apy antar-ānanam
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.
In length and breadth the animal's tongue resembles a broad traffic-way, and the inside of its mouth is very, very dark, like a cave in a mountain.
In length and breadth the animal's tongue resembles a broad traffic-way, and the inside of its mouth is very, very dark, like a cave in a mountain.