SB 10.12.22
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 22
- āstṛtāyāma-mārgo 'yaṁ
- rasanāṁ pratigarjati
- eṣāṁ antar-gataṁ dhvāntam
- etad apy antar-ānanam
SYNONYMS
āstṛta-āyāma—the length and breadth; mārgaḥ ayam—a broad way; rasanām—the tongue; pratigarjati—resembles; eṣām antaḥ-gatam—on the inside of the mountains; dhvāntam—darkness; etat—this; api—indeed; antaḥ-ānanam—the inside of the mouth.
TRANSLATION
In length and breadth the animal's tongue resembles a broad traffic-way, and the inside of its mouth is very, very dark, like a cave in a mountain.