Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 19: Swallowing the Forest Fire

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.19.2

ajā gāvo mahiṣyaś ca

nirviśantyo vanād vanam

īṣīkāṭavīḿ nirviviśuḥ

krandantyo dāva-tarṣitāḥ

SYNONYMS

ajāḥ — the goats; gāvaḥ — the cows; mahiṣyaḥ — the buffalo; ca — and; nirviśantyaḥ — entering; vanāt — from one forest; vanamto another forest; īṣīkā-aṭavīma forest of canes; nirviviśuḥ — they entered; krandantyaḥ — crying out; dāva — because of a forest fire; tarṣitāḥ — thirsty .

TRANSLATION

Passing from one part of the great forest to another, the goats, cows and buffalo eventually entered an area overgrown with sharp canes. The heat of a nearby forest fire made them thirsty, and they cried out in distress.

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