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sā tu tatraika-rātreṇa
vardhamānā kamaṇḍalau
alabdhvātmāvakāśaṁ vā
idam āha mahīpatim
Synonyms
sa—that fish; tu—but; tatra—therein; eka-rātreṇa—in one night; vardhamānā—expanding; kamaṇḍalau—in the waterpot; alabdhvā—without attaining; atma-avakāśam—a comfortable position for His body; va—either; idam—this; aha—said; mahi-patim—unto the King. ¶
Translation
But in one night that fish grew so much that He could not move His body comfortably in the water of the pot. He then spoke to the King as follows. ¶