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SB 11.1.22

Devanāgarī

कश्चिन्मत्स्योऽग्रसील्ल‍ोहं चूर्णानि तरलैस्तत: । उह्यमानानि वेलायां लग्नान्यासन् किलैरका: ॥ २२ ॥

Text

kaścin matsyo ’grasīl lohaṁ cūrṇāni taralais tataḥ uhyamānāni velāyāṁ lagnāny āsan kilairakāḥ

Synonyms

kaścit—a certain;matsyaḥ—fish;agrasīt—swallowed;loham—the iron;cūrṇāni—the bits of powder;taralaiḥ—by the waves;tataḥ—from that place;uhyamānāni—being carried;velāyām—on the shore;lagnāni—becoming stuck;āsan—they became;kila—indeed;erakāḥ—a particular species of grass with long, sharp-edged blades.

Translation

A certain fish swallowed the iron lump, and the bits of iron, carried back to the shore by the waves, implanted themselves there and grew into tall, sharp canes.

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