Text 23] The Killing of the Demon Aghasura 285

TRANSLATION

On the left and right, the two depressions resembling mountain
caves are the corners of its mouth, and the high mountain peaks
are its teeth.

TEXT 22

Gstrtdyama-margo ’yam
rasanaém pratigarjati

esdm antar-gatarh dhvantam
etad apy antar-dnanam

Gstrta-dyama—the length and breadth; maérgah ayam—a broad way;
rasaném—the tongue; pratigarjati—resembles; esém antah-gatam—on
the inside of the mountains; dhvantam—darkness; etat—this; api—in-
deed; antah-dnanam—the inside of the mouth.

TRANSLATION

In length and breadth the animal’s tongue resembles a broad
trafficway, and the inside of its mouth is very, very dark, like a
cave in a mountain.

TEXT 23

TAOS aqTaag aly THA |
TPIS ARITA RI

daévosna-khara-vato ’yarh
$vdsavad bhati pasyata

tad-dagdha-sattva-durgandho
‘py antar-dmisa-gandhavat

daéva-usna-khara-vatah ayam—hot breath coming out exactly like
fire; §vdsa-vat bhati pasyata—just see how it resembles his breath;
