दृष्ट्वा तं तादृशं सर्वे मत्वा वृन्दावनश्रियम् । व्यात्ताजगरतुण्डेन ह्युत्प्रेक्षन्ते स्म लीलया ॥ १८ ॥
dṛṣṭvā taṁ tādṛśaṁ sarve matvā vṛndāvana-śriyam vyāttājagara-tuṇḍena hy utprekṣante sma līlayā
- dṛṣṭvā
- seeing
- tam
- that Aghāsura
- tādṛśam
- in that posture
- sarve
- Kṛṣṇa and all the cowherd boys
- matvā
- thought it
- vṛndāvana-śriyam
- a beautiful statue of Vṛndāvana
- vyātta
- spread
- ajagara-tuṇḍena
- with the form of a python’s mouth
- hi
- indeed
- utprekṣante
- as if observing
- sma
- in the past
- līlayā
- as a matter of pastimes
Upon seeing this demon’s wonderful form, which resembled a great python, the boys thought that it must be a beautiful scenic spot of Vṛndāvana. Thereafter, they imagined it to be similar to the mouth of a great python. In other words, the boys, unafraid, thought that it was a statue made in the shape of a great python for the enjoyment of their pastimes.