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ŚB 10.37.29

Devanagari

गिरिदर्यां विनिक्षिप्य नीतं नीतं महासुर: ।
शिलया पिदधे द्वारं चतु:पञ्चावशेषिता: ॥ २९ ॥

Text

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.