SB 11.1.22

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eleventh Canto - Chapter 1: The Curse Upon the Yadu Dynasty

SB 11.1.21 - SB 11.1.23

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 22

kaścin matsyo 'grasīl lohaṁ

cūrṇāni taralais tataḥ

uhyamānāni velāyāṁ

lagnāny āsan kilairakāḥ

SYNONYMS

kaścit—a certain; matsyaḥ—fish; agrasīt—swallowed; loham—the iron; cūrṇāni—the bits of powder; taralaiḥ—by the waves; tataḥ—from that place; uhyamānāni—being carried; velāyām—on the shore; lagnāni—becoming stuck; āsan—they became; kilu—indeed; erakāḥ—a particular species of grass with long, sharp-edged blades.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

A certain fish swallowed the iron lump, and the bits of iron, carried back to the shore by the waves, implanted themselves there and grew into tall, sharp canes.

SB 11.1.21 - SB 11.1.23