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
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AANA THAT AATSTTA |
CUR | ARMA RR
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 aaa ala TIA |
APATITES ARIAT zl
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;
