Text 47

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te tatra dadṛśur bālā
mahā-sattvam avasthitam
tatrasur vajra-nirbhinnaṁ
gireḥ śṛṅgam iva cyutam

Synonyms

te—they; tatra—there; dadṛśuḥ—observed; balah—all the boys; maha-sattvam—a gigantic body; avasthitam—situated; tatrasuḥ—became afraid; vajra-nirbhinnam—broken by a thunderbolt; gireḥ śṛṅgam—the peak of a mountain; iva—like; cyutam—fallen there. 

Translation

Right by the reservoir, the boys saw a gigantic body resembling a mountain peak broken and struck down by a thunderbolt. They were afraid even to see such a huge living being. 

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