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SB 10.30.15

Devanāgarī

कस्याचित् पूतनायन्त्या: कृष्णायन्त्यपिबत् स्तनम् । तोकयित्वा रुदत्यन्या पदाहन् शकटायतीम् ॥ १५ ॥

Text

kasyācit pūtanāyantyāḥ kṛṣṇāyanty apibat stanam tokayitvā rudaty anyā padāhan śakaṭāyatīm

Synonyms

kasyācit—of one of thegopīs;pūtanāyantyāḥ—who was acting like the witch Pūtanā;kṛṣṇāyantī—another, who was acting like Kṛṣṇa;apibat—drank;stanam—from the breast;tokayitvā—acting like an infant;rudatī—crying;anyā—another;padā—with her foot;ahan—struck;śakaṭā-yatīm—another, who was imitating a cart.

Translation

One gopī imitated Pūtanā, while another acted like infant Kṛṣṇa and pretended to suck her breast. Another gopī, crying in imitation of infant Kṛṣṇa, kicked a gopī who was taking the role of the cart demon, Śakaṭāsura.

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