Devanagari
नैवंवीर्यो जलचरो दृष्टोऽस्माभि: श्रुतोऽपि वा ।
यो भवान् योजनशतमह्नाभिव्यानशे सर: ॥ २६ ॥
Verse text
naivaṁ vīryo jalacaro
dṛṣṭo ’smābhiḥ śruto ’pi vā
yo bhavān yojana-śatam
ahnābhivyānaśe saraḥ
Synonyms
na
—
not
;
evam
—
thus
;
vīryaḥ
—
powerful
;
jala-caraḥ
—
aquatic
;
dṛṣṭaḥ
—
seen
;
asmābhiḥ
—
by us
;
śrutaḥ api
—
nor heard of
;
vā
—
either
;
yaḥ
—
who
;
bhavān
—
Your Lordship
;
yojana-śatam
—
hundreds of miles
;
ahnā
—
in one day
;
abhivyānaśe
—
expanding
;
saraḥ
—
water.
Translation
My Lord, in one day You have expanded Yourself for hundreds of miles, covering the water of the river and the ocean. Before this I had never seen or heard of such an aquatic animal.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
In one day you have expanded yourself a hundreds of yojanas in the water. Before this time I had never seen or heard of such a strong fish.