SB 10.37.29
TEXT 29
giri-daryāṁ vinikṣipya
nītaṁ nītaṁ mahāsuraḥ
śilayā pidadhe dvāraṁ
catuḥ-pañcāvaśeṣitāḥ
SYNONYMS
giri—of a mountain; daryām—in a cave; vinikṣipya—throwing; nītam nītam—gradually bringing them; mahā-asuraḥ—the great demon; śilayā—with a stone; pidadhe—he blocked; dvāram—the entrance; catuḥ-pañca—four or five; avaśeṣitāḥ—remained.
TRANSLATION
Gradually the great demon abducted more and more of the cowherd boys and cast them into a mountain cave, which he sealed shut with a boulder. Finally only four or five boys acting as sheep remained in the game.