Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.67.26

cakampe tena patatā

sa-ṭańkaḥ sa-vanaspatiḥ

parvataḥ kuru-śārdūla

vāyunā naur ivāmbhasi

SYNONYMS

cakampe — shook; tena — because of him; patatā — as he fell; sa — together with; ṭańkaḥ — its cliffs; sa — together with; vanaspatiḥ — its trees; parvataḥ — the mountain; kuru-śārdūla — O tiger among the Kurus (Parīkṣit Mahārāja); vāyunā — by the wind; nauḥ — a boat; iva — as if; ambhasi — on the water.

TRANSLATION

When he fell, O tiger among the Kurus, Raivataka Mountain shook, along with its cliffs and trees, like a wind-tossed boat at sea.

PURPORT

The word ṭańka here indicates not only the mountain cliffs but also the fissures and other spots where water had accumulated. All these mountainous areas shook and trembled when Dvivida fell.

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