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SB 3.13.19

Devanāgarī

तस्याभिपश्यत: खस्थ: क्षणेन किल भारत । गजमात्र: प्रववृधे तदद्भुतमभून्महत् ॥ १९ ॥

Text

tasyābhipaśyataḥ kha-sthaḥ kṣaṇena kila bhārata gaja-mātraḥ pravavṛdhe tad adbhutam abhūn mahat

Synonyms

tasya—his;abhipaśyataḥ—while thus observing;kha-sthaḥ—situated in the sky;kṣaṇena—suddenly;kila—verily;bhārata—O descendant of Bharata;gaja-mātraḥ—just like an elephant;pravavṛdhe—thoroughly expanded;tat—that;adbhutam—extraordinary;abhūt—transformed;mahat—into a gigantic body.

Translation

O descendant of Bharata, while Brahmā was observing Him, that boar became situated in the sky in a wonderful manifestation as gigantic as a great elephant.

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