Verse 16·VR 1.43.16

मत्स्यकच्छपसंघैश्च शिंशुमारगणैस्तथा || १-४३-१६ पतद्भिः पतितैश्चैव व्यरोचत वसुंधरा |

tato deva R^iShi gaMdharvaa yakSha siddha gaNaaH tathaa || 1-43-17 vyalokayanta te tatra gaganaat gaam gataam tadaa |

Translation

The earth then verily shone forth with the shoals of fish, schools of tortoises, and scores of porpoises and other aquatic beings that have already fallen and that are still falling in step with the spates of Ganga. [1-43-16b, 17a]

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b, 17a. tathaa

then

vasundharaa

earth is

patitaiH

already fallen

patatbhiH ca eva

still \t\t\tfalling, also, thus - with Ganga's spates

matsyakacChapasanghaiH \t\t\tca

of shoals of fishes and tortoises, also

shimshumaaragaNaiH

number of porpoises [toothed whales]

[anyaiH ca

with \t\t\tother marine beings, also]

vyarochat

verily shone forth.

Chapter context

43

River Ganga's descent onto earth

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