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SB 10.12.21

Devanāgarī

प्रतिस्पर्धेते सृक्कभ्यां सव्यासव्ये नगोदरे । तुङ्गश‍ृङ्गालयोऽप्येतास्तद्दंष्ट्राभिश्च पश्यत ॥ २१ ॥

Text

pratispardhete sṛkkabhyāṁ savyāsavye nagodare tuṅga-śṛṅgālayo ’py etās tad-daṁṣṭrābhiś ca paśyata

Synonyms

pratispardhete—just resembling;sṛkkabhyām—with the corners of the mouth;savya-asavye—left and right;naga-udare—caves of a mountain;tuṅga-śṛṅga-ālayaḥ—the high mountain peaks;api—although it is so;etāḥtat-daṁṣṭrābhiḥ—they resemble the teeth of the animal;ca—and;paśyata—just see.

Translation

On the left and right, the two depressions resembling mountain caves are the corners of its mouth, and the high mountain peaks are its teeth.

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