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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.11.47
te tatra dadṛśur bālā
mahā-sattvam avasthitam
tatrasur vajra-nirbhinnaḿ
gireḥ śṛńgam iva cyutam
SYNONYMS
te — they; tatra — there; dadṛśuḥ — observed; bālāḥ — all the boys; mahā-sattvam — a gigantic body; avasthitam — situated; tatrasuḥ — became afraid; vajra-nirbhinnam — broken by a thunderbolt; gireḥ śṛńgam — the peak of a mountain; iva — like; cyutam — fallen there.
TRANSLATION
Right by the reservoir, the boys saw a gigantic body resembling a mountain peak broken and struck down by a thunderbolt. They were afraid even to see such a huge living being.
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