SB 10.15.48

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 15: The Killing of Dhenuka, the Ass Demon

SB 10.15.47 - SB 10.15.49-50

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 48

atha gāvaś ca gopāś ca

nidāghātapa-pīḍitāḥ

duṣṭaṁ jalaṁ papus tasyās

tṛṣṇārtā viṣa-dūṣitam

SYNONYMS

atha—then; gāvaḥ—the cows; ca—and; gopāḥ—the cowherd boys; ca—and; nidāgha—of the summer; ātapa—by the glaring sun; pīḍitāḥ—distressed; duṣṭam—contaminated; jalam—the water; papuḥ—they drank; tasyāḥ—of the river; tṛṣa-ārtāḥ—tormented by thirst; viṣa—by poison; dūṣitam—spoiled.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

At that time the cows and cowherd boys were feeling acute distress from the glaring summer sun. Afflicted by thirst, they drank the water of the Yamunā River. But it had been contaminated with poison.

SB 10.15.47 - SB 10.15.49-50