SB 10.12.22
Devanāgarī
आस्तृतायाममार्गोऽयं रसनां प्रतिगर्जति । एषामन्तर्गतं ध्वान्तमेतदप्यन्तराननम् ॥ २२ ॥
Text
āstṛtāyāma-mārgo ’yaṁ rasanāṁ pratigarjati eṣāṁ antar-gataṁ dhvāntam etad apy antar-ānanam
Synonyms
āstṛta-āyāma—the length and breadth;mārgaḥayam—a broad way;rasanām—the tongue;pratigarjati—resembles;eṣāmantaḥ-gatam—on the inside of the mountains;dhvāntam—darkness;etat—this;api—indeed;antaḥ-ānanam—the inside of the mouth.
Translation
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.