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SB 10.15.29

Devanāgarī

फलानां पततां शब्दं निशम्यासुररासभ: । अभ्यधावत् क्षितितलं सनगं परिकम्पयन् ॥ २९ ॥

Text

phalānāṁ patatāṁ śabdaṁ niśamyāsura-rāsabhaḥ abhyadhāvat kṣiti-talaṁ sa-nagaṁ parikampayan

Synonyms

phalānām—of the fruits;patatām—which are falling;śabdam—the sound;niśamya—hearing;asura-rāsabhaḥ—the demon in the form of a jackass;abhyadhāvat—ran forward;kṣiti-talam—the surface of the earth;sa-nagam—together with the trees;parikampayan—making tremble.

Translation

Hearing the sound of the falling fruits, the ass demon Dhenuka ran forward to attack, making the earth and trees tremble.

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