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ŚB 4.5.18

Devanagari

सर्व एवर्त्विजो दृष्ट्वा सदस्या: सदिवौकस: ।
तैरर्द्यमाना: सुभृशं ग्रावभिर्नैकधाद्रवन् ॥ १८ ॥

Text

sarva evartvijo dṛṣṭvā
sadasyāḥ sa-divaukasaḥ
tair ardyamānāḥ subhṛśaṁ
grāvabhir naikadhā ’dravan

Synonyms

sarve — all; eva — certainly; ṛtvijaḥ — the priests; dṛṣṭvā — after seeing; sadasyāḥ — all the members assembled in the sacrifice; sa-divaukasaḥ — along with the demigods; taiḥ — by those (stones); ardyamānāḥ — being disturbed; su-bhṛśam — very greatly; grāvabhiḥ — by stones; na ekadhā — in different directions; adravan — began to disperse.

Translation

There was a continuous shower of stones, and all the priests and other members assembled at the sacrifice were put into immense misery. For fear of their lives, they dispersed in different directions.