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SB 8.24.19

Devanāgarī

स एनां तत आदाय न्यधादौदञ्चनोदके । तत्र क्षिप्ता मुहूर्तेन हस्तत्रयमवर्धत ॥ १९ ॥

Text

sa enāṁ tata ādāya nyadhād audañcanodake tatra kṣiptā muhūrtena hasta-trayam avardhata

Synonyms

saḥ—the King;enām—unto the fish;tataḥ—thereafter;ādāya—taking out;nyadhāt—placed;audañcana-udake—in a well of water;tatra—therein;kṣiptā—being thrown;muhūrtena—within a moment;hasta-trayam—three cubits;avardhata—immediately developed.

Translation

Then, taking the fish out of the waterpot, the King threw Him in a large well. But within a moment the fish developed to the length of three cubits.

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