Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 11.1.22

kascin matsyo 'grasil loham

curnani taralais tatah

uhyamanani velayam

lagnany asan kilairakah

SYNONYMS

kascit -- a certain; matsyah -- fish; agrasit -- swallowed; loham -- the iron; curnani -- the bits of powder; taralaih -- by the waves; tatah -- from that place; uhyamanani -- being carried; velayam -- on the shore; lagnani -- becoming stuck; asan -- they became; kilu -- indeed; erakah -- a particular species of grass with long, sharp-edged blades.

TRANSLATION

A certain fish swallowed the iron lump, and the bits of iron, carried back to the shore by the waves, implanted themselves there and grew into tall, sharp canes.

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