iti vyavasyajagaram brhad vapuh
sa yojanayama-mahadri-pivaram
dhrtvadbhutam vyatta-guhananam tada
pathi vyaseta grasanasaya khalah
iti-in this way; vyavasya-deciding; ajagaram-python; brhat vapuh-a very, very large body; sah-Aghasura; yojana-ayama-occupying eight miles of land; maha-adri-pivaram-as thick as a great mountain; dhrtva-assuming this form; adbhutam-wonderful; vyatta-spread; guha-ananam-having a mouth resembling a big cave in a mountain; tada-at that time; pathi-on the road; vyaseta-occupied; grasana-asaya-expecting to swallow all the cowherd boys; khalah-the most crooked.