Shloka 166
Adhyāya 108: Paścima-dik—Varuṇa’s Realm, Sunset Cosmology, and Sacred-Geographic Markers
Suparṇa–Gālava संवाद
लब्धवान् युध्यमानौ द्वौ बृहन्तौ गजकच्छपौ । गालव! पूर्वकालकी बात है, मैं भूखसे पीड़ित होकर भारी चिन्तामें पड़ गया था, परंतु इसी दिशामें आनेपर दो विशाल प्राणी--हाथी और कछुआ मेरे हाथ लग गये, जो आपसमें लड़ रहे थे
labdhavān yudhyamānau dvau bṛhantau gajakacchapau | gālava! pūrvakālakī bāta hai, maiṃ bhūkha-se pīḍita hokara bhārī cintā-meṃ paṛa gayā thā, parantu isī diśā-meṃ āne-par do viśāla prāṇī—hāthī aura kacchuā—mere hātha laga gaye, jo āpas-meṃ laṛ rahe the |
Yūparṇa said: “Gālava, this happened long ago. Tormented by hunger, I fell into grave anxiety; but when I came in this direction, two enormous creatures came into my grasp—an elephant and a tortoise—who were fighting each other.”
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