Madhya 24.271

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দণ্ডবৎ-স্থানে পিপীলিকারে দেখিয়া ।
বস্ত্রে স্থান ঝাড়ি' পড়ে দণ্ডবৎ হঞা ॥ ২৭১ ॥

danḍavat-sthane pipilikare dekhiya

vastre sthana jhaḍi' paḍe danḍavat hana

SYNONYMS

danḍavat-sthane-in the place where he wanted to offer his obeisances; pipilikare dekhiya-seeing the ants; vastre-by the cloth; sthana jhaḍi'-cleansing the place; paḍe danḍa-vat hana-falls down flat like a rod.

TRANSLATION

"Seeing the ants, the hunter whisked them away with a piece of cloth. After thus clearing the ants from the ground, he fell down flat to offer his obeisances.

PURPORT

The word danḍa means "rod," and vat means "like." To offer obeisances to the spiritual master, one must fall flat exactly as a rod falls on the ground. This is the meaning of the word danḍavat.

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