SB 10.12.19

Devanāgarī

अहो मित्राणि गदत सत्त्वकूटं पुर: स्थितम् । अस्मत्सङ्ग्रसनव्यात्तव्यालतुण्डायते न वा ॥ १९ ॥

Text

aho mitrāṇi gadata sattva-kūṭaṁ puraḥ sthitam asmat-saṅgrasana-vyātta- vyāla-tuṇḍāyate na vā

Synonyms

aho—oh;mitrāṇi—friends;gadata—just let us know;sattva-kūṭam—dead python;puraḥsthitam—as it is just before us all;asmat—all of us;saṅgrasana—to devour us altogether;vyātta-vyāla-tuṇḍā-yate—the python has spread its mouth;navā—whether it is a fact or not.

Translation

The boys said: Dear friends, is this creature dead, or is it actually a living python with its mouth spread wide just to swallow us all? Kindly clear up this doubt.

Purport