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SB 10.55.5

Devanāgarī

तं शम्बराय कैवर्ता उपाजह्रुरुपायनम् । सूदा महानसं नीत्वावद्यन् सुधितिनाद्भ‍ुतम् ॥ ५ ॥

Text

taṁ śambarāya kaivartā upājahrur upāyanam sūdā mahānasaṁ nītvā- vadyan sudhitinādbhutam

Synonyms

tam—it (the fish);śambarāya—to Śambara;kaivartāḥ—the fishermen;upājahruḥ—presented;upāyanam—the offering;sūdāḥ—the cooks;mahānasam—to the kitchen;nītvā—bringing;avadyan—cut it up;sudhitinā—with a butcher knife;adbhutam—amazing.

Translation

The fishermen presented that extraordinary fish to Śambara, who had his cooks bring it to the kitchen, where they began cutting it up with a butcher knife.

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