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SB 3.17.7

Devanāgarī

चुक्रोश विमना वार्धिरुदूर्मि: क्षुभितोदर: । सोदपानाश्च सरितश्चुक्षुभु: शुष्कपङ्कजा: ॥ ७ ॥

Text

cukrośa vimanā vārdhir udūrmiḥ kṣubhitodaraḥ sodapānāś ca saritaś cukṣubhuḥ śuṣka-paṅkajāḥ

Synonyms

cukrośa—wailed aloud;vimanāḥ—stricken with sorrow;vārdhiḥ—the ocean;udūrmiḥ—high waves;kṣubhita—agitated;udaraḥ—the creatures inside;sa-udapānāḥ—with the drinking water of the lakes and the wells;ca—and;saritaḥ—the rivers;cukṣubhuḥ—were agitated;śuṣka—withered;paṅkajāḥ—lotus flowers.

Translation

The ocean with its high waves wailed aloud as if stricken with sorrow, and there was a commotion among the creatures inhabiting the ocean. The rivers and lakes were also agitated, and lotuses withered.

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