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SB 10.55.4

Devanāgarī

तं निर्जगार बलवान् मीन: सोऽप्यपरै: सह । वृतो जालेन महता गृहीतो मत्स्यजीविभि: ॥ ४ ॥

Text

taṁ nirjagāra balavān mīnaḥ so ’py aparaiḥ saha vṛto jālena mahatā gṛhīto matsya-jīvibhiḥ

Synonyms

tam—Him;nirjagāra—swallowed;bala-vān—powerful;mīnaḥ—a fish;saḥ—he (the fish);api—and;aparaiḥ—others;saha—together with;vṛtaḥ—enveloped;jālena—with a net;mahatā—huge;gṛhītaḥ—seized;matsya-jīvibhiḥ—by fishermen (who gain their livelihood from fish).

Translation

A powerful fish swallowed Pradyumna, and this fish, along with others, was caught in a huge net and seized by fishermen.

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