SB 8.24.17 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

सा तु तत्रैकरात्रेण वर्धमाना कमण्डलौ । अलब्ध्वात्मावकाशं वा इदमाह महीपतिम् ॥ १७ ॥

Verse text

sā tu tatraika-rātreṇa vardhamānā kamaṇḍalau alabdhvātmāvakāśaṁ vā idam āha mahīpatim

Synonyms

sā — that fish ; tu — but ; tatra — therein ; eka — rātreṇa — in one night ; vardhamānā — expanding ; kamaṇḍalau — in the waterpot ; alabdhvā — without attaining ; ātma — avakāśam — a comfortable position for His body ; vā — either ; idam — this ; āha — said ; mahī — 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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

But in one night that fish grew so much that it could not move its body comfortably in the water of the pot. The fish then spoke to the King as follows.