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ŚB 10.15.29

Devanagari

फलानां पततां शब्दं निशम्यासुररासभ: ।
अभ्यधावत् क्षितितलं सनगं परिकम्पयन् ॥ २९ ॥

Text

phalānāṁ patatāṁ śabdaṁ
niśamyāsura-rāsabhaḥ
abhyadhāvat kṣiti-talaṁ
sa-nagaṁ parikampayan

Synonyms

phalānām — of the fruits; patatām — which are falling; śabdam — the sound; niśamya — hearing; asura-rāsabhaḥ — the demon in the form of a jackass; abhyadhāvat — ran forward; kṣiti-talam — the surface of the earth; sa-nagam — together with the trees; parikampayan — making tremble.

Translation

Hearing the sound of the falling fruits, the ass demon Dhenuka ran forward to attack, making the earth and trees tremble.