येऽहीयन्तामुतः केशा अहयस्तेऽङ्ग जज्ञिरे ।
सर्पाः प्रसर्पतः क्रूरा नागा भोगोरुकन्धराः ॥४८॥
Text
ye ‘hīyantāmutaḥ keśā
ahayas te ‘ṅga jajñire
sarpāḥ prasarpataḥ krūrā
nāgā bhogoru-kandharāḥ
Synonyms
ye—which; ahīyanta—dropped out; amutaḥ—from that; kesah—hairs; ahayaḥ—snakes; te—they; anga—O dear Vidura; jajñire—took birth as; sarpah—snakes; prasarpataḥ—from the crawling body; krūrāḥ—envious; nagah—cobras; bhoga—with hoods; uru—big; kandharah—whose necks. ¶
Translation
O dear Vidura, the hair that dropped from that body transformed into snakes, and even while the body crawled along with its hands and feet contracted, there sprang from it ferocious serpents and Nāgas with their hoods expanded. ¶