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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 3.17.24
tato nivrittah kridishyan
SYNONYMS
tatah -- then; nivrittah -- returned; kridishyan -- for the sake of sport; gambhiram -- deep; bhima-nisvanam -- making a terrible sound; vijagahe -- dived; maha-sattvah -- the mighty being; vardhim -- in the ocean; mattah -- in wrath; iva -- like; dvipah -- 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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