Canto 3, Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Verse 9 (SB 3.17.9)
SB 3.17.9 • मूल श्लोक

अन्तर्ग्रामेषु मुखतो वमन्त्यो वह्निमुल्बणम् । सृगालोलूकटङ्कारै: प्रणेदुरशिवं शिवा: ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

antar-grāmeṣu mukhato vamantyo vahnim ulbaṇam sṛgālolūka-ṭaṅkāraiḥ praṇedur aśivaṁ śivāḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

antaḥ — in the interior; grāmeṣu — in the villages; mukhataḥ — from their mouths; vamantyaḥ — vomiting; vahnim — fire; ulbaṇam — fearful; sṛgāla — jackals; ulūka — owls; ṭaṅkāraiḥ — with their cries; praṇeduḥ — created their respective vibrations; aśivam — portentously; śivāḥ — the she-jackals.

Translation

“In the interior of the villages she-jackals yelled portentously, vomiting strong fire from their mouths, and jackals and owls also joined them with their cries.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda