अहो मित्राणि गदत सत्त्वकूटं पुरः स्थितम् । अस्मत्सङ्ग्रसनव्यात्त व्यालतुण्डायते न वा ॥ १९ ॥
aho mitrani gadata
sattva-kutam purah sthitam
asmat-saṅgrasana-vyatta-
vyala-tundayate na va
aho-oh; mitrani-friends; gadata-just let us know; sattva-kutam-dead python; purah sthitam-as it is just before us all; asmat-all of us; saṅgrasana-to devour us altogether; vyatta-vyala-tunda-yate-the python has spread its mouth; na va-whether it is a fact or not.