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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa)
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Canto 10: The Summum Bonum
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SB 10.55: The History of Pradyumna
SB 10.55.4
taṁ nirjagāra balavān
mīnaḥ so ’py aparaiḥ saha
vṛto jālena mahatā
gṛhīto matsya-jīvibhiḥ
Word for word:
tam
— Him;
nirjagāra
— swallowed;
bala
-
vān
— powerful;
mīnaḥ
— a fish;
saḥ
— he (the fish);
api
— and;
aparaiḥ
— others;
saha
— together with;
vṛtaḥ
— enveloped;
jālena
— with a net;
mahatā
— huge;
gṛhītaḥ
— seized;
matsya
-
jīvibhiḥ
— by fishermen (who gain their livelihood from fish).
Translation:
A powerful fish swallowed Pradyumna, and this fish, along with others, was caught in a huge net and seized by fishermen.
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