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SB 8.24.21

Devanāgarī

तत आदाय सा राज्ञा क्षिप्ता राजन् सरोवरे । तदावृत्यात्मना सोऽयं महामीनोऽन्ववर्धत ॥ २१ ॥

Text

tata ādāya sā rājñā kṣiptā rājan sarovare tad āvṛtyātmanā so ’yaṁ mahā-mīno ’nvavardhata

Synonyms

tataḥ—from there;ādāya—taking away;sā—the fish;rājñā—by the King;kṣiptā—being thrown;rājan—O King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit);sarovare—in a lake;tat—that;āvṛtya—covering;ātmanā—by the body;saḥ—the fish;ayam—this;mahā-mīnaḥ—gigantic fish;anvavardhata—immediately developed.

Translation

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the King took the fish from the well and threw Him in a lake, but the fish then assumed a gigantic form exceeding the extent of the water.

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