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SB 5.16.23

Devanāgarī

या ह्युपयुञ्जानानां मुखनिर्वासितो वायु: समन्ताच्छतयोजनमनुवासयति ॥ २३ ॥

Text

yā hy upayuñjānānāṁ mukha-nirvāsito vāyuḥ samantāc chata-yojanam anuvāsayati.

Synonyms

yāḥ—which (those flows of honey);hi—indeed;upayuñjānānām—of those who drink;mukha-nirvāsitaḥvāyuḥ—the air emanating from the mouths;samantāt—all around;śata-yojanam—up to one hundredyojanas(eight hundred miles);anuvāsayati—makes sweetly flavored.

Translation

The air carrying the scent from the mouths of those who drink that honey perfumes the land for a hundred yojanas around.

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