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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.8.8
SYNONYMS
sumatyah tanayah -- the sons born of Queen Sumati; drptah -- very proud of their prowess and influence; pituh -- of their father (Maharaja Sagara); adesa-karinah -- following the order; hayam -- the horse (stolen by Indra); anvesamanah -- while seeking; te -- all of them; samantat -- everywhere; nyakhanan -- dug; mahim -- the earth.
TRANSLATION
[King Sagara had two wives, Sumati and Kesini.] The sons of Sumati, who were very proud of their prowess and influence, following the order of their father, searched for the lost horse. While doing so, they dug into the earth very extensively.
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