Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.67.26

cakampe tena patata

sa-tankah sa-vanaspatih

parvatah kuru-sardula

vayuna naur ivambhasi

SYNONYMS

cakampe -- shook; tena -- because of him; patata -- as he fell; sa -- together with; tankah -- its cliffs; sa -- together with; vanaspatih -- its trees; parvatah -- the mountain; kuru-sardula -- O tiger among the Kurus (Parikshit Maharaja); vayuna -- by the wind; nauh -- a boat; iva -- as if; ambhasi -- on the water.

TRANSLATION

When he fell, O tiger among the Kurus, Raivataka Mountain shook, along with its cliffs and trees, like a wind-tossed boat at sea.

PURPORT

The word tanka here indicates not only the mountain cliffs but also the fissures and other spots where water had accumulated. All these mountainous areas shook and trembled when Dvivida fell.

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