अहो मित्राणि गदत सत्त्वकूटं पुर: स्थितम् । अस्मत्सङ्ग्रसनव्यात्तव्यालतुण्डायते न वा ॥ १९ ॥
aho mitrāṇi gadata sattva-kūṭaṁ puraḥ sthitam asmat-saṅgrasana-vyātta- vyāla-tuṇḍāyate na vā
- aho
- oh
- mitrāṇi
- friends
- gadata
- just let us know
- sattva-kūṭam
- dead python
- puraḥ sthitam
- as it is just before us all
- asmat
- all of us
- saṅgrasana
- to devour us altogether
- vyātta-vyāla-tuṇḍā-yate
- the python has spread its mouth
- na vā
- whether it is a fact or not
The boys said: Dear friends, is this creature dead, or is it actually a living python with its mouth spread wide just to swallow us all? Kindly clear up this doubt.