110 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 9

visvak—all around; vivardhamanam—increasing; tam—him; isu-
matram—an arrow’s flight; dine dine—day after day; dagdha—burnt;
Saila—mountain; pratikaésam—resembling; sandhyd—in the evening;
abhra-anika—like an array of clouds; varcasam—having an effulgence;
tapta—melted; tamra—like copper; sikha—hair; Smasrum—moustache
and beard; madhyadhna—at midday; arka—like the sun; ugra-
locanam—having powerful eyes; dedipyamane—blazing; tri-sikhe—
three-pointed; siile—on his spear; Gropya—keeping; rodasi—heaven
and earth; nrtyantam—dancing; unnadantam—shouting loudly; ca—
and; calayantam—moving; padé—by his foot; mahim—the earth;
dari-gambhira—as deep as a cave; vaktrena—by the mouth; pibata—
drinking; ca—also; nabhastalam—the sky; lihata—licking up;
Jihvaya—by the tongue; rksdni—the stars; grasata—swallowing;
bhuvana-trayam—the three worlds; mahata—very great; raudra-
darhstrena—with fearful teeth; jrmbhamdnam—yawning; muhuh
muhuh—again and again; vitrastah—fearful; dudruvuh—ran; lokah—
people; viksya—seeing; sarve—all; disah dasa—ten directions.

TRANSLATION

Like arrows released in the four directions, the demon’s body
grew, day after day. Tall and blackish, he appeared like a burnt hill
and was as lustrous as a bright array of clouds in the evening. The
hair on the demon’s body and his beard and moustache were the
color of melted copper, and his eyes were piercing like the midday
sun. He appeared unconquerable, as if holding the three worlds on
the points of his blazing trident. Dancing and shouting with a loud
voice, he made the entire surface of the earth tremble as if from an
earthquake. As he yawned again and again, he seemed to be trying
to swallow the whole sky with his mouth, which was as deep as a
cave. He seemed to be licking up all the stars in the sky with his
tongue and eating the entire universe with his long, sharp teeth.
Seeing this gigantic demon, everyone, in great fear, ran here and
there in all directions.

TEXT 18

TaN H starTTa agate |
at ay aft ahem Wa WATTEM: 2c!
