Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.17.24

tato nivṛttaḥ krīḍiṣyan

gambhīraḿ bhīma-nisvanam

vijagāhe mahā-sattvo

vārdhiḿ matta iva dvipaḥ

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — then; nivṛttaḥ — returned; krīḍiṣyan — for the sake of sport; gambhīram — deep; bhīma-nisvanam — making a terrible sound; vijagāhe — dived; mahā-sattvaḥ — the mighty being; vārdhim — in the ocean; mattaḥ — in wrath; iva — like; dvipaḥ — an elephant.

TRANSLATION

After returning from the heavenly kingdom, the mighty demon, who was like an elephant in wrath, for the sake of sport dived into the deep ocean, which was roaring terribly.

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